[Mutant Fest] Re: [SpAzLiSt] Mutantfest med tent needs.....

[ian at spaz.org]

I know this sounds crazy, but:

Superglue and tinfoil.  Why, you ask?  Ok, for those of you who haven't had 
any sort of medical training, you can actually use superglue to hold a wound 
closed in a pinch, as long as the injured person doesn't have internal 
bleeding.  Why the tinfoil?  It's for wrapping around people's innards if they 
end up coming out.  Not a pleasant thought, I know, but if somebody's 
intestines or other internal organs are hanging out after some horrible 
accident, you don't try to stuff them back in, and you can't just leave them 
sitting there, especially when you have to carry the injured person to a spot 
where they can be airlifted out. "Ewww...gross!!"  Yeah, well tough shit, cuz 
life's rough sometimes and you'd better be ready to deal with it.  Burning 
shit has people die every year.  We haven't ever, and I have no desire to see 
that change.  

Do we have any tourniquets, crutches or splints?  People are actually far more 
likely to break a limb or end up with a serious cut than getting bitten by a 
snake unless you're in a reptile cage.  Not that we shouldn't be prepared for 
both, of course.

Peace and Respect,

I

belial at spaz.org said:

> 
> I went through all of the mutantfest med tent stuff, and made a list of 
things
> needed to make two med tents.... we need to set up some kind of system to 
keep
> track of what is donated and what is not, so that we don't wind up with 10
> bottles of aloe and no band-aids.  maybe email me if you can bring some of
> what is needed, and I can say if we need it or not.... or some kind of
> checklist that people can sign off for..... or whatever.  But here is the
> list... it's kind of long...
> 
> - For shitters..... plastic squirt bottles(at least one for each shitter),
> Gallon jugs of water(at least one, but hopefully a few for each shitter), 
TP,
> big bottles of tea tree oil(there can never be enough tea tree oil), little
> plastic pipettes
> - 2 tents you can stand in, 2 lamps with light bulbs, extension cords to
> borrow, 2 sturdy tables you can bring and take home after fest
> - white sheets and red paint
> - condoms/lube
> - 2 boxes alcohol preps
> - 2 boxes gloves (latex or non)
> - 1 large bottle of hydrogen peroxide
> - 1 bottle aloe vera gel
> - 2 bottles of hand sanitizer
> - Band-Aids of all shapes, sizes, textures
> - 2 large bottles of zinc lozenges
> - 1 bottle Echinacea pills
> -1 tube of A+D ointment
> - 1 tube of povidone iodine ointment
> - 1 bottle of isopropyl alcohol
> - Gatorade or emergen-c
> - Cotton Balls
> - cotton swabs
> - 2 bottles of saline solution
> - menstual pads and tampons
> - 2 tubes of Weleda Burn gel
> - 1 bottle insect repellant
> - Ace Bandages
> - 2 scissors
> 
> 
> WE DO NOT NEED GAUZE, in fact, we have a lot already, and it would be good 
to
> use some before getting more, although, hopefully no one will need to use
> gauze.  We also have enough tape for the time being.  We have a bunch of
> acetomynaphin, but no ibuprofin or aspirin.
> 
> A note on bee sting/snake bite kits: we have two kits. One is a suction
> device.  The other is a suction device but also has a cutting tool and
> tournaquette device.  It seems like the more we have of these kits, the
> better.  But people need to know that we do not, and will most likely never
> have an epipen, so if someone might need one of those, they have to bring
> their own.   
> 
> If I seem to have forgotten anything, please email me, and if you want to
> donate anything, please email me.
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