What dangers may you encounter while tracing the river? How to deal with it?

River tracing is a very popular outdoor sport in recent years. Many people are attracted by this kind of leisure and close to nature activities.

But many times, during the journey of tracing the river, we will encounter many kinds of dangers, which make us unable to guard against them.

Next, I will list some dangerous situations you will encounter on the way up the river and how to deal with them.

1. Flood

Flood should be the most dangerous situation we will encounter in the sport of river tracing.

On August 13, 2022, a flash flood suddenly broke out in Longcaogou, Pengzhou, Sichuan's internet celebrity river tracing point. People playing in the water had no time to escape, and a large number of tourists were swept away by the flood. The time between the rapid flow of water and the flash flood is only about 1 to 2 minutes.

So on the way up the river, we must always pay attention to the speed of the water flow. If we see that the stream water suddenly becomes turbid while we are tracing the stream, we must not hesitate and head to the high ground on the bank as soon as possible. Even if it’s sunny and not raining, don’t hesitate. Because the length of streams can sometimes reach dozens of kilometers. If there is a sudden heavy rain dozens of kilometers upstream from us, the flood will come very quickly.

And be sure to note that if the water depth exceeds 10 centimeters below the knee, a person will become unstable in the water. We must try to avoid this situation.

2. Heatstroke

Heatstroke is also a situation we often encounter on the way up rivers.

Many people think that if river tracing is such a refreshing activity and you often soak in the water, how can you get heatstroke?

In fact, this is not the case. On the way up the river, although you spend part of the time in the stream, you usually choose to go up the river when the sun is very strong, so the temperature is very high. At this time, if we soak in the stream and then leave again, we will repeat this process many times. Our brains will wonder what environment our bodies are in, and thus lose the function of regulating body temperature. At this time, it is very easy to suffer from heat stroke.

If you suddenly feel dizzy, palpitated, chest tight and thirsty while on the way up the river. And it is accompanied by symptoms of profuse sweating. Then we are most likely suffering from heat stroke.

At this time, we should immediately find a cool place, untie our clothes, and replenish moisture. Then wipe your body with a wet towel to help dissipate heat. You can also use the medicine in the small medicine box to assist. But at this time, do not soak directly in the cold stream to cool down or cool down. This will cause the capillaries of the skin to constrict, which is not conducive to our body's heat dissipation. In severe cases, it may even damage the brain and internal organs.

When we feel relieved, we should immediately stop the trip up the river and return to rest.

3. Falls\sprains

Falls and sprains are also dangerous situations we often encounter during river tracing. After all, you have to climb mountains and ridges on the way up the stream, and there is a lot of moss beside the stream, which can lead to falls. At this time, it is very easy for us to fall or sprain.

If it is an ordinary fall, we can apply iodine and then simply treat it with gauze or waterproof tape.

The focus here is to talk about sprains and how we should deal with them. We should sit down immediately to prevent the injured foot from being stressed. If we have a companion, we can ask him to bring cold stream water from a water bag to apply to the injured area. Rest in place for about half an hour. After resting, we can simply check to see if it is a simple strain or if there is a stinging sensation from a fracture. If there is a tingling sensation in the bones. We should immediately ask our companions to help us cut down some small branches, and then wrap the injured part with straps. If you fall on your foot, if possible, ask a friend to cut a Y-shaped branch to use as a walking stick.

After leaving, you also need to go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible.

The above are some of the dangerous situations that are more likely to be encountered on the way up the river.