1- Knots use a simple physics principle that allows knots to work. FRICTION. It is that simple. Friction.
2- “Dressing” a knot means that you pull it tight and the knot is tied correctly after pulling it tight. Check every knot after dressing it to make sure that it is tied correctly. If using for life safety, check it out before putting your life on the line.
Y- How do you make a hot dog stand at the ball park?
Z- Steal his seat.
3- Let us cover more First Aid – so here goes. If someone does not feel good, one of the first things I do is to take someone’s temperature. And record it and record how it was taken. (Oral, Temporal, Rectal, Under the arm)
Take notes on additional signs & symptoms.
- Sweating,
- Chills or shivering (can’t get warm),
- Weakness,
- Muscle Aches,
- Headaches,
- Change in appetite (usually loss of appetite),
- Loss of energy / lethargic,
- Apathetic,
- Irritability / grumpy,
- Dehydration,
- Unusual skin rash,
- Hyper sensitivity to bright or sun light,
- Mental confusion,
- Vomiting,
- Difficulty breathing,
- Chest pain,
- Pain while urinating or abdominal pain (esp in lower right quadrant) & / or
- Seizures.
- Are there any external injuries. Examine them & record the data.
- Does the patient have generalized or specific pain and where is the pain located. Use the 1 to 10 scale for pain expression.
Take the temperature at regular intervals and record all the data.
4- How do you treat a fever? Keep the patient hydrated. Water &/or sport drink, clear soups. (I use 1 part sports drink to 3 parts water) Wait 15-20 mins after drink or food to take temperature. Keep comfortable. Monitor, monitor, monitor. No alcohol or caffeine (that includes Coffee, Tea, & Chocolate). Record all signs & symptoms. Record all intake & outgoing. Record all medicines & or drugs taken! Keep the patient warm.
I use 103F (39.4C) or seizures as a deciding point to call the Dr. or 911. Use 101F for children under 6 months. Use 102F for children under 24 months.
G- Why didn’t the elephants bring backpacks to camp?
H- They carry everything in their trunk.
5- Ham Radio & Electronics & Electricity:
To convert from kilovolts to volts, you multiply by 1,000. To convert from microvolts to volts, you divide by one million. To convert from milliwatts to watts, you divide by 1,000. There are a thousand milliamperes in 1 ampere, so to convert from milliamperes to amperes, you divide by 1,000.
What is is equal to 500 milliwatts? 0.5 watts
If an ammeter calibrated in amperes is used to measure a 3000-milliampere current,
what reading would it show? 3 amperes
I- All the baby ants at the dining hall were confused.
J- Yeah, Their uncles are all ants.
6- Now that a lot of flowers & trees are blooming; take a look and see if you can ID the 5 parts that are flowering.
The Ants go marching one-by-one,
Gaither
Dan Romanchik KB6NU, (Ham Radio) Technician Study Guide