Questions tagged [injury]
An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, etc. Answers given here are not intended as a replacement for professional medical advice. Please do not use this tag to ask for specific medical advice. A Dr should always be consulted to confirm any advice given
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Fatalities per billion hours spent snowboarding or skiing?
Snowboarding and skiing are counted as high risk sports, and for good reason. Whether it's a fall off a hidden chasm/precipice, or being caught in a tree well, or simply a high speed collision with a ...
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Hiking with a minor wound near the knee?
I have recently scratched my skin near the knee. There was some bleeding, but I didn't hurt anything vital. I am planning a long weekend-hike (starting 4 days after the injury).
When I bend the knee ...
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What should I do when I find a dying dog?
A few years ago I was on a cycling holiday - on my own - in remote mountainous countryside in the north of Greece. One day, I came across a dog lying by the side of the road. I had passed quite a few ...
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Internal (unseen) damage from a 40ft climbing fall [closed]
I am aware that the statistics regarding a 40ft climbing fall, which result in "decking-out" are not favorable. I survived such a fall only recently. Major injuries seem to have only been a broken &...
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How to tape torn skin to continue climbing?
I have got this annoying issue when bouldering: a sheared callus on the small finger:
I would like to tape this and continue climbing (with extra caution). I am not an expert in taping, and any tape ...
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Are there ways to make the skin on my fingers last longer while climbing/bouldering? [duplicate]
My main problem when bouldering and sometimes while climbing is, that after some time the skin/flesh of my middle and lower phalanges start to hurt and the skin comes off so further climbing becomes ...
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What to do if someone gets impaled in the stomach?
Background: This question is motivated by an accident that happened to my sister in a very rural area. She was on a fence and fell onto a t-post which basically impaled her, but which fell out by the ...
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How can I care for a wound that will be immersed in water?
I got a fairly bad cut on my leg, not quite bad enough for stitches but will probably leave a scar. I have a camping trip planned this weekend at a lake where we will go swimming and kayaking. I ...
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How long does it generally take to stop feeling climber's elbow? [closed]
I've been climbing 1-2 times / week (usually once) for about a month. After each time I climb, I feel joint pain in my elbows. From my understanding, this is likely Tennis Elbow.
Slowly but surely, ...
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How to safely train for and grip pockets?
I was spurred to post this after reading Which fingers to use in a 2 finger pocket when rock climbing?
Last year I injured myself training on a shallow three finger pocket with an open hand grip and ...
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Sore left knee when hiking [closed]
Hi I have been a keen cyclist and walker for many many years, but this year I have taken more to hiking, 2-6 miles walk which I really enjoy.
But this last 4 months I have started developing a ...
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Sharp knee pain when going up and down stairs/bending my knee after my first backpacking trip [duplicate]
This past weekend, I went on my first backpacking trip. The last 5 miles were all straight down hill which caused a lot of knee pain. Now, three days later, I still have excruciating, stabbing pain ...
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How do I self-assess my physical condition after a fall in the backcountry?
Background: The weather that day, as well as the week before, had been dry and warm. At about nine pm on August 2, 2014, I fell off of a log onto rocks. The fall was roughly twenty feet. The rocks ...
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What is the knee pain beneath and under the kneecap from hiking up and down inclines? [duplicate]
I've been walking for exercise for four years now, with no problems. Now I've moved to a hilly location, and I thought the inclines, up and down, would be a great addition to my flat land walking. ...
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How to prevent chafing in my lower regions [duplicate]
I'm training currently for a long distance walk (the welsh 15 peaks in 24 hours) and I'm doing some long days (12 hours plus). I'm having some real trouble though with quite painful chafing in my (...
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