Medical Information Pages for the Paddler

     The following links are provided as a service to KCWC members who might be needing this information in a hurry.  There are several different types of injuries and illnesses that can plague even the occasional boater, and providing links to these pages on this website will hopefully be educational as well as informational.  The reader should not substitute these webpages for seeking medical advise from your family physician.  But hopefully, having read these pages, the reader will be better prepared for recognizing when medical intervention is needed.

Shoulder Injuries:

 What to do with a shoulder injury by bhclackd

 Preventing Shoulder Injurys by USACK

Hypothermia:

An Overview on Hypothermia for Boaters by Chris Joosse

Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia & Cold Weather Injuries

 

Microbiology in Action:

 Water's Dirty Secrets

 

Poison Ivy and other scary things in the woods:

Poison Ivy

Poison Oak

Poison Sumac

Poison Ivy Pictures & ID

Poison Ivy Treatment

 

Poisonous Snakes

 

Spiders

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