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25-10.-2003, 05:10 PM

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Alnamvet

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Location: Norfolk, VA

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Quote:

Originally posted by ireman_1
They have Blackhawks now AL,

.

Not that I am going to put one in my Hawg, but where would one buy an epi pen? My curiousity is going to get my head mashed one day, however until then...

K.

Any MD or NP can prescribe...tell them what you need it for, and no problem. I am dating myself, but I prefer my UH1D over the new stuff...I am rather impressed by the Apache, though.

25-10.-2003, 08:42 PM	#17
Duckwah Community Team Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 780	1. Epinephrine is a prescription drug in Australia 2. In Australia by law a first aider can not administer drugs including non prescription drugs to anyone unless its an EpiPen that they are carrying themselves. Therefore as a qualified first aider I can't even give you asthma medication if you are having an attack and i also happen to be an asthmatic. I can't even give you an aspirin for a headache (but ironically if I wasn't qualified in first aid and gave you one as a friend then i would be safe) I certainly can't pump just anyone full of adrenalin on the suspicion they are having an anaphalactic attack. Ireman I agree with what you are saying in principle and i'd love to carry all sorts of cool drugs to deal with injuries etc but laws are different in different countries and what is legal in the US or Europe can land you in deep crap over here and vice versa

27-10.-2003, 04:51 PM

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heater

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Re: Re: Re: Re: first aid ideas

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Originally posted by Duckwah
well a wound dressing is a big thick pad with a roller bandage attached to it (i'd normally call it a shell dressing but i figured no one would understand that)

the plasters are like a thin absorbent pad with with sticking plaster around the outside, useful for covering up grazes and smaller cuts that don't need pressure on them to stem the bleeding

ah, wound dressing with roller bandage = pressure bandage
wound dressing plaster = telfa pad
roller bandage = crepe bandage
now it all makes sense

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