[pct-l] First Aid Kits for PCT/JMT

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

My friend fell from his bike and he was treated by the "open
wet-dressing therapy". His wound cured rapidly. In Japan, this
treatment method was introduced  by TV, then  many doctors adopted
this technique.

This site was an experiment of of a doctor. This site was written in
Japanese, but you can easily understand the result of his experiment
by the photos.

http://www.araya.dr-clinic.jp/woundtreattrial.html

He made two wounds in his arm.  He treated the left wound  by the
traditional method, and the right wound by the open-wet-dressing
therapy.

It took 4 to 5 days to cure the right wound by the open-wet-dressing therapy.
It took 2 to 3 weeks to cure the left wound by the traditional method.

Today,  Johnson & Johnson or other companies sell more efficient films
for wound treatments.

But, the principle is simple, you can do this therapy by the duct tape
and the freezer packs on the trail.






2010/5/19 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>:
> I must say one thing briefly. The skin and soft tissue section is
> outdated. Today, in Japan, the majority of doctor do not use the
> antibiotic creams and antiseptic solutions, because they kill the
> normal skin cells and prevent the recovery.  The blood on the wound is
> important. The blood prevent infections. So, it is better to keep
> blood on the wounds, except very dirty case. The duct tape and freezer
> pack is useful. We  can cover the wounds by those and  maintain
> humidity, because the humidity facilitate the recovery.  I cannot
> explain fluently. Please consult more advanced medical site.
>
>
> 2010/5/19 giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>:
>> Would you use duct tape rather than a standard first aid tape?  (which i noted that the whiteblaze list didn't have (to tape down the 4x4 bandages)).
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Rick Donahue
>>  To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>  Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:12 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [pct-l] First Aid Kits for PCT/JMT
>>
>>
>>  It's very good - except it's missing DUCT TAPE! And maybe a little bottle of
>>  tincture of benzoin
>>
>>  --Rick
>>
>>
>>  From: Steve Sergeant <stevesgt at effable.com>
>>  > Subject: Re: [pct-l] First Aid Kits for PCT/JMT
>>  > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>  > Message-ID: <4BF337F9.3010200 at effable.com>
>>  > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>  >
>>  > On 5/18/10 17:56 PM, giniajim wrote:
>>  > > Is there a web site somewhere that has recommendations for what to put in
>>  > a first aid kit for JMT hikes?  I usually like to put together my own and
>>  > don't feel the need to spend big bucks for a ready-made one, nor carry one
>>  > that's big and heavy if I don't need to.
>>  >
>>  > This is the best guide I've seen:
>>  > http://www.whiteblaze.net/index.php?page=med_guide
>>  >
>>  > Scroll down toward the bottom to see the packing list.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
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> Sincerely
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> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
> HP:http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp
> http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
> Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
> 2009 JMT, the first America.
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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
HP    http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp
Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
Photo http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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