To: Southack
Add in maxi-pads for serious cuts or large scrapes ... real emergency use clumping kitty litter (from a new container of course) to stop heavy bleeding. Sure it may not be sanitary but it’ll do until you can get to an aid station ... also a 1.5% solution of boric acid in a small spray bottle for antiseptic cleaning .... and if you have pets, provide for them as well ....
9 posted on
05/14/2009 6:36:39 PM PDT by
SkyDancer
('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: SkyDancer
"real emergency use clumping kitty litter" Never heard of QuikClot?
28 posted on
05/14/2009 7:39:00 PM PDT by
Trinity5
To: SkyDancer
Add in maxi-pads for serious cuts or large scrapes ... real emergency use clumping kitty litter (from a new container of course) to stop heavy bleeding. Sure it may not be sanitary but itll do until you can get to an aid stationHadn't heard about cat litter for severe bleeding, but I have used Lamb's Ear while out hiking. The leaves are fuzzy and absorbent. Works great!

29 posted on
05/14/2009 7:40:11 PM PDT by
NoPrisoners
("When in the course of human events...")
To: SkyDancer
Spend a few bucks and get Quikclot bandages and a roll of Combat Gauze for stopping heavy bleeding. Spend a few more bucks and get the anti-biotic impregnated versions.
75 posted on
05/15/2009 4:43:20 AM PDT by
wtc911
("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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