Poleshift First Aid Knowledge and Prep

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Something we will all face during the pole shift is the prospect of injury to ourselves or those around us. Whether we choose to help or not is part of our school house choices (as per the Zeta's). So here are some links that may be helpful in recognizing common things that happen with such a violent event (Please note that this is just a reference guide and people can place any help advice they have here as well)

Immediate aftermath

Gangrene

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004484/

Blood Loss - Internal

http://www.firstaidanywhere.com/internal-bleeding.html

Blood Loss – External

http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/bleed.htm

Head Trauma (included Concussions)

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/head_injury....

Broken Bones

http://firstaid.webmd.com/broken-arm-treatment

http://www.firstaidanywhere.com/first-aid-for-fractures.html

Dislocated Bones

http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/orthopaedics/di...

Sprains and Muscle Strains

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00111

Bruises

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/bruises-art...

Stitches

http://www.instructables.com/id/Stich-Yourself-Shut-Sugery-at-home/

If you have to do any medical practice requiring stitches etc… FIRE is your best friend. It is a universal sanitizer for instruments. Also saline water* is also a great thing to have on hand (if Salt is readily available)

*Remember that the water needs to be boiled etc… to ensure that it is clean!!

And even in the aftertime, we will need to be on the watch for things that may develop in people

Things to be on the watch for:

Hypothermia

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml

Heat Exhaustion

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/heat-exhaustion-000075.htm

Dehydration

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001977/

Diarrhea

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diarrhea/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

Malaria

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001646/

Dengue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever

Giardiasis (or Beaver Fever as it’s commonly known)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardiasis

Medical Kit Prep

I would recommend that you get yourself some non-toxic fishing wire and a fish hook for possible stitches that need to be done on a person with a deeper cut.

http://www.equipped.com/medical.htm

Here is other information that will be useful as well from Zetatalk and from other contributers to this NING:

Zetatalk

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/survival-motivation

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/aftertime-food-production

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/zeta-movie-part-2-b-the-c...

NING Blogs

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/nancys-motherload-of-surv...

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/urban-and-wilderness-surv...

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/my-very-basic-pole-shift

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/when-the-pole-shift-occurs

https://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-message-from-the-hope-e...