> Rich, I thought you were smarter then that , I always let somebody else carry the 1st aid kit ! >
Koen,
I’m at least half as smart as I look! I let others carry the heavy stuff, like the rope. I keep the first aid kit close to me in case I break an ankle or something.
Rich
kv5476
> My first aid kit is duct tape, ibuprofin and a spare pair of contact > lenses. Only time I’ve had to pull it out in the last couple of > years was when an idiot jumped into a plunge pool and lost his > glasses…
Brian in SLC
I always have a scuba mask with me, had to dive a couple of times to retrieve glasses or a dropped 8. Funny thing happened a few years ago: we were “playing around” a bit – blocking the water as much as possible just before a rappel, and releasing it just before the “rappellee” passed this overhang… very funny After a while I had gotten the hang of it and the last man down (before me) really got treated to a mayor shower. When I arrived down a bit later he was still collecting his senses and I noticed a contact lens clinging to his cheeck !! At the briefing he hadn’t told me anything so just to make sure I asked the guy if he wore lenses… yes ? DON’T MOVE !!!
Koen
beadysee
— In canyons@y…, “rcwildone” wrote:
Rich, I thought you were smarter then that , I always let > somebody else carry the 1st aid kit !
Koen,
I’m at least half as smart as I look! I let others carry the heavy > stuff, like the rope. I keep the first aid kit close to me in case I > break an ankle or something.
Rich
My first aid kit is duct tape, ibuprofin and a spare pair of contact lenses. Only time I’ve had to pull it out in the last couple of years was when an idiot jumped into a plunge pool and lost his glasses…
Brian in SLC
kv5476
— In canyons@y…, “Teuns Kok” wrote: > Koen
As long as the ugly guys were smart with the first aid and your leg, looks do’nt count! Remember, pretty nurses break hearts!
I believe the guide/leader and sweeper should BOTH carry a first aid kit.
Teuns Kok
Isn’t that a bit overkill ? The only thing in a canyon environment 1st aid kit that’s really “that” urgent is a breathing mask – you can go without but I’d prefer not receiving a mouthfull of bile or other nasty stuff from an ungrateful patient – and now we’re back on the pretty nurses track…
Who has any really fancy stuff in his 1st aid kit ?
Koen
Teuns Kok
Koen
As long as the ugly guys were smart with the first aid and your leg, looks do’nt count! Remember, pretty nurses break hearts!
I believe the guide/leader and sweeper should BOTH carry a first aid kit.
Teuns Kok
>>> pocoloco@skynet.be 03/28/02 12:04PM >>> — In canyons@y…, “rcwildone” wrote:
Rich, I thought you were smarter then that , I always let > somebody else carry the 1st aid kit !
Koen,
I’m at least half as smart as I look! I let others carry the heavy > stuff, like the rope. I keep the first aid kit close to me in case I > break an ankle or something.
Rich
Hmm, when I broke my leg after a slide the guys I was with didn’t believe me !! I had to lift it out of the water (twisted quite spectacularly) to convince them I wasn’t joking . I spent a minute or so floating around and contemplating my misery before they could come to my rescue with the 1st aid kit. Morality: if you’re planning to get hurt, it’s even better not to have the 1st aid kit with you – you might have broken it along with your body parts and chances are you won’t be able to treat yourself anyways
My biggest fault was not to bring along a pretty nurse along with the kit, just ugly guys – but maybe that’s a thread better suited for another discussion group ?
Koen
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— In canyons@y…, “rcwildone” wrote:
Rich, I thought you were smarter then that , I always let > somebody else carry the 1st aid kit !
Koen,
I’m at least half as smart as I look! I let others carry the heavy > stuff, like the rope. I keep the first aid kit close to me in case I > break an ankle or something.
Rich
Hmm, when I broke my leg after a slide the guys I was with didn’t believe me !! I had to lift it out of the water (twisted quite spectacularly) to convince them I wasn’t joking . I spent a minute or so floating around and contemplating my misery before they could come to my rescue with the 1st aid kit. Morality: if you’re planning to get hurt, it’s even better not to have the 1st aid kit with you – you might have broken it along with your body parts and chances are you won’t be able to treat yourself anyways
My biggest fault was not to bring along a pretty nurse along with the kit, just ugly guys – but maybe that’s a thread better suited for another discussion group ?
Koen