How to Survive Field Injuries
From snake bites to sore teeth, this guide will help you tackle almost any accident.

SNAKEBITES Traditional measures (tourniquets, incision and suctioning) are fraught with danger. Here's what to do:
1) Get out of striking range. If you think you were bitten by a coral snake, apply a constricting band loosely, so that it barely indents the skin. (Use a shoelace.)
2) Use the sawyer extractor, if you have one.
3) Immobilize the bitten extremity, and keep it at heart level.
4) Let the extremity hang down in a dependent position and get the victim to a hospital. 5) Bring the snake so it can be identified. Outdoor Life Online Editor
1) Get out of striking range. If you think you were bitten by a coral snake, apply a constricting band loosely, so that it barely indents the skin. (Use a shoelace.)
2) Use the sawyer extractor, if you have one.
3) Immobilize the bitten extremity, and keep it at heart level.
4) Let the extremity hang down in a dependent position and get the victim to a hospital. 5) Bring the snake so it can be identified. Outdoor Life Online Editor

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2) Push down on the hook shank to disengage the barb from the flesh.
3) Maintain pressure on the hook and align the loop with the shank.
4) Pull on the string and the hook will pop out through the entrance wound.
5) Treat with antiseptic.

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2) Wash the burns with mild soap and water.
3) Use a cotton ball to gently remove dirt and debris, and scissors and forceps to remove loose tissue and blisters (which contain chemicals that inhibit blood flow to the skin).
4) Apply a 16-inch layer of silver sulfadiazine cream (antibiotic ointment), and cover the burn with a gauze dressing. Bandage fingers and toes individually; Leave burns of the face, neck and genitals uncovered.

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2) If it is abraded, cover the eye until you get to a doctor (an abrasion feels exactly like a foreign body in the eye).
3) If you are sure there is grit, sand or embers in the eye, try to flush it out with a gentle stream of clean water.
4) If that doesn’t do it, pull the upper eyelid down over the lashes of the lower lid. As a last resort, try to lift the foreign body off the eye with the corner of a cloth or q-tip.

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1) If the tooth is loose but in a good position, or has been pushed in, leave it alone. If it is out of position, reposition it and splint it with express putty (made by 3m).
2) If the tooth has been knocked out, it can be replaced, ideally within 30 minutes. Pick it up by the crown, rinse it off, and work it back into the socket. Hold it in place with wax.

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1) Place your socked foot in the injured person’s armpit. Hold the wrist with both your hands and, keeping your leg straight, slowly lean back. Give a long, steady pull on the arm while pushing with the heel of your foot.
2) After about five minutes, pull the victim’s hand across his body using your heel as a fulcrum. The head of the humerus should slip back into the shoulder socket with an audible click.

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2) Tie a 10- to 20-pound weight to the injured arm and let it hang over the edge. After 15 to 30 minutes, the shoulder should reduce. It is important that the victim not try to rush the procedure as he feels the bone shifting.
3) After a successful reduction, put the arm in a sling and bind it firmly to the chest.
4) Get the victim to a doctor.

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2) Secure them with 2-inch adhesive tape.
From snake bites to sore teeth, this guide will help you tackle almost any accident.