I witnessed a minor drama in real life the other day while I was bicycling through western Maryland Rail Trail. Several deer were feeding next to the path when I passed them, then I heard a blow and a scream (deer) and another (human). An adult deer jumped to the path and rammed another biker, throwing it from his bicycle. The motorcyclist had scratches in his arms and knees, and was quite shocked. He had just been attacked by a wild animal! Fortunately, he did not hit his head (without a helmet) or was kicked by the deer, but it was a disaster.
My cycling partner and I had some old first aid kits and help her clean it with alcohol preparation pads and a little antibiotic cream. Our servants were too small and not very sticky, so that did not help much. We gave him a little water, we made sure that he would not have broken his wrist, and we talked to her for a while until he was stable enough to return to the bicycle. Once again, a very minor drama in real life, but I took off some lessons that I will share in case they are useful for you.
(For anyone who has not read Reader Digest, the drama in real life was a regular column that told exactly what the title says, and the dramas were typically of life or death. I remember reading one when I was a child about a boy scout that saw someone in a horrible accident that caused an abdominal wound, and its intestine had been most of the things.
Anyway, take. Always wear a bicycle helmet! This path is wide, soft and level, with only a few road crossings and without car traffic. If it is okay to omit the helmet anywhere, you would think that it is there. Even if you don’t ram through a deer, there are many ways to fall from a bicycle. The skulls are so thick but so fragile.
Update your first aid kit. I am obtaining a lot of new and larger bandages to hit my bicycle bag and backpacks, and more antibiotic and antiseptic things. The skin is so thin and so fragile.
The deer are large, strong and fast and stupid, and that is a dangerous combination in a non -human (or human) animal. And they are mortal. Depending on how estimates, 150 to 440 people in the United States die from interactions with deer every yearMost car accidents. The most dangerous moment is in autumn, during the zeal season (stupid things are more stupid when they seek to reproduce). The deer usually run in groups, so if you see a deer crossing a road, suppose there are others behind and be careful. They are more active at dawn and dusk, so watch the side of the road and prepare to stop. If you cannot stop over time, it can be safer to hit the deer to deviate and potentially hit a tree or another car.
The population of deer in the east is probably higher than ever. In addition to causing dangerous accidents, deer hold and distribute the ticks of the disease vector, and they Destroy the habitat for birds that nest on the ground. I would love to see a wolf or cougar reintroduction project that would bring back their predators, but for now the only thing that kills them are hunters and cars. Be careful? And share your own nemesis-degadura stories in the comments.
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