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"But sooth to seyn, he was somdeel squaymous Of fartyng........." ---The Canterbury Tales How much do you really know about farts? Methinks this is a topic near and dear to all forumites. Test your knowledge with the Medscape Fast Five Flatulence...

You are forewarned. Medscape article on Burn Injuries: Complications and Care Options. There are little nuggets of information in this article that we might use in field situations. It's more helpful for canoe trippers as a guide to what happens at the ER after we administer first aid...

I'll bet you didn't know that injuries from pickleball cost $400 million per year in the US. I thought pickleball was a sedate game for old folks. This article is mainly about injuries from football and other team sports. Still, we may see similar injuries from paddling. An overview of...

Traumagel is a new plant-based polymer that can be injected directly into wounds to stop severe bleeding. It is supplied in a syringe so it can be injected directly into a wound. The FDA recently approved this product for Rx-only use. The manufacturer hopes to obtain approval for OTC...

A cookbook for the guys out in remote fire towers. Today we would not want to portage some of the ingredients, but the recipes still whet my appetite. https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1938Cookbook.pdf

It's fall and the water is getting cold! KOKATAT "Stoke" Dry Top, Women's medium. Brand new, never worn, neck gasket never trimmed. Wife does not like, refuses to wear. MSRP $449, now A BARGAIN, only $100 plus USPS shipping to your address. Please PM for particulars.

Pilot studies are underway using drones to deliver emergency devices. A Swedish study found that drones were faster than ambulances in most cases. I can forsee this technology being especially applicable to rescues in remote locations...

A long and pretty technical article about the disease we get from those pesky little bugs. https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/tick-borne-illnesses-6006369?ecd=wnl_critimg_240705_mscpref_etid6643236&uac=389934HN&impID=6643236

Is anybody familiar with the what3words app? A friend just sent me this story about its use in a search and rescue operation. https://cardinalnews.org/2024/05/07/rescuers-turn-to-3-words-to-find-lost-hikers/ Software developers have created the what3words app, which divides the Earth's...

I just discovered a new meaning for "canoeing." Apparently it is a term applied to a malady of indoor-grown marijuana plants. The leaves curl, taking the shape of a canoe. I would have just called it "leaf curl," but that is my ignorance and my black thumb showing through. We didn't know...

In 1944, Army Corps of Engineers geologist and cartographer Harold Fisk drew a series of maps depicting the wanderings of the Mississippi's meander channels. He relied on historic sources and geological evidence to determine the river's shifting location. The white areas of the maps depict the...

No, the doctors did not sew his head back on. This article may be of interest in case anyone encounters a severe C-spine injury. The patient sustained an "internal decapitation," in which the skull was dislocated from the top of the spine; in this case there was no fracture of any bones. The...

A couple years ago, I was delighted to find a Brunton Type 15 compass in a second hand store for $18 (current list is $60). I tucked the compass into my pocket next to the cell phone and headed for home. Big mistake. Now the polarity of the compass is reversed. The red end of the needle...

Always looking to save a buck, I just stumbled upon an extensive series of free maps put out by the WV DNR. These are georeferenced PDF files and can be used with the Avenza mapping app on your smart device. They are good resources for paddling, hiking, hunting, fishing, and camping. There...

Kokatat Women's Hydrus 3.0 Stoke Dry Top, size M. Brand new, never worn. Wife does not like neck gasket (never trimmed). (Photo from Internet) $250. Located Shenandoah Valley, VA. "The Women's Kokatat Hydrus 3.0 Stoke Dry Top has an action-cut design for maximum mobility and the...

It won't be on the shelf at your local pharmacy next week, but a major regulatory hurdle has been cleared. FDA Panel Gives Unanimous Thumbs Up to OTC Naloxone In the wake of an escalating opioid crisis, members of a joint Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee gave the green...

HERE is a PDF reprint of 1960s Boys Life articles, from the days when people actually made stuff. "Hickory" tarp tent, Explorer tent, reflector oven, backpack, cook kit from thrift store pans, (heavy and bulky) sleeping bags ["Get your Dad or his hunting friends to save down for you on their...

I'm on the safety committee of our local river conservation non-profit. We do an annual river cleanup, and from time to time run organized river trips. Lately we have been discussing preparedness and response to accidents. Everybody agrees that CPR training for trip leaders would be good to...

12 paddlers were involved in an accident on the James River on Memorial Day. They were swept over a low head dam in high water. 10 of the paddlers were rescued. One woman's body was recovered on Wednesday, but a second woman has not been found. The river gauge was at 9 feet, or over 20,000...