Prepared for ANY emergency

We attended a friend’s party last Saturday night – during the evening many people offered best wishes for our upcoming trip. We had a most interesting conversation with a friend who is a GP. Her daughter had gone on a school trip to Robinson River in the Northern Territory last year as part of an exchange program. Our friend’s main concern was what to pack in a first aid kit for her daughter to take. My ears pricked up quite proud of the fact that I had put in considerable thought into our first aid kit for the journey. Gary had commented early in the week that short of an emergency appendectomy in the desert that I had everything else covered!

Our friend went on to say that she phoned a friend of hers who is a GP in Katherine, NT. This was the advice:- “There are three things you need to worry about:-
Sunburn – so always wear sunscreen and a hat
Dehydration –drink loads of water and carry a water bottle with you at all times
Slow down when driving – road trauma is too frequent because of high speeds on the longer stretches

I felt rather warm under Gary’s glare and felt relieved that he was the only other person in the room that knew about the seventy-three emergency medicines packed!

What price can one put on one’s peace of mind? Gary still not impressed! Caleb – when conversation recounted – hysterical with laughter.
Just wait till they need as much as a Band-Aid!