[pct-l] First Aid Kit, was: Re: quick First Aid Quiz

[Kevin Cook]

I carried one for a few years after my WFR cert, but it's long gone. I doubt
I will pick one up. I can't make myself carry a "just in case" item that I
know I will never use :p

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:

> I wouldn't carry the EpiPen, and I wouldn't suggest to others to carry it
> either.  It's a prescription medication, so if you were to use it on someone
> you could be held liable for medical malpractice.  That being said, if you
> find someone on the trail passed out or experiencing anaphylactic shock and
> they have an EpiPen in their first aid kit, it's legal for you to help them
> administer it (if concious) or (gray area) to administer it if they are
> unconcious (implied consent laws).  Just did my WFA certs and this was the
> answer to my question about EpiPens.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
> www.primalpct.com
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I wasn't aware that Prednisone works for poisen oak. I've taken it for
>> Asthma in the past. I like the idea of getting some hydrocortisone or a
>> something stronger than Benadryl. I was considering an EpiPen just in
>> case,
>> but then I'd be carrying something for someone else. I'm not even
>> allergic,
>> but I know that Epipens can save lives. :p
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > I always carry Flagyl, and prednisone for those reasons Sabra, and used
>> > both
>> > on my hike one time each.  It would have been a real pain to get a Dr.
>> to
>> > prescribe them when I needed them, and I was glad to have brought them.
>> >  The
>> > prednisone is primarily for bee and wasp stings which are very
>> debilitating
>> > for me.
>> >
>> > Shroomer
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