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Equiptment Reviews

Staying Safe

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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