Introduction
Whether you are traveling alone, taking part in an expedition, or responding as a member of a search & rescue (SAR) team, you will need a first aid kit. What you should take and how you should package it depends on many things. There is no generic first aid kit. Here are a few basic concepts that you will need to know in order to begin building a first aid kit that will meet your needs. Make sure your expedition has a well thought out and, if possible, tested Emergency Action Plan including emergency communication.
 
 
An intramuscular injection of epinephrine combined with an oral antihistamine is the treatment of choice for life-threatening anaphylactic reactions that occur in remote settings. Legal issues aside, the purpose of this brief post is to review the options available to outdoor programs who wish to carry epinephrine into the field. There are currently four available. All have been used successfully. All have their advantages and disadvantages.
 
 
_Many outdoor people wear contact lenses during their trips. If you are one of them, most problems can be avoided by carefully adhering to the following guidelines:
 
 
_Here's a little something helpful not typically covered in our wilderness medicine courses.