Equipment/FirstAid
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For the 2007-08 winter season, we have been requested by the area to pay closer attention to respiratory injuries. A stethoscope is an essential piece of equipment for listening to lung sounds. Michal Bryc recently purchased a BP Cuff and Stethoscope which costs $13 and works fairly well. Blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes are also available in the first aid room, but are rarely found on the hill unless a patroller owns and carries them.
Fanny Pack
Basic first aid gear all patrollers should carry with them at all times:
- Triangle bandages
- Gauze rollers
- Sterile dressings
- Medical tape
- Notebook and Pen
- Scissors
- Sam-splint
Bump Shack
First aid gear which is often needed but is too bulky to carry all the time is stored in the bump shacks. This includes:
- Backboard and c-collar kit
- Oxygen
- Traction Splint
- Toboggan
- Blankets
- Padding
- Plastic bag (for icing injuries)
- DJ
Aid Room
First aid gear which is rarely needed and is stored inside the first-aid room, sent out onto the hill by snowmobile as necessary:
The aid room also has first-aid equipment which is sent home with the patient:
- Cardboard splints
