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by Lanky Yankee
Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:19 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New member from Buckinghamshire
Replies: 8
Views: 860

Re: New member from Buckinghamshire

Welcome mate.
by Lanky Yankee
Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: What do you think of my Trauma Kit
Replies: 14
Views: 5374

Re: What do you think of my Trauma Kit

Im a paramedic and even my shtf med kit isn't that comprehensive. I would ditch all the intubation equipment for one. If the shtf you won't be able to maintainers any kind of intensive care for a patient. It's going to be triage and survival of the finest. It's nice to have all of that kit but you d...
by Lanky Yankee
Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:00 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Newbie from Bedfordshire
Replies: 8
Views: 957

Re: Newbie from Bedfordshire

Welcome from down the road.
by Lanky Yankee
Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:07 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Local Anaesthetic
Replies: 8
Views: 3413

Re: Local Anaesthetic

Not knowing your medical training. Make sure you know exactly what you have and how to use it. Things like lidocaine with adrenaline shouldn't be used on fingers and toes. Things like that. But i agree if you can get it keep it. You never know, especially with everything going on right now.
by Lanky Yankee
Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:11 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Out of date First aid?
Replies: 19
Views: 7240

Re: Out of date First aid?

St johns is a good way to pick up patient contact in a pretty safe environment. We have them working in our area doing mostly non-emergency patient care, but occasionally I have them back me up when I need to take a patient to hospital and I don't have any front line crews in my area ( I work on a p...
by Lanky Yankee
Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:57 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Hertfordshire
Replies: 12
Views: 1334

Re: Hello from Hertfordshire

Welcome from Bedfordshire.
by Lanky Yankee
Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:20 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: hertfordshire new
Replies: 8
Views: 843

Re: hertfordshire new

Howdy fellow medic and neighbor.
by Lanky Yankee
Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Diabetic worries
Replies: 37
Views: 8518

Re: Diabetic worries

I had an idea about keeping insulin cool. What if u submerged it in a lake or deep river. The temp would be constant and at least cool enough to slow down the denaturization.
by Lanky Yankee
Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:41 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Area 5 Beginner, Worried about Zombies and Chav take over
Replies: 9
Views: 1322

Re: Area 5 Beginner, Worried about Zombies and Chav take ove

Welcome neighbour. Watch out for the zombies they are a bit smarter than the chavs.
by Lanky Yankee
Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:01 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Medical kits
Replies: 3
Views: 1563

Re: Medical kits

Superglue is great for closing minor cuts, but if the cut is a bit deep then it won't hold very good and also there is a great risk of infection. Suturing is not hard but the most important thing is to make sure the wound is very clean before trying any closure.