First Aid - Mountain Biking

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WIDTH="563" HEIGHT="424"></td> <td width="50%"><a href="#Injuries"><big>Injuries</big></a><p><a href="#Treatments"><big>Treatments</big></a></p> <p><a href="#Preparedness"><big>Preparedness</big></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="../about/bruce.htm">About the author</a></p> <p><a href="../index.htm" target="_top">Home</a></p> <p><em><strong>Visitors:</strong><small> </small><img src="../_vti_bin/fpcount.exe/?Page=firstaid/index.htm|Image=0" alt="Hit Counter"></em></p> <p><em><small>Photo: <a href="../about/jackie.htm">Jackie</a> checks out Alex Argyle, who is faking an injury for the camera.</small></em></td> </tr> </table> <p><big><font color="#800000"><a name="Injuries"><big><big><strong>Injuries</strong></big></big></a></font></big></p> <table border="1" width="100%" height="431" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><p align="left"><a href="abrasion.htm"><strong>A</strong>brasion</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="trunk.htm#Abdominal">Abdomen</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="strain.htm#Back Strain"><strong>B</strong>ack strain</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="bugbite.htm">Bee sting</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="bugbite.htm#Black Widow Bite">Black widow</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="bleeding.htm">Bleeding</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><p align="left"><a href="bugbite.htm#Itchy Bites">Bug bites</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="blister.htm">Blisters</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="blister.htm#Blood">Blister, blood</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="contus.htm">Bruises</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="burns.htm">Burns</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="plants.htm#Cactus Thorns"><strong>C</strong>actus thorns</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="carpal.htm">Carpal tunnel</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="finger.htm#Chainring pinch">Chainring finger</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="trunk.htm#Rib">Chest Injury</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="eyes.htm#Abrasion">Corneal Injury</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="cuts.htm">Cuts, general</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="facecut.htm">Cut face</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="skinflap.htm">Cut flap/avulsion</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="mouthcut.htm">Cut mouth</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="scalpcut.htm">Cut scalp</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="mouthcut.htm#Gum Laceration">Cut gum</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="mouthcut.htm#Tongue Laceration">Cut tongue</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="mouthcut.htm#Frenulum Laceration">Cut frenulum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="20"><a href="heatstrok.htm#Dehydration"><strong>D</strong>ehydration</a></td> <td width="16%" height="20"><a href="dental.htm">Dental Injury</a></td> <td width="17%" height="20"><a href="finger.htm#Dislocation">Dislocated finger</a></td> <td width="17%" height="20"><a href="animals.htm">Dog bite</a></td> <td width="17%" height="20"><a href="heatstrok.htm"><strong>E</strong>lectrolytes</a></td> <td width="17%" height="20"><a href="eyes.htm">Eye injury</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="finger.htm"><strong>F</strong>inger injuries</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="fb.htm#Fish Hook">Fishhook</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fb.htm">Foreign body</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="eyes.htm#Foreign Body">FoB eye</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fb.htm#Impalement">FoB impaled</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fb.htm#Foreign Body under Nail">FoB under nail</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="fxarm.htm">Fracture arm</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="fxclav.htm">Frx  clavicle</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="finger.htm">Frx Finger</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fxhip.htm">Frx  hip</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fxtoe.htm">Frx  toe</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="frostbite.htm">Frostbite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="headbump.htm"><strong>H</strong>ead injury</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="heatstrok.htm#Heat Exhaustion">Heat exhaustion</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="heatstrok.htm">Heatstroke</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="frostbite.htm#Hypothermia">Hypothermia</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="infect.htm"><strong>I</strong>nfection</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="bugbite.htm">Insect bites/stings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="dental.htm#Jaw"><strong>J</strong>aw and TMJ</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="trunk.htm#Kidney"><strong>K</strong>idney</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="cuts.htm"><strong>L</strong>acerations</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="lightng.htm">Lightning</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="finger.htm#Mallet Finger"><strong>M</strong>allet finger</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="mouthcut.htm">Mouth injury</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="strain.htm#Muscle Strain">Muscle strain</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21">  </td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="nailavul.htm#Nail Avulsion"><strong>N</strong>ail avulsion</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="fb.htm#Foreign Body under Nail">Nail FB</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="nailavul.htm#Subungual Hematoma">Nail hematoma</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="strain.htm#Neck Strain">Neck strain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="nosebled.htm">Nosebleed</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21">  </td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="plants.htm#Poison Ivy"><strong>P</strong>oison ivy</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="puncture.htm">Puncture wound</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="trunk.htm#Rib"><strong>R</strong>ib injury</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="abrasion.htm"><strong>S</strong>crapes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="animals.htm#Snake Bite">Snakebite</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="bugbite.htm#Spider Bite">Spider bites</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="sprain.htm">Sprain (general)</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="anklspr.htm">Sprain ankle</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="finger.htm#Sprained Finger">Sprain finger</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="kneespr.htm">Sprain knee</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="thumbspr.htm">Sprain thumb</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="wristspr.htm">Sprain wrist</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="plants.htm#Stinging Nettle">Stinging nettle</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="strain.htm">Strain</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="sunburn.htm">Sunburn</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="tendon.htm"><strong>T</strong>endon strain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="tendonit.htm">Tendonitis</a></td> <td width="16%" height="21"><a href="bugbite.htm#Ticks">Ticks</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="dental.htm">Tooth injury</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21"><a href="trunk.htm">Trunk trauma</a></td> <td width="17%" height="21">  </td> <td width="17%" height="21">  </td> </tr> </table> <p align="left"><a name="Treatments"><strong><font color="#800000"><big><big><big>Treatment Reference</big></big></big></font></strong></a></p> <table border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="antisept.htm">Antiseptics</a></td> <td width="16%"><a href="bandage.htm">Bandage supplies</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="bandaids.htm">Bandaid tricks</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="dressing.htm#cleaning">Cleaning wounds</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="cutfix.htm">Cut closure</a></td> <td width="17%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="dressing.htm">Major dressing</a></td> <td width="16%"><a href="bandaids.htm">Minor dressing</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="painmeds.htm">Pain medications</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="immobil.htm#Slings">Sling techniques</a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="immobil.htm#Splints">Splinting </a></td> <td width="17%"><a href="immobil.htm#Wraps">Wraps</a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="left"><a name="Preparedness"><strong><font color="#800000"><big><big><big>Preparedness</big></big></big></font></strong></a></p> <table border="1" width="100%" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td width="33%"><a href="bikekit.htm">Bike first aid kit</a></td> <td width="34%"><a href="bigkit.htm#Basic">Auto first aid kit</a></td> <td width="33%"><a href="bigkit.htm#Deluxe">Home first aid kit</a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><strong>Your suggestions for additions to this section are very welcome!</strong><br> <font color="#800000"><big><big><big>Stay tuned as Dr. Argyle adds to this section...</big></big></big></font> </p> </body>