<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> <title>Expo 1st Aid</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/main2.css" /> </head> <body> <h1 id="tophead">1st Aid</h1> <h2>Available equipment</h2> <p>Expo maintains a big top camp first aid kit for plateau injuries and minor caving damage. It is not designed/intended to go underground. Plateau falls are actually the biggest risk on expo - the limestone is sharp and sometimes slippery, the rucksacks are enormous and heavy. Small personal kits for underground use are also a good idea, as is a bivi bag or bothy in case of getting stuck for any reason (as it's damn cold).</p> <p>There is a rescue grab bag containing underground 1st aid stuff and brew kit/shelter.</p> <p>At base camp is more first aid stuff for both replenishment and other injuries.</p> <h2>Training</h2> There is a caving first aid training session help each year before expo. Here are the <a href="1st_aid_caving_style.pdf">slides from the current course</a> (written by Cat Hulse) which provide a lot of good info. </body> </html>