Re: [Philmont]: RE: First Aid - Blister Kits & Duct Tape

Actually it is listed by Buck Tilton of Wilderness Medicine Institute. Buck has even written articles about using Duct Tape for blisters and cuts in Backpacker Magazine. Even wrote once about the supposed healing powers of Duct Tape.

Jim

James H. Moss, JD
PO Box 16743
Golden, CO 80402

jhmoss@earthlink.net
jmoss@cmc.edu
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  From: CCPineoIII@aol.com
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  Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 7:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [Philmont]: RE: First Aid - Blister Kits & Duct Tape

  FWIW

  You will not find duct tape among the listed first aid accessories in wilderness first aid courses from Red Cross, SOLO or Wilderness Medical Associates. There's a good reason.

  While very popular for all sorts of repairs, including direct skin applications apparently, duct tape is not made to be put on your skin. There is no standard formulation for the adhesive. You won't find any details about what's in the adhesive on the label. Doubt you would find an MSDS (material safety data sheet) for the adhesive. You won't find any information about the adhesive on a "warning label."

  If for some reason you or one of your scouts is allergic to one or more of the chemicals in the adhesive, be prepared to deal with an allergic reaction on and around the area where you apply the tape. This will probably occur in the back country where Murphy's Law comes into play. If that allergic reaction or chemical burn is on a hot spot or around an already open blister, so be it. Think about it.

  Caveat emptor.

  Charlie Pineo
  Woodstock, GA
  Assoc Crew Advisor, Trek 4, 721-B2, 2003

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