Some of the more faithful readers of this list serve with memories for minutia may recall that months ago I asked around for a on-line field safety manual, because I am part of a North American team putting students and others in the field in a variety of places in the Midwest and east, from FL to RI. I found no such manual, so our team has constructed one that covers a variety of topics from heat stroke to tick bites to poison ivy. Some of us are especially experienced with vector-borne diseases, so this area is fairly well covered. We would appreciate comments from other experienced field folks on what they tell their students, and we encourage other people to make use of this resource if they like. Please note that we make no claims that our manual is appropriate for you or your situation, and only one of us is a medical doctor, and hence we take no legal responsibility for your use or misuse of the information we post.
That said, here's the link to the manual: http://wildlifehealth.tennessee.edu/lyme_gradient/safety.htm Let us know what else we should add! Let us know if this is useful for you! Dr. Russell Burke Department of Biology Hofstra University Hempstead NY 11549 516.463.5521
