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<blockquote data-quote="Neversurfaced" data-source="post: 14176" data-attributes="member: 251"><p>The number one survival tool for anyone packs easily and weighs nothing - It's a good attitude. </p><p></p><p>You really don’t need to carry an entire ambulance in your camelback. I carry more tools to fix my bike than I do to fix people. I was a certified EMT in California & New Mexico and trained in Wilderness SAR, confined space & high angel rescue in the mid-nineties. You can do a lot with a little when it comes to a majority of bike related accidents. When it comes to severe internal or head trauma though, unless you can get someone to an OR you’re not going to be able to do much.</p><p></p><p>A femur fx can be pretty severe if the patient goes into shock, and in most cases without a traction splint or morphine you’re not going to be able to do much to relieve the pain. Unless the patient passes out, they’re going to be difficult to transport over land. </p><p></p><p>I carry some pain meds, a triangle sling, a Sam splint, a wire splint, tape, and the typical bandages, swabs, etc… With a Sam or wire splint and a couple of jersey arms or your tow strap you can make a splint for about any bone. Duct tape is universal too.</p><p></p><p>Space blankets are great if you’ve got someone going into shock.</p><p></p><p>A couple of lighters are a must as well – I carry one in my tool belt and another in my camelback. There’s no excuse for freezing your ass off if you have fuel for a fire (i.e. your buddies’ bike – chances are he won’t be riding it out…)</p><p></p><p>Another thought when it comes to the “psychology of survival” – attitude has more to do with survival than physical conditioning or environmental factors. There are plenty of case studies, specifically for parties lost at sea, where those who are seemingly physically fit die and someone else, who by all logic should have perished, survived. Same thing goes with children. Children who are too young to be scared, and who essentially just find somewhere to cozy up and take a nap do much better than older children who have a tendency to freak out.</p><p></p><p>Survivors don’t wonder around in a panic in the middle of the night, they light a fire and shoot the shit with their buddies around the campfire…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neversurfaced, post: 14176, member: 251"] The number one survival tool for anyone packs easily and weighs nothing - It's a good attitude. You really don’t need to carry an entire ambulance in your camelback. I carry more tools to fix my bike than I do to fix people. I was a certified EMT in California & New Mexico and trained in Wilderness SAR, confined space & high angel rescue in the mid-nineties. You can do a lot with a little when it comes to a majority of bike related accidents. When it comes to severe internal or head trauma though, unless you can get someone to an OR you’re not going to be able to do much. A femur fx can be pretty severe if the patient goes into shock, and in most cases without a traction splint or morphine you’re not going to be able to do much to relieve the pain. Unless the patient passes out, they’re going to be difficult to transport over land. I carry some pain meds, a triangle sling, a Sam splint, a wire splint, tape, and the typical bandages, swabs, etc… With a Sam or wire splint and a couple of jersey arms or your tow strap you can make a splint for about any bone. Duct tape is universal too. Space blankets are great if you’ve got someone going into shock. A couple of lighters are a must as well – I carry one in my tool belt and another in my camelback. There’s no excuse for freezing your ass off if you have fuel for a fire (i.e. your buddies’ bike – chances are he won’t be riding it out…) Another thought when it comes to the “psychology of survival” – attitude has more to do with survival than physical conditioning or environmental factors. There are plenty of case studies, specifically for parties lost at sea, where those who are seemingly physically fit die and someone else, who by all logic should have perished, survived. Same thing goes with children. Children who are too young to be scared, and who essentially just find somewhere to cozy up and take a nap do much better than older children who have a tendency to freak out. Survivors don’t wonder around in a panic in the middle of the night, they light a fire and shoot the shit with their buddies around the campfire… [/QUOTE]
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