Episode 80 | Backcountry First Aid Kits
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Summary
In this episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast, Ryan discusses ultralight first aid kits for backcountry use.
In this Episode:
- What types of injuries should I be able treat within my ultralight backcountry first aid kit?
- Minimizing risk for common injuries: wounds, minor falls, sprains, strains, overuse injuries, hygiene and water-bourne illnesses.
- Focusing first aid kits on the highest probability injuries.
- What is in my first aid kit?
- Injuries that are not treatable in the field.
- Satellite communications and self- or assisted evacuations
Learn More:
- Rex Sanders shares his viewpoint on the philosophy of backpacking first aid.
- Emylene VanderVelden interviews a Canadian Moutain Rescue Medic as they share their viewpoints on lightweight first aid and trauma kits.
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- Executive Producer - Backpacking Light; Show Director and Host - Ryan Jordan; Producer - Chase Jordan; Theme music: Look for Me in the Mountains written by Chris Cunningham and Ryan Jordan, performed by Chris Cunningham (acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica), Chad Langford (upright bass), and Tom Murphy (mandolin), produced by Basecamp Studios in Bozeman, Montana.
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