I've had the same looks frying breakfast for friends while out. I usually camp alone and that's my way of checking the fat's hot enough! On the bright side, I got all the bacon.
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I've had the same looks frying breakfast for friends while out. I usually camp alone and that's my way of checking the fat's hot enough! On the bright side, I got all the bacon.
Hmmmm....Don't forget to update the stuff in you fak's as things go out of date.......
I cut my leg a goodun today, so out with the fak, got out an antiseptic wipe.....Dry as a bone....
I cut my leg a goodun today, so out with the fak, got out an antiseptic wipe.....Dry as a bone....
andyn
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Twice in one week eh Jon...nice going matey
Yeah, and they say things come in three's.....
Best I stay in all weekend...I now have a small fak in my day sack now, you will be pleased to hear. Also got me some of those deep cut plasters too
andyn
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Jon, where did you get them from mate? The place on ebay I normally buy them from doesnt seem to stock them anymore and you had my last one.
Jon, where did you get them from mate? The place on ebay I normally buy them from doesnt seem to stock them anymore and you had my last one.
Boots.....
andyn
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Boots advanced first aid Faster healing Skin closure kit for deeper cuts...Yes come with steri strips and look just like the one you gave me, but bigger and has padding....
andyn
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I have had nasty eye injuries on a couple of occasions, the last time it was when someone let go of a branch rather than handing it to me, it swang back and hit me in the eye, under normal circumstances it wouldn't of been too nasty, however I was in Kenya and it was an acacia. I had 10mm of acacia thorn sticking out of my eyeball and a large amount of it embedded in it.
I was casevac'd to an area with guys from the RAMC, only once I reached the first line of aid did they cover both eyes, one of the reasons was depth of field, a person with binocular vision has full depth perception, someone with monocular vision cannot perceive depth in the same way. Things that seemed flat weren't and I found myself falling in holes that didn't appear to be there until after I fell in them.
If you take away full vision and effectively make them blind you do two things, firstly make them more careful (you feel with your hands and feet when you try to move), secondly you restrict their movement (people naturally feel uncomfortable if you take away their vision, they will naturally sit down and not move unless they really have to).
One of the side effects of covering both eyes was that the screaming headache that I was suffering from reduced to a dull throb.
There are a number of good reasons for covering up both eyes, not just damage limitation.
When the doctor removed the offending object from my eye he also put in Flourazine (sp?) which is both an antiseptic and an anasthetic. It also makes the scratches on the eyeball fluoresce, so he showed me my eye, it looked like the A-Z of London drawn with a fluorescent pen, with it being very bloodshot as well I could of got a part in a horror movie.
After that I wore an eye patch for a number of days (just till the eye healed sufficiently) and continued to fall in holes as a part of day to day life, but initially I wore it because the Flourazine being an anasthetic also kills the blink reflex of the eye for a period of time.
I pack my first aid kit slightly differently.
The kit mostly consists of sterile triangular bandages. There is some melolin as well, but, well, that's it.
The theory is that I can use a triangular bandage as a wound pad, or to strap a dressing on (see also 'gaffer tape'), but I can't use a standard roller for anything I would use a triangular for (sling, head/elbow etc). The melolin is there also as a sterile dressing for wounds/burns/etc. Needs to be held in place, but that it what i have the bandages for.
My first aid kit is small, incredibly basic, and an every day carry.
I also have a 'minor injuries' kit, which contains all of the stuff for non life-threatening injuries.
The main things that I have in there that I don't think have been mentioned so far are:
Antihysamine tablets - for treatment of stings/bites/etc and
Saline. I carry a larger bottle of saline in there for washing out eyes, also for cleaning wounds if needed.
ttfn
The kit mostly consists of sterile triangular bandages. There is some melolin as well, but, well, that's it.
The theory is that I can use a triangular bandage as a wound pad, or to strap a dressing on (see also 'gaffer tape'), but I can't use a standard roller for anything I would use a triangular for (sling, head/elbow etc). The melolin is there also as a sterile dressing for wounds/burns/etc. Needs to be held in place, but that it what i have the bandages for.
My first aid kit is small, incredibly basic, and an every day carry.
I also have a 'minor injuries' kit, which contains all of the stuff for non life-threatening injuries.
The main things that I have in there that I don't think have been mentioned so far are:
Antihysamine tablets - for treatment of stings/bites/etc and
Saline. I carry a larger bottle of saline in there for washing out eyes, also for cleaning wounds if needed.
ttfn
I would recomend everyone to include a roll of climbing finger tape in their first aid kits, it has an endless list of first aid applications. I usualy have a roll in my pocket every day (though I do climb a lot), and another in my first aid kit, (don't carry the kit every day). If your looking to go really small and light on a first aid kit, one good roll of tape is all you need.
It will hold dressings better than any zinc oxide or micropore tape, cover up small cuts, hold larger cuts together like sutures, can be used in place of bandages, repairs to clothing and equipment, it can even be re-used once or twice.
There are loads of different brands but I've found the best is made by strappal also packaged up and branded by Metolius. Its easy to tear to shape and size, so you don't need to faff about with cutting it.
It will hold dressings better than any zinc oxide or micropore tape, cover up small cuts, hold larger cuts together like sutures, can be used in place of bandages, repairs to clothing and equipment, it can even be re-used once or twice.
There are loads of different brands but I've found the best is made by strappal also packaged up and branded by Metolius. Its easy to tear to shape and size, so you don't need to faff about with cutting it.
just another thougt but try your local vet. i got a tick remover thingy for £3 and its brilliant
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