Message #4633

[gryffen]

LMAO - i know a few medics like that!

Everyone was very wary of me when they first met but during an encounter one of my unit had a really bad allergic reaction to a jellyfish sting (we were abroad at the time).

Nothing was working to cooling the area down and i told him to cover his face and close his eyes - then told his buddes to pee on him. - ammonia nutralizes the toxins - he was thankful - but got ribbed a lot.

Dont get me wrong - modern medical kits are fantastic - but as a combat medic/nurse you need to have your wits about you. Most of these old remedies i just knew - dunno if its to do with past life or what but others i learned while reading my greatgrandmothers diaries.