The First Aid Zone will again have a display at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show.  Explore Canada's largest adventure show.  Located at the International Centre near Pearson airport.  Free parking.  Drop by and say hello.  Feb 22-23, 2013.

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Half way through the boat show and all indications are strong.

Boats are being sold and this historically has been a strong economic indicator.

When we have a good boat show, we have a good year.

To all you boaters, be prepared for every emergency!

For those of you requiring a pocket eye chart, the Eye Chart Pro is really handy.  This app was the #1 downloaded medical app last year.  Created by DOK LLC, this app is currently free at the app store.

Here's a YouTube instruction video for changing our digital thermometer from

Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Believe it or not they need very little maintenance.  But there is a very important minor maintenance that will make all the difference.  The ear tips and the binural (the stainless steel tubing that connects the ear tips to rubber tubing) can  get small amounts of ear wax building up.  Ear wax will eventually effect the acoustics of your scope.  There is an easy solution.

Every few months take a pipe cleaner and dip it rubbing alcohol and clear the ear tips and binural.

For the scopes that have gone decades without cleaning, you may need to use compressed air to get the tubes clear.

A few minutes of work will keep your Littmann stethoscope working like the day you bought it.

Sample Stethoscope head engraving

First Aid Zone is trilled to offer engraving on your Littmann stethoscopes.

Personalization is the ideal way to protect your stethoscope from wandering away.

Those of you who know Goldens, know they often have skin allergies.

Our Golden, Buster is no exception.  Recently he itched his elbow to the point of rawness.  I decided to wrap it up to reduce his access to the wound.  Because of his thick fur, you cannot use anything with adhesive on it.

There is a group of wraps referred to as self adhering wraps.  I decided to try 2 different products.  The first, Vet Wrap (Human version is called Coban) manufactured by 3M.  The comparison was a generic product produced by Webtex.

Buster got the Webtex product off in minutes, and was happily chewing it.   The Vet wrap stayed on much longer and was clearly the winner.

Caution!  I caution you that Vet Wrap/Coban  has much more compression than a tensor bandage, so you must be very careful not to put it on too tight.

A quick survey of local vets confirms Vet Wrap as the product of choice.

It's that time of year again.  The Toronto Boat show runs from Jan 11-Jan 20/13.  This is our 18th year and we are thrilled to be setting up our display again. This is the perfect opportunity for all you boaters to restock your kits or get a new one.  When you are out on the water, self reliance is critical.  The First Aid Zone is the place to visit for all your first aid needs.