Wilderness first aid: The ABCDE system
This is the NOLS system to check an injured person.
A - Airways check.
B - Breathing check.
C - Circulation check.
D - Disability check.
E - Expose injuries check.
Remember "ABCDE" and carry a first aid kit.
Chekika: Forgotten spot of Everglades National Park
During our last visit to Chekika ( map ), we found closed roads and dilapidated buildings. This was our fourth time here. Little by little, nature is coming back. Wilderness taking over what was always its property. The closed entrance to the Grossman Hammock - License our images here . Everglades National Park closed indefinitely the Chekika Day Use Area in 2013. They claimed budget constraints. One year later, Chekika was on the news when a juvenile Nile crocodile was removed from the area - the animal was captured in a canal north from the Grossman Hammock. Two others were caught in 2009 and 2012 further to the east. You know the script with invasive species: they escaped or someone released them. The Everglades already have the mighty Pythons running wild. I don’t want to imagine the River of Grass ruled by “man-eaters” crocodiles that can reach up to 17 feet. That would be madness.
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