Ouch!

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How many times have you heard of someone spraining their ankle simply by stepping off the gutter, or tripping down the stairs?  It's surprisingly common in our urban environment where it's easy to hop a taxi to the nearest Medical Centre or call an Ambo for serious stuff.

Out in the wild places that we love it's not so easy!

That's why it's important to travel in a group in the bush and to have good First Aid training.  These notes below are not intended to be a replacement for a First Aid course, but rather to refresh your memory or fill in some gaps. 

First Aid on Bushwalks    Ron Watters version

First aid     Patrick James version