Outdoor Emergencies: An Unfriendly Environment
Learn what to do in when the environment causes harm. Find out how to handle injury from extreme heat or cold, or ways to manage bites and stings. Look here to plan for any environmental emergencies.
Dangers of Summer Storms
Summer weather can be filled with severe storms and withering heat. Tornadoes, heat illness, hurricanes, and more are all part of summer in many parts of the country.
Summer weather can be filled with severe storms and withering heat. Tornadoes, heat illness, hurricanes, and more are all part of summer in many parts of the country.
CPR Only Resuscitation - Is CPR alone enough to save a life
How long should a rescuer do CPR in the wilderness? The answer is immensely personal.
How long should a rescuer do CPR in the wilderness? The answer is immensely personal.
Surviving High Heat
When the body is unable to rid itself of heat, heat illnesses (heat exhaustion or heat stroke) can develop. People have a higher chance of becoming dehydrated as heat and humidity increase.
When the body is unable to rid itself of heat, heat illnesses (heat exhaustion or heat stroke) can develop. People have a higher chance of becoming dehydrated as heat and humidity increase.
Summer First Aid Myths
Nosebleeds and sunburns are common sights in the summertime. Do you know what to do for these and other summertime injuries? Plenty of summer injuries have conventional home remedies that are, frankly, wrong. These five first aid tips will help dispel those myths and give you the tools to take care of your summer mishaps the right way.
Nosebleeds and sunburns are common sights in the summertime. Do you know what to do for these and other summertime injuries? Plenty of summer injuries have conventional home remedies that are, frankly, wrong. These five first aid tips will help dispel those myths and give you the tools to take care of your summer mishaps the right way.
Avoid Lightning Strikes
Knowing where to go when thunderstorms approach is the best defense against lightning.
Knowing where to go when thunderstorms approach is the best defense against lightning.
Too Much Sun Exposure
Spending too much time in the sun can have serious repercussions. Heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and sunburn are all problems.
Spending too much time in the sun can have serious repercussions. Heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and sunburn are all problems.
Treat a Bee Sting
Bee stings are either annoyingly painful or deadly, depending on whether you are allergic to the venom. The best way to reduce any reaction to the venom is to remove the bee stinger as quickly as possible.
Bee stings are either annoyingly painful or deadly, depending on whether you are allergic to the venom. The best way to reduce any reaction to the venom is to remove the bee stinger as quickly as possible.
Outdoor Safety: Avoiding Hypothermia
When the weather is extremely cold, and especially if there are high winds, try to stay indoors. Make any trips outside as brief as possible.
When the weather is extremely cold, and especially if there are high winds, try to stay indoors. Make any trips outside as brief as possible.
Treatment for Poison Ivy Rash
Treatment for poison ivy rash includes natural remedies like jewelweed (sometimes misspelled as "jewel weed") as well as mainstream medical remedies. Treatment for poison ivy begins by washing with soap and water within 15 minutes of contact, regardless of whether you opt for jewelweed or modern science.
Treatment for poison ivy rash includes natural remedies like jewelweed (sometimes misspelled as "jewel weed") as well as mainstream medical remedies. Treatment for poison ivy begins by washing with soap and water within 15 minutes of contact, regardless of whether you opt for jewelweed or modern science.
Avoiding Poison Ivy
Learn to avoid and treat poison ivy exposures with your kids, including using products like Zanfel, Tecnu, and Ivy-Block.
Learn to avoid and treat poison ivy exposures with your kids, including using products like Zanfel, Tecnu, and Ivy-Block.
Poison Ivy Treatment Guide
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and/or Poison Sumac will cause an allergic reaction in most people. Urushiol is a chemical in these plants that causes the blisters and itchy rash. Learn to prevent and control reactions and common treatments.
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and/or Poison Sumac will cause an allergic reaction in most people. Urushiol is a chemical in these plants that causes the blisters and itchy rash. Learn to prevent and control reactions and common treatments.
Poison Ivy Symptoms
Review the symptoms of poison ivy, which typically includes an intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters that forms after exposure to poison ivy, poison sumac, or poison oak.
Review the symptoms of poison ivy, which typically includes an intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters that forms after exposure to poison ivy, poison sumac, or poison oak.
Burns
Burns are about the loss of skin. Make sure to protect victims from heat loss and infection.
Burns are about the loss of skin. Make sure to protect victims from heat loss and infection.
How to Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe and Healthy in Summer
Tips to stay safe in the sun. Includes sunburn first aid.
Tips to stay safe in the sun. Includes sunburn first aid.
Altitude Illness
Altitude Illness -- How to recognize, prevent and treat symptoms of high altitude illness (acute mountain sickness).
Altitude Illness -- How to recognize, prevent and treat symptoms of high altitude illness (acute mountain sickness).
Wilderness First Aid
Two to three day course teaching you what you need to know about wilderness first aid.
Two to three day course teaching you what you need to know about wilderness first aid.
First Aid Checklist for Campers
A list of items for those camping emergencies. From your About Guide to Camping.
A list of items for those camping emergencies. From your About Guide to Camping.