Medical Tips

Water

  • Drink up to one gallon per person each day on the trail.

  • Every stop, have trekkers drink even if they say they are not thirsty.

Treatment for Heat Illness

  • Give shade, water and rest.

Blisters

  • Cover with moleskin to relieve pressure. ASAP!

  • Drain sterilely, leave skin covering blister.

  • Cover and keep clean and dry

Emergency Weather Plan

  • Rain/Hail/Wind Storm

Take shelter in strongest structure possible: tents, under carts, under bushes.

  • Storm with Lightening

Spread out away from tall objects, kneel away from each other on the ground.

In case of lightening strike, take care of those not talking first.

Tick Removal

  • Wear proper clothing. Watch for them and brush them off you if you see them.

  • Use tweezers or medical “pliers” in your first aid kits to gently tug them off your skin.

  • Use a needle, like splinter removal, to remove retained mouth parts from skin.

  • Clean bite area.