Dr. Lynn Pearson, who is an orthopedic surgeon in Jasper, Texas agreed to do an interview. We discuss the most common types of broken bones and first aid treatment for them.
When asked what the most common type of broken bone is that he sees in his office, the reply was broken forearms in children. First aid for this type of break is to splint the break and get the person to a hospital.
The second most common type of broken bone would be the humorous and shoulder area. First aid for that type of break would be to put the arm into a splint and get the person to a hospital.
This is a review of the Eco Twister by Sun. Even though the name of the flashlight is spelled “twister” all over the internet, the correct spelling is Eco Twist’R.
Some of the really cool things about this flashlight – there are no external crank handles that can break off, the lens has 3 magnifying lens, and behind the lenses are 3 bright LEDs. At the rear of the handle is a lanyard attachment.
Unlike flashlights that have an external crank handle, the Eco Twist’R is charged by twisting the tail end. As soon as the end is twisted, the lights power up.
The on/off switch is conveniently located where the thumb naturally rest on the flashlight. Its a push button switch – once for on and once again for off. There is no strobe option, but that aint no big deal.
When the flashlight was received from EDC Depot, one of the first things that stood out was how well the flashlight fit the hand. Its about 5 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches at the widest point. This means that the flashlight is long enough to fit in the hand very well, but slim enough not to be too bulky.
So what defines a pack as being “warm weather?” The fact that there is no room for spare clothing in the pack, and that almost no extra clothing is brought on the trip. With cold weather, the hiker or camper might want to bring along some extra clothing, just in case temps drop lower then expected, or in case the clothing that is being worn gets wet.
Keep in mind, with warm weather – you can take clothing off to cool down. With cold weather – if you do not have spare clothing with you, its not going to magically appear out of thin air. With a warm weather pack, the clothing you wear in, those are the only ones you have. With the exception of a change of socks or a spare shirt.
Lets start with the pack. One of the most important considerations you can make is the pack. Look for one that uses YKK self repairing zippers. The pack in the video and in the pictures is the Maxpedition Falcon II Pygmy.
Everyone seems to have their own opinion on how to remove a tick. Some people just grab it and pull it off, some people use a match and burn it off, some people use tweezers.
According to health officials, such as the Centers for Disease Control, the proper way to remove a tick is with tweezers.
If you grab the tick with your fingers and pull it off, there is a chance you will crush the tick. Which causes the bodily fluids of the tick to be forced into the persons skin. Any infections the tick was carrying is then injected into the victim.
This article was originally posted by arisinwind in this forum thread about building a cellar. Please post your comments in the original thread.
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I’ve seen a few threads here about people building underground cellars or shelters and thought I’d add my experience to the pot. My wife and I are finishing up our cellar. It’s been a lot of hard work but we’re sure it will pay off.
We live in North central Florida out in the country. Our land is heavily wooded so we selected an area for the cellar near the house yet out in the woods so the cellar’s construction wouldn’t be easily observed. WOur plan called for an 8X8 foot cellar with a ceiling height of around 6 1/2 feet. The cellar it self would be drapped with 6 mil platic sheeting to keep the water out.
Around January we took our shovels out to the woods and started digging. We’d dig every other day or so a little at a time. Our hole would be 10X10 to give us room to construct the cellar.
After we got down about 4-5 feet we ran into a problem. We could no longer throw sand out of the hole without dirt falling in. The combined depth of the hole and the dirt piled up on the outside we couldn’t throw a shovel full of dirt out of the hole. To solve this problem we constructed a ramp which would later serve as the stairwell. Until then we used it as a loading ramp for our garden cart. We’d hook the garden cart to our riding lawn mower and back it down the ramp. Then we’d fill the cart with dirt and drive it out of the hole and dump the sand. This worked real well.
For small scale farming ,even in the city, rabbits may be a good option for your homestead. For many raising our own rabbit may be a better option than raising a few chickens. They need less space overall and are definitely quieter. Rabbits are often times considered poultry in cities and ordinances rather than as “livestock”. Rabbit can not only produce meat but make wonderful pets and can provide for a side income of either selling animal meat or fur/pelt.
Here are a few fast facts and rabbit terminology .
This article was originally posted by Scruggs in the Preparations NOW, not later thread of the forums. Please post your comments about this article there.
Just a few observations coupled with an opinion here. Preparedness is not difficult, the hardest part being to just start doing it if you haven’t started yet. The clock is ticking. It is great to have grandiose plans to buy land “someday”, to build windmills for power “someday”, to get the fanciest gear “someday”, or to buy cases of expensive freeze dried food “someday”. You may well be caught with everything in the planning stages.
The basic items are the core of any preparedness plan. Grab that huge sack of rice the next time you are in the grocery store. Don’t plan on it or think about it, just do it. Once you get it home and it is staring you in the face and underfoot all the time, you will eventually store it properly. In the meantime you have ownership of it. If food deliveries are suddenly shut down and you are still thinking about it, you will have much company. Good intentions means you go hungry. If you can’t afford a years supply of food now, don’t start saving up for getting it “someday”. Lay in as many canned goods as you can now. No, it ain’t freeze dried and won’t last for 30 years but you will have it now. Grocery stores are the first thing to be mobbed. Happens all the time here when a blizzard is forecast. Same goes for water.
The Stihl company was was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl. Andreas was an important innovator in early chain saw production. The Stihl company is one of the world’s largest sellers of chain saws and is the only chain saw manufacturer to make their own saw chains and guide bars.
During the outbreak of some kind of disease, its important for people to exercise infection control. Some of the measures include hand soap, face mask, safety glasses, face shield and hand sanitizer.
