Dear guys,
After reading about the accounts on the Mid-Atlantic Jam on Saturday, the 14th (broken ankles and banged knees), I thought it be important to make this post:

I relieze that people that practice parkour practice in different groups.  Sometimes, you have young and old...new and experienced tracuers.  Regardless of the age and experience of the group of practicioners, it is important to know what to do in an emergency situation.  Please take the time to read some basic points here, and click the links for any more information:

Disclaimer: I am not a accreditted, recognized, liscenced, practicing, nor registered doctor.  None of the infomation here is to be taken as actual medical advice or council. This is simple basic facts obtained from http://www.mayoclinic.com.  Obvsiously, in each situation, use your judgement: If it is a serious injury, do not be afraid to call 911 or your local medical and emergency facility.  Be sure to take measures after these initial tips: Continues to RICE your wounds, and seek medical attention if necissary.  This information should not be cited, copied, nor reproduced.

Bruise
*Elevate the bruised area
*Ice the area, being careful not to freeze the area.


Cuts

*Stop the bleeding.  Apply light pressure if it does not stop bleeding on its own.
*Clean the wound with water
*Apply an antibiotic
*Wrap with gauze or bandaid.

*Use common sense with this one...this is obviously for small cuts...if it's a deep cut, seek medical attention and stitches.



Sprain

*Do not continue to work on any sprined limb.  The swelling and pain may not be initial sprain, so do not be fooled.
*Follow R.I.C.E:
 -Rest
 -Ice
 -Compression
 -Elevation



Fractures

*Stop any bleeding
*Do not try to set the bone yourself
*Apply ice to the fractured area
*Check for shock in the victim.


Stay safe kids, and practice hard...

JOMR



ps. please feel free to add to anything here for people who actually know what they're talking about

Any advice on exertion-related problems? I'm particularly thinking of heat stroke, but obviously you can imagine other things.

Oh yes, Hyperthermia, aka Heat Stroke.  This is another serious issue.  As a side note, humidity and the presence of direct sunlight may cause the heat index to be 10 °C hotter than the temperature indicated by a thermometer.  (Also, according to my book, Hyperthermia is caused artifically to help treat cancer.  How awkward.)

A core (Internal) body temperature of 106 °F causes "Brain Death" after about 10 minutes.  Brain Death is complete and irreversable damage of the brain.  However, in EXTREME conditions, the body will hit this temperature in about 10 minutes after the first sign of Hyperthermia, in which time the victim should already be in treatment.

Heat Exserion is the first step, in which the victim cannot sweat, due to the lack of water in their body.  After this, Hyperthermia sets in.

Prevention: 

-WATER, obviously.  However, if one brings very cold water, DO NOT CHUG IT DOWN.  If the body is very warm and all of the sudden very cool liquid enters, it can cause shock, and sometimes low-level HYPOthermia.  Coffee, tea, ESPECIALLY SODA, AND ALCOHOL will only make the victim dehydrate faster.

-Loose fitting, light clothing.  A Wide brimmed hat to keep sunlight off the head and neck, and vented top to allow the top of the head to ventilate.

First Aid:

-Hyperthermia is a sure sign that you need to call for an Ambulance.  Remember, it only takes 5 minutes for Brain Death to occur.

-Remove unneeded clothing, down to the victims underwear, to allow passive cooling.

-Shade is your friend, and so is water.  If complete submersion is unavailible, pouring water over the victims head and neck and THEN their whole body will suffice.

Since I've covered HYPERthermia, i'll do the same for HYPOthermia, which is when Core temperature is too low to allow normal metabolism.  This will come in handy, considering we ARE entering Winter.

Once Core Temp. lowers about 4°C, the body becomes pale and blue (obviously not a sign to us "darker skinned" people) as blood returns from less needed parts to the organs, such as heart and brain.

At 90°C and below, the body cannot metabolize and "Clinical Death" begins.  This is when major organs, such as the heart, fail.  Brain Death can still occur, but due to decreased cellular activity it takes longer.

Prevention:

-Heat is lost through the neck and head faster than any other part of the body.  In otherwords, beanies and SCARFS ESPECIALLY are your friends.

-Since Parkour is great exercise, it's best to wear wool or synthetic materials made to dry quickly.  Sweat drenched clothing is not a good thing.

First Aid:

-DO NOT:
  ~Rub or Massage
  ~Give alcohol
  ~Give Food or Drink, including warm drinks
  ~Treat Frostbite
  ~Allow the victim to stand or sit up

Doing so will pull blood from major organs, keeping them from warming up, and exasterbating the problem.

-DO:
  ~Call for an Ambulance (See a pattern?)
  ~Shelter the victim
  ~If possible, put the patient in a bath with medium-temperature water, with the clothes on, but do not do this with elders.  (For you 70 year old Tracuers out there?)
  ~Place insulated (wrapped in a sock or something) hot water bottles between legs and in armpits.
  ~Be prepared to induce CPR (BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL IF POSSIBLE)
  ~Remove wet clothing IF AND ONLY IF dry clothing is availible.

Moving the victim can cause a heart attack.  Period.  So what do you think we shouldn't do?  Good job.

Also, if blankets or a large coat is availible, wrap the victim in this, and preferably have someone embrace them, allowing their body heat to warm the victim slowly.  (If you've seen "Day After Tommorow," you may recall this technique.)

wow really cool and useful. Concussions seem to be the number one injury with m and my buddies. :/ so shabam you guys have helped me out a tad. Expecially now that I'm almost healed and ready to injure myself once again. Gracias

Thats basically like dehydration and in which case you must lie down and drink the water you considered pouring over the head. ok I have been dehydrated a few times actually. To stubbern to go inside and break. 

Not to nit-pick, but actually it was 11 days. Bless Ask Yahoo, huh?

I cannot even imagine that amt of time in sleep-deprivation, though... I start hallucinating after 1 all-nighter.

weird thing is, no matter how long you stay away you still only need 8-10 hours of good sleep to be back to normal

It's easy to get applauded when copying and pasting someone elses articles. It's called Plagiarism.
(not you JumpOffMyRoof?, you gave credit)
And guys, if you have any questions about a subject, dont wait to ask someone so they can just look it up on the internet and repost it here. There are these wonderful things called search engines. Or if it's health related go to webmd.com or the various other online resourses out there.