First Aid in nature

Every time you want to spend time in the backcountry, be prepared with proper equipment and knowledge. In addition to knowing CPR and implementation of a basic equipment, such as a knife or folding multi-tool with you, you should also know first aid techniques specific to the desert. Special equipment, such as an LED projector can also be helpful. If you know the wilderness first aid, you can apply the basic principles under stress. The types of diseases and injuries that can happen inWilderness are many, but knowing the basics can handle almost any situation.

Most common injuries in situations of desert

Home First Aid

Exposure to weather
One can say that if someone hypothermia when they begin to tremble uncontrollably, feel hard, confused and dizzy, and has a stomach, it feels cold. To remove a person with hypothermia is to bring all wet clothing and the person gradually begins his body by wrapping them with a warm sleepingBag or other loose, dry layers.

If it is hot, a person can easily fall victim to heat stroke if you exercise heavily (as on a hike), the weather is wet or not enough water to drink. Lie down in a situation like this, to support the person (if standing), (if sitting) or increased with the feet (even if lying down) in a cool room. Then they should drink a sports drink with electrolytes and water and rehydration salts. Fans of the individual and localcold water on his body. Massage the limbs to promote blood flow cooled.

Injuries
Every time an individual has an injury, blood loss due to receive measures to control the bleeding immediately. To do this, raise the injured part above the heart (if possible) and direct pressure on the wound or intact skin near the wound. If you are used to treat the wound, be sure to apply enough pressure to stop the bleeding or less direct. If youno pair of scissors to cut the bandage with a knife. Only use a collar as a last resort, if you can not control the bleeding with direct pressure. You can use a sleeping bag with straps of congestion, or anything that you can tie around the affected area. Wash the wound with clean water. When removing the use of an LED projector, all objects that could infect the wound, such as rocks, (as found in a multi-tool) with tweezers.

Fractures
In the case of fracture orDistortion, use a guardian by the body affected, which is long enough to reach the joints above and below the injury site. If you do not have a kit of guide, with a knife or
Multi-tool to cut large branches from a tree. Padding between the tutor and the body, cover all open wounds with dressing and secure the drive with an elastic bandage medical, strings or clothing torn into strips.

First aid kit should always Carry

When walking, hiking orCamping, take the following first aid kit with you:

Basics
- Protective gloves
- Knife
- Multi-Tool with tweezers
- EMT Shears
- Safety pins
- First Aid Booklet
- LED
- Irrigation Syringe
- Plastic bag for waste
- Mobile
- Whistle

Drugs and the Prevention of Infections
- Ibuprofen and Paracetamol
- Antihistamines
- Napkins and anti-bacterial hand wipes
- Iodine
-Bacitracin / antibiotic ointment and benzoin

Bandages
- Sterile Gauze
- Surgical Tape
- Flooring
- Moleskin
- Trauma pads
- Elastic Sports Association
- Butterfly Bandages
- Pressure Wrap

Wilderness first aid training

The following organizations provide training in basic first aid and wilderness certifications: American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons "(AAOS), School of Management and the National Outdoor Wilderness Medical Society. Some desert training must have a valid first aid and CPR card, which you can complete the American Red Cross have been trained. The Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts offer safety training for children and adolescents desert.

This guide is only an introduction to wilderness first aid. There is no substitute for complete first aid and wilderness safety trainingoffered by professional associations.

First Aid in nature