CONTENTS:
I. Foot Care
a. Blisters
b. Subungal Hematomas
c. Athlete’s Foot
II. Bones and Moans
a. The Acutely Painful Joint
b. Fractures
c. Chronic knee pain
d. Achilles tendonitis
e. Shin Splints
f. Numbness/Tingling/Burning Sensation
III. Hiker Belly
a. Diarrhea
b. Water Treatment v. Washing your Hands
IV. Skin
a. Blistering Sunburns
b. Poison Ivy/Poison Oak
c. Jock Itch/Yeast Infections
d. Chaffing
e. Boils/Abscesses/Skin Infections
f. Spider Bites
g. Tick-Borne Diseases (ie. Lyme)
h. Snake Bites, just for the hell of it.
V. Urine/Kidneys/Menstrual stuff
a. Urinary Tract Infections
b. Changes in Menstruation
VI. Before you Go
a. First Aid Kits
b. Non-prescription
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