First aid in Skills

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GuideCal BrennanOct 12, 20266 min

Spot shock early and keep someone steady until help arrives

He says he's fine. He's gray, sweaty and getting quiet. Here's how to read it and what to do with your hands until the paramedics walk in.

Choking rescue for an adult, a child and a baby

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GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Burns, Sprains And Deep Cuts, Handled In The Right Order

Cool water for twenty minutes, pressure you don't peek at, and a short list of things that mean you stop treating it at home and get in the truck.

GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

What to look for, what to say on the phone, and the four things to do before the ambulance turns onto your street.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

CPR and choking rescue, in the order it actually happens

Compressions, breaths, the AED, and what changes for a kid or a baby — the whole sequence, plus the part everybody gets wrong at the table.

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Build a first aid kit around the injuries you actually get

Most kits are bought as a box and never opened. Build yours in modules, size it to real injuries, and learn to use the three things that matter.

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GuideMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

How to do CPR now, and what changed since your last class

Most of what you were taught a decade ago has been simplified, and the parts people get wrong are the parts that matter most.

GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

Most emergencies are decided by an untrained person standing closest to the problem. Learn the order, and you stop being useless.

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Buy one kind of first aid kit, then buy it twice

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseCal BrennanOct 10, 20265 min

Can you carry a forty-pound kid two miles?

Survival fitness isn't sprinting or pull-ups. It's walking far with weight on you, and almost nobody trains for it.

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The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

Flush it, shield it, or drive. Knowing which one applies to a metal chip, a chemical splash or a wire bristle is the whole game.

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GuidePreparednessCal BrennanOct 11, 20265 min

The free course that teaches you when not to rush in

CERT is about twenty hours of free training from your local emergency office. The most useful thing it teaches is restraint.

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The eye burn you won't feel until midnight

Snow blindness is a sunburn on your corneas, and it shows up hours late. Here's how to keep your eyes and skin intact above the tree line.

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GuideCountry BroCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

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What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

Five minutes is the number that matters, the floor is your friend, and nothing ever goes in the mouth.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseCal BrennanOct 10, 20266 min

A Carry-Out Turns One Injured Hiker Into Three

Most carry-outs shouldn't happen. Here's how to tell, and how to build a stretcher that holds when yours is the rare one that should.

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GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseWes DunbarOct 10, 20266 min

Pick your turnaround time in the parking lot, not at the ridge

Altitude sickness, afternoon storms and summit fever kill more good plans than bad gear. Decide when you're turning around before you leave the car.

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The silver spray that earned a spot next to my razor

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First aid in Skills

Spot shock early and keep someone steady until help arrives

Splint a broken arm or ankle with what's in your truck

Four emergencies, and the instinct that makes each one worse

How To Use An AED And Where To Find One First

How to stop serious bleeding before the ambulance arrives

Choking rescue for an adult, a child and a baby

Worth an hour of your evening

Burns, Sprains And Deep Cuts, Handled In The Right Order

Spotting a stroke or a heart attack in the first ten minutes

CPR and choking rescue, in the order it actually happens

Build a first aid kit around the injuries you actually get

How to do CPR now, and what changed since your last class

What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

Buy one kind of first aid kit, then buy it twice

Can you carry a forty-pound kid two miles?

The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

The free course that teaches you when not to rush in

The eye burn you won't feel until midnight

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

A Carry-Out Turns One Injured Hiker Into Three

Pull the tick straight out and watch the spot for a month

Naloxone is over the counter now and you should own some

Pick your turnaround time in the parking lot, not at the ridge

The silver spray that earned a spot next to my razor