Camping First Aid 101
Murphy’s Law can very likely come into play whenever you and your family or buddies go to the outdoors for a hiking trip, hunting, a picnic, or just a good old fashion camping excursion. Suffering an abrasion, a contusion, some type of insect bite, etc., is always a reality that you must accept whenever you venture out to the woods, forest, or trail. Well, in a serious of posts on our TheCampingOutfitter.com blog, we’ll give you excellent first aid tips and tricks to prevent an unforeseen occurrence from ruining your next weekend trip.
How to deal with a strain or sprain:
First off, a sprain or a strain is basically, in everyday terms, the pulling / slight injuring of a tendon, ligament, or muscle tissue. Whenever this happens, you’ll want to remember the mnemonic RICE. This stands for Rest….Ice…..Compression……Elevation.
Rest:
Obviously, if you’ve strained some body part you’re not going to want to continue to go on ahead and working with it. You have to literally rest it. Apply no weight to it, especially if it’s a strain or sprain in the lower body. You’re going to have to sit down, take a break, and simply relax. (Take a breather. Enjoy nature.)
…..in the next post we’ll get into the next letter of the RICE mnemonic, “I”.