Re: Medical question: Definitions of heat sickness
It sounds to me like you didn't eat any salty food and the water went through you taking all your electrolytes with it. No wonder you bonked. --- On Thu,...
Normhikes 2009-07-16 10:08:05 #56382

Re: Medical question: Definitions of heat sickness
I ran into a "death-defying" situation a couple of weeks ago which threw me for a loop. I was going to ask Doc if he was familiar with this, and possibly...
James Hayford 2009-07-16 10:02:08 #56381

Re: Medical question: Definitions of heat sickness
Not with a medical background like Doc, but responding to some specific points in your story: "They revived the woman with the water, ..." "She arrived in...
Doug Nering 2009-07-16 08:17:29 #56380

Re: Car descends in pieces to Toroweap
I like reading the NPS Morning Reports at: http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/, and I am always amazed at the number of suicides that take place...
hikernut_lane 2009-07-16 07:27:51 #56379

Re: Was North to South R to R Report---take your earplugs
Hello all, These are great reports. I'm grabbing the comment about ear plugs and straying off a bit. I'd like to add ear plugs to the list of...
rosemarybeck@aol.com 2009-07-16 06:31:06 #56378

Re: Medical question: Definitions of heat sickness
Doc beat me to this but I was going to suggest that someone like Doc or Kam could easily answer this question. Mine comes from personal experience. I've...
Jim Edmondson 2009-07-16 05:54:51 #56377

Re: Medical question: Definitions of heat sickness
could be one of two things #1..hyponatremia from the 4 liters she drank going down..i rarely take more than one liter DOWN; #2..HEAT EXHAUSTION....because of...
docthomas04@yahoo.com 2009-07-16 05:29:07 #56376

Re: North to South R to R Report
rryder: I'm really enjoying your trip report, keep it coming! Good idea about the earplugs. I've never stayed in the dorms at Phantom - I've always tent...
Darin 2009-07-16 05:18:59 #56375

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