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Apologies to the list...but feminine hygiene products make great  
emergency bandages, especially the mini pads (not the panty liners)  
that come folded into thirds in their own wrappers.  Made not to  
stick and very absorbent.  At home the Maxi pads are dynamite for  
wounds.

Lessons learned: vet/conformal wrap kept inside one's Easy Boot keeps  
it from getting squished (and hard to start unrolling) in one's  
cantle bag.

I once splinted a rider's badly broken wrist (both bones) over a  
still-frozen ice water bottle with vetrap, used a leg quilt, track  
bandage and my sweatshirt as a sling so we could ride 5 miles back,  
the accident happened on the Tevis trail (to make it endurance- 
related).  Now I carry the mini pads instead of a leg quilt, to avoid  
the bulk.

Lynne
interested in that First Responder stuff because Army training only  
gets ya so far


On Nov 8, 2005, at 12:14 PM, Jim Holland wrote:

> Yes….carry a roll of vet wrap or elastic bandage and some dressing  
> material….a bandana will work.  If that doesn’t work, you will need  
> to apply pressure to the appropriate artery.  Just don’t use a  
> tourniquet….that’s a LAST resort. Just remember ABC….Airway,  
> Breathing, Circulation.  If you don’t have that, nothing else matters.
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> Here’s a quick reference page for pressure points:
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> http://www.tpub.com/content/combat/14234/css/14234_250.htm
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> WWW.emtb.com you might find interesting.
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> Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

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