Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wilderness First Aid

It is not surprising to learn that when it comes to basic first aid, few people outside of the Boy Scouts of America and the national park rangers have even a basic knowledge. Camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, or even fighting in foreign lands can be made safer by at least knowing simple first aid.

One does not have to go camping in the forest to need first aid knowledge. A choking at the office, drowning in the back yard pool or any type of feasible life-threatening situation could require basic first aid.. Many of these situations necessitate the need for on-the-spot first aid, and fast. For that reason, several different aspects of wilderness first aid can be applicable in everyday life. Continue...

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