Prevent Dehydration For Trail Adventure Or Offroad Motorcyclists
Sunday, December 27, 2009
, Posted by Ridwanars at 6:52 PM
Moment do trail adventures wears offroad motorcycle, best bring to drink enough on the way. Drink usually present and ally in rider's bag usually called camel bag. In this article will not discuss the camel bag problem, exactly will discuss to hit effect [of] less drink that called dehydration with the marking. Dehydration is liquid's deficit that caused by liquid's under entering or liquid's expenditure overs do. Usually happen in person with heavy activities during long but liquid that is drunk a little or can also in one who diarrhea. Prevent dehydration one of the survival for trail adventure or offroad motorcyclist.
Dehydration is loss of water and important blood salts like potassium (K+) and sodium (Na+). Vital organs like the kidneys, brain, and heart can’t function without a certain minimum of water and salt. In underdeveloped countries, dehydration from diseases like cholera and dysentery kills millions every year (usually infants and children).
When heavy activity like on the way at open-air, secretory sweat more many so that must be replaced with drink. When less so happen dehydration. Dehydration can also evoke conditon other dangerous like muscle's cramps, heat stroke or shock.In one who light dehydration or medium, better given to drink as much as possible. Better when given electrolyte's liquid like oralit or sugar-salt solution (water 200 ml + sugar-salt + salt in one-end of tea spoon). For the things unconscious, better as soon as it brought to well-being's service closest. So, before happen dehydration better prevented with many drink, minimal two litres during do heavy activity.
Dehydration is loss of water and important blood salts like potassium (K+) and sodium (Na+). Vital organs like the kidneys, brain, and heart can’t function without a certain minimum of water and salt. In underdeveloped countries, dehydration from diseases like cholera and dysentery kills millions every year (usually infants and children).
When heavy activity like on the way at open-air, secretory sweat more many so that must be replaced with drink. When less so happen dehydration. Dehydration can also evoke conditon other dangerous like muscle's cramps, heat stroke or shock.In one who light dehydration or medium, better given to drink as much as possible. Better when given electrolyte's liquid like oralit or sugar-salt solution (water 200 ml + sugar-salt + salt in one-end of tea spoon). For the things unconscious, better as soon as it brought to well-being's service closest. So, before happen dehydration better prevented with many drink, minimal two litres during do heavy activity.
© CamelBak
Camel Bag for Offroad Motorcyclist
© CamelBak
Hydro pocket for camel bag usually worn to 2 water's litres
Clinical Findings of Dehydration :
| Clinic Indication | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level of Consciousness | alert | lethargic | obtunded |
| Capillary refill* | 2 s | 2-4 s | >4, cool limbs |
| Mucous membranes | normal | dry | parched, cracked |
| Tears | normal | decreased | absent |
| Heart rate | slightly increased | Increased | very increased |
| Respiratory rate/pattern* | normal | Increased | increased and hyperpnea |
| Blood pressure | normal | normal, but orthostasis | decreased |
| Pulse | normal | thready | faint or impalpable |
| Skin turgor* | normal | slow | tenting |
| Fontanel | normal | depressed | sunken |
| Eyes | normal | sunken | very sunken |
| Urine output | decreased | oliguria | oliguria/anuria |
*best indicators of hydration status.
© emedicine.medscape
Below are some warning signs for dehydration :
© emedicine.medscape
Below are some warning signs for dehydration :
| MILD | MODERATE | SEVERE |
|---|---|---|
| Thirst | Very dry mouth membranes | All signs of moderate ehydration |
| Dry lips | Sunken eyes | Rapid, weak pulse (more than 100 at rest) |
| Slightly dry mouth membranes | Sunken fontanelle (soft spot) on infant’s head | Cold hands and feet |
| . | Skin doesn’t bounce back quickly when lightly pinched and released | Rapid breathing |
| . | . | Blue lips |
| . | . | Confusion, lethargy, difficult to arouse |
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Severe Dehydration, you must get to a hospital right away. Intravenous fluids (IVs) will quickly reverse dehydration, and are often life-saving in young children and infants.
Moderate Dehydration, careful home treatment can be safe, but phone contact with a physician is advisable. Children under 10 with moderate dehydration should see a physician first, though hospitalization usually isn’t necessary.
Mild Dehydration, is safe to self-treat at all ages, as long as it doesn’t worsen.
To treat dehydration, you must first address the cause: Fever, Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Heat Exhaustion are the most common reasons for dehydration. When offroad motorcyclist experience dehydration because caused by activity very heavy in go through trip, and dehydration that undergone belong to light dehydration or mild dehydration. So, such as those which mentioned above, before happen dehydration better prevented with drink many, minimal 2 litres during do motorcycle's activity offroad.
Severe Dehydration, you must get to a hospital right away. Intravenous fluids (IVs) will quickly reverse dehydration, and are often life-saving in young children and infants.
Moderate Dehydration, careful home treatment can be safe, but phone contact with a physician is advisable. Children under 10 with moderate dehydration should see a physician first, though hospitalization usually isn’t necessary.
Mild Dehydration, is safe to self-treat at all ages, as long as it doesn’t worsen.
To treat dehydration, you must first address the cause: Fever, Vomiting, Diarrhea, and Heat Exhaustion are the most common reasons for dehydration. When offroad motorcyclist experience dehydration because caused by activity very heavy in go through trip, and dehydration that undergone belong to light dehydration or mild dehydration. So, such as those which mentioned above, before happen dehydration better prevented with drink many, minimal 2 litres during do motorcycle's activity offroad.
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wow..nice article..i never saw trail race like this in real
Thank Smart Club at comment of you give, in reality really such, many this time the fan of motocross that venture on to use their motocross, and do it to forest's area and ridges, dehydration's problem that must be payed on the way of offroad motorcycle.
This looks very professional and informative.
Thks for Ur comment Mike, i hope that this blog will more useful.
nice bag!
Ok, Thanks Traffic Attorney.