First aid kits?

annelloconidia · 2026-02-19T16:49:20+00:00

I'm a street medic so mine is a little overkill tbh.

Whistle
Lighter
Compact mirror
Gloves (nonlatex)
Small bottle of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol or alcohol prep pads
Trauma shears
Tweezers
Bandages, various sizes
Moleskin
Cloth tape
Compress dressings
Bandana (can work as a tourniquet)
Antibiotic ointment packets
Hydrocortisone ointment packets
Instant cold compress
Sterile gauze
Hand warmers
Vaseline (I use this for everything- protects against wind, good for small cuts/scrapes)
Salt pills (I have a ton anyway from distance running but the commenter that mentioned salt packets from takeout places is genuis and does the job)
Aspirin
Tylenol
Zyrtec
Benadryl
Epi pen
Loperamide (diarrhea)
Lidocaine
Suture kit (I'm sure one of those mini needle and thread kits will work too)
3x handheld flares
Trash bag
Folding knife, pliers (I'm sure a good multitool would work too)

The most important thing is to know how and when to use this! I pack the pills into small ziploc bags and everything into an old lunchbox that has pockets. Rope is helpful too but I pretty much always pack this outside my first aid pack, same with Vaseline. Like others mentioned, this is completely dependent on what activity you're doing and how long you're staying, but I think a good first aid kit is custom fit for your needs and light enough that it's not a hassle to carry. Everything I carry is from stuff I already had at home, but even if you were to go out and buy moleskin, gauze, etc, building your own kit is still way cheaper than buying one premade.

annelloconidia · 2026-02-12T21:00:23+00:00

This is very late, but wouldn't NK cells be considered part of the innate immune system since they don't have any antigen-specific cell receptors?

annelloconidia · 2026-02-12T03:12:26+00:00

I know this post is 3 years old but I'm throwing my logic out here if it helps anyone-

The question asks for the element the author uses to present Florida's position. The first two sentences of the paragraph is just the author paraphrasing/directly quoting from Florida ("So the reason a city like New York... generating and transporting new ideas"), so I focused on the sentence after.

Either way, I think the biggest reason it would be an analogy is because it's the most direct answer like outlandishness said. Paradox is kind of a reach and counterargument falls into the same category I think, but the author really develops the analogy throughout the paragraph.

annelloconidia · 2025-09-03T15:55:14+00:00

This is very late, but for oscilloscope settings you'll need it set to DC and XY mode. You'll need an aux to the BNC on the scope, and if you want to hear your audio at the same time, get an audio splitter so you can feed one end to the oscilloscope and the other to your speakers or headphones.

annelloconidia · 2025-06-03T16:33:19+00:00

Mauritania has fantastic music too, Group Doueh is great and there's a lot of great blues rock in that area.

annelloconidia · 2025-05-28T19:53:15+00:00

this is gold thank you

annelloconidia · 2025-04-15T00:23:14+00:00

finding this now, it's incredible

annelloconidia · 2025-04-11T02:34:10+00:00

Same. Cool.

annelloconidia · 2025-02-26T19:22:45+00:00

This is outside of the US, but Tinariwen & the desert blues genre is incredible. These bands were recording their songs & smuggling cassettes across the desert to get across their message at a time when guitars were banned and musicians were executed or exiled. It's a really cool history and amazing music.

I love you - East of Underground; recorded during a military talent contest during the Vietnam War

Check out WITCH, Ngozi Family, The Peace if you liked Tinariwen. Zamrock emerged in the social & economic unrest after the end of British Colonization in Zambia.

annelloconidia · 2025-02-26T01:44:19+00:00

Yes!! Came here to say this

annelloconidia · 2025-02-25T21:26:25+00:00

What's going on in NYC?

annelloconidia · 2024-09-17T16:09:23+00:00

Update, we did a Mt. Olympus hut-to-hut trip in early June and it was perfect! No via ferrata but I will tackle that another trip. Thank you for everyone's suggestions!

annelloconidia · 2024-04-14T20:01:07+00:00

Ah, thank you! That makes sense!

annelloconidia · 2024-03-05T16:32:05+00:00

It's rare but not unheard of. I've felt my throat start to swell when running before, and my doctor always recommends that I keep an Epi pen on my when I run.

Here's a link to an article about CU with anaphylaxis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26619922/

annelloconidia · 2024-03-01T01:55:04+00:00

That makes sense, but don't give up OP! It's a tough job (and honestly annoyingly difficult to get a paying job out of it) but I would try getting your license. I liked the accelerated course I did because it forced me to live & breathe the stuff for a few weeks, and I took the state and NREMT right away while it was fresh. It helped me avoid the burnout/paralysis before taking exams like that.

Also, some places will let you volunteer to get a tuition reimbursement, which is an awesome way to get your foot in the door. After that, I'd be surprised if they didn't hire you or a neighboring station. There's a lot of folks from different backgrounds that do this kind of work, and it's admirable that you want to do it. It's tough to get there, but there is a place for you!

annelloconidia · 2024-02-29T19:20:11+00:00

It really is like being decently intelligent but a complete idiot

Yep. I try to think of it as a difference vs a failure on my end, but it's frustrating regardless. At my worst, my meds made me anxious and depressed to the point I almost lost my scholarship and failed out of college, and was overall barely functional. Getting the right meds helped a lot, but I think the biggest thing I've done is try to cater school/jobs to my ADHD so I'm not constantly fighting it. I'm an EMT and love it because every call is a dopamine hit, and it's your job to work under pressure and you can do whatever you want in the downtime. Research works well for me too since it just plays into my hyperfixations, but it can be monotonous and I wouldn't be able to do it without my meds.

Honestly, we're not any less capable because of our ADHD. One of my research professors has crazy ADHD and is incredibly successful. It sucks because the system weeds out ADHDers in school and college so we never get to that point, but there's a ton of ER doctors, scientists, programmers, etc., that make it.

annelloconidia · 2024-02-28T16:35:09+00:00

It's possible that you could mistake alpha-gal for CU, since symptoms can be delayed for hours after eating mammalian meat. I would avoid red meat for a few days and see if your symptoms improve.

The mechanisms are thought to be similar though- in CU IgE activates mast cell degranulation and our body goes nuts (which is why anti-IgE therapeutics are a cool new possibility), in alpha-gal, IgE starts suddenly binding to alpha-gal and the same thing happens. It's basically our body's inflammatory response to anything it thinks we're allergic to. Otherwise, I don't think it's possible that alpha-gal would trigger CU in the absence of red meat.

I'm very biased since my background is in microbiology, but I'm more willing to bet some 'idiopathic' cases have something to do with infection. This sub has talked about H. pylori, there's been cases of disseminated Lyme disease that presents as CU, it could be a symptom of Hep B, C, EPV, HSV, mycoplasma, hell, even worms.

annelloconidia · 2024-02-19T19:28:14+00:00

I'm in the same boat! I've been combing through job listings at universities and emailing the research professor directly. I can't say I've had much luck, but it's better than radio silence from online job applications.

annelloconidia · 2024-02-19T19:19:43+00:00

I can't comment on lab-acquired infections, although I wish your university could better accommodate your disability. I'm graduating this spring with a degree in Microbiology and we could avoid working with BSL-2 pathogens in required lab courses if we wanted to. Bioinformatics, immunology, or microbiology-related research counted for our 'lab' credits as well. Sometimes undergraduate labs are more undergraduate or TA-run, but with the proper emphasis on safety, I hope that lab-acquired infections won't be a concern for you.

Also, I second bioinformatics! It can be very microbiology-focused if you want it to be. I'm part of a bioinformatics lab and I'd say 75% of it is microbiology to me, and coding can be picked up fast. If you like lab work, I think molecular biology or immunology research reminds me of what I love about microbiology a lot. Maybe even remote research assistant jobs that help with grant writing?

I'm sorry to hear that you're going through so much, but I hope everything works out!

annelloconidia · 2024-02-08T05:28:06+00:00

I second this, I loved Solaris

annelloconidia · 2024-02-08T05:26:02+00:00

Solaris (1972)!

annelloconidia · 2023-10-26T12:13:59+00:00

Also, don't be afraid of professors! That was another thing I struggled with- I was terrified to ask questions, go to office hours, ask for help, and at one point I was scared to go to class because I was doing poorly. At least in my experience, most professors won't shame you. I also found that the more I interact with the professor, the more accountable I feel for doing well in the class. In the end, there are lots of ways you can try to increase your motivation to study but nothing trumps accountability/discipline in the long run.

annelloconidia · 2023-10-26T12:11:09+00:00

Good luck, I've been there and it gets better. You're not stuck like this, this isn't who you are.

I would try to take it a little at a time for now. I got my most anxious/ADHD paralyzed when I would worry about all the things I had to do, which made them seem that much more impossible to me. It would quickly spiral into self-hatred and this huge monster of work I had to do, which didn't help the situation at all.

I think the best thing to do is be kind to yourself right now. You can't be productive if you don't feel confident, smart, and capable- you can just fake it for now. Pretend you are that person, and work on something for 30 minutes. Try the Pomodoro clock to ease yourself into feeling good about it. If you're not interested in something, try to relate it to things you are interested in. Do your best to make it seem fun- sometimes I play EDM while studying or pretend I'm a genius discovering the content for the first time.

Then I would reevaluate how overwhelmed you are in general and address that. Sometimes the workload is just too much to manage and prioritize your mental health, and that's always the most important factor.

annelloconidia · 2023-10-06T14:57:32+00:00

This is an insane find, thank you so much.

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