The Ultimate First-Aid Manual: Stay or Go? - Backpacker

The Ultimate First-Aid Manual: Stay or Go?

Use this chart to determine if you can finish your trip–or should hightail it to the ER.
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Minor Wounds |
Heavy Bleeding |
Muscles & Bones |
Animal & Insect Bites |
Gastrointestinal Illness |
Dental Emergencies |
Environmental Threats |
Stay or Go: Calculating Your Risk |
Extreme First Aid |
First Aid Improv |
What to Pack |
Evacuate or Wait? | Risk Factors

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The Ultimate First-Aid Manual

Wilderness Medicine Institute cofounder Buck Tilton boils down a lifetime's worth of experience into 62 tips

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