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Hey @Vanessa8580, thanks for the wonderful Sweihan drive, it's always a fun one. @Rizwanm2congrats on your first lead, the route was great and we had a blast. @Zed and @Hisham Masaad, thanks for making sure the drive was fun yet safe. Once again, thanks to everyone for helping with the refusal, and thanks for sharing the videos @Gerrit Bus, always enjoyable to see things from a different POV.

There have been a few post every now and then, may be the moderators can combine them together: I see this in the most exhaustive offroad check list: Most comprehensive list of off-road gears and recovery tools BASIC FIRST AID KIT Available at all pharmacies, auto kits available at ACE and some specialized offroad joints, you can also put one together yourself or your vehicle may have one supplied with it. Should contain: Gauze (Large, Medium & Small sizes) Sticking Plaster & Adhesive Strips (Band Aid variety) Surgical Cotton Surgical Spirit/Antiseptic Basic medication/ointment for minor cuts and bruises Burnaid other burn treatment Scissors & Forceps Cotton Buds Maybe we can extend this list to begin with.

Thank you @Melenany, indeed I agree, I mentioned training in my second list. Mercifully the UAE now has a Rescuer Protection/Good Samaritan Law. Article 53 of the Penal Code now provides: "Whoever commits any action in good faith that may damage another person while trying to provide help or relief to such person in cases that require urgent intervention to save life, prevent, or mitigate any damages to the body of such person shall not be guilty of any crime. " So this would not cover cases of motion sickness of course, but "saving life or limb" is now protected.

@Vanessa8580always a pleasure to drive under your leadership. @Rizwanm2congratulations on your first lead, well executed! @Hisham Masaadand @Zedthanks for your support and assistance on this very pleasant drive. First time in Sweihan and will certainly be back soon in this area. Fellow dune bashers @Pascal @BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH @RiaanJH @Amr Aydin @Alfred Alinazar @Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Gurcharan Mehta @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, at the link below you will find some Gladiator POV videos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/XJbXnnckAfwFq9jK8

I was referring to the most stressful moment of the week, Monday 7:00 pm when the drives come open for registration on the website, and we go refresh, refresh, refresh, click !!! .... and most drives get full in less than 1 min !

I will be your first sign up!

@Morshedi i have added you to the event

Thanks @Frederic and Hi @Jessica Lambert Thats a great subject, however you will need to be cautious on what ca be done or adminstrated under Non certified 1st Aid and those open for a certified ones. For example offering any medications for motiom sickness or dizziness is not allowed however offcourse there's is a lot can be done while any one is offically certified and i talked to @Gaurav to start working on that for the carnity team which will happen soon. In addition to above The most important part is Those trumatic injuries that could happen due to roll overs and here we follow a more administrative routine which is; Injuries Assessment Form to register and check all types of injuries And to the kit some bandages and splints might be helpful The only thing again could be added is TRAINING for the best use of any of the 1st Aid materials.

Congratulations @Sam K on your promotion. Well done.

Congratulations @Sam K

Congratulations @Sam K for reaching the Fewbie Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. FEWBIE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 5 Newbie drives are required within last 3 months for Fewbie promotion. What you'll learn Basic dune and sand reading Self-recovery techniques Shoveling at right place Crawling out of difficult situations Blip Blip - Coordinate steering and gas control Basic side sloping and hill climb Basic ridge riding and criss crossing Basic control over technical dunes Slightly faster pace desert driving Ability to manage stuck/refusals with radio Learn to control and avoid fishtailing Never fight or challenge gravity Skills required Enthusiastic and positive attitude Willingness to learn and help others Presence of mind and attention to detail Car Worthiness Any 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor. Drive teamwork Manage second lead and sweep positions upon request Intuitive and proactive to support Trip Lead Observe recoveries and offer help, when needed Drive Joining Join Newbie and Fewbie drives Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

General Info This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above When: 28 May 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 5:15 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: - https://goo.gl/maps/dmvrVEahLQhQyzyP6 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:15 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 PM. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON THE BELOW CALENDAR EVENT

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions Mandatory Safety Requirements Ban from Carnity Off-road Club Two Way Radio Guidelines Drive Details Level: Newbie and above When: 28 May, Saturday Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Starting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cSgEY7dNvs4VPV7Q9 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM THIS IS A COMPRESSOR ONLY DRIVE. WE WILL END THE DRIVE AT A POINT WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO AN AIR LINE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPRESSOR, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS DRIVE. IF YOU ARRIVE AND HAVE NO COMPRESSOR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE DRIVE LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: RSVP will close on Friday - 9 AM. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. Please RSVP on below calendar

I would like to do a survey of the most common injuries/medical emergencies that people have seen while offroading. I am going to assemble my own first aid kit because the off-the-shelf kits at pharmacies naturally can't have everything. For example, I imagine some of the more desert-specific incidents would be: 1. burns (from car parts and fluids, camp fires) 2. motion sickness 3. insect bites 4. snake bites 5. heat stroke/dehydration 6. general cuts/scrapes/splinters And black swan incidents to be prepared/trained in basic first aid for, such as: 1. shock 2. severe lacerations/crush/stab injuries 3. cardiac/breathing emergencies 4. concussion What injuries/issues do you regularly see/wish you'd been prepared for while offroading?

Great topic, I carry the basic kit easily available at all pharmacies and I added electrolyte sachets, burn aid treatment, antihistamine, skin sun protector. There is a UAE based business that sells off road products, among them a first aid molle pouch containing: 1 x Buckle Tourniquet (2.5 x 45cm) 1 x Emergency Blanket (130 x 210cm) 1 x Military Trauma Dressing (4inch) 1 x Pair of Nitrile Gloves 2 x Sterile Combine Dressings (10 x 20cm) 1 x Conforming Elastic Bandage (7.5 x 450cm) 1 x Disposable CPR Face Shield 1 x Pair of Shears (Scissors 18.5cm) 1 x Burn Dressing (40 x 60cm) 5 x Adhesive Band Aids (1.9 x 7.2 cm) An item I am curious about, that I don't see included in first aid kits, is the combat gauze or "hemostatic dressing", perhaps in this forum we could get some feedback or opinion about including it or not in a first aid kit. Cheers everyone!

I am going to add getting sand in the eyes!

That's amazing, and soon we will organize the necessary trainings for those whom are interested to be trained and certified as Emergency First responder

Thank you everyone. @M.Seidam, looking forward for this weekend’s ride.

@Srikumarplease find the closest Sweihan meeting point to Dubai 🙏 for 5.00 am 😃 😊 🙂 😀 😄

Get enough people to camp, and we can wake each other up. @Waqas Parvez has been a very good alarm system for me recently 😛

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Very good topic @Jessica Lambert ! @Melenany is a certified first aid instructor for the government. I will tag him in here as he might be able to chip in. I think you have covered it already really well. Accidents happen unfortunately and the better we are prepared, the better we can deal with them. In general if something serious happens, we are usually max 30mins away from the main roads on 90% of our drives we do (Liwa, Al Quoa, and other remote areas are more challenging). This means we can call the ambulance immediately and should be able to give a pinpoint location as to where the patient would need to be picked up. Within the Carnity club, we are lucky to have very capable members who are certified doctors in daily life, or people who have been trained in their profession to deal with such events. If i would have to rate the risk of occurence from my experiences i would say: 1) Burns (many cars overheat in the desert, or have cooling hoses or caps bursting off) 2) Dehydration. Is definitely something to look out for. 3) lacerations, crush, cuts, bruises, Not common but hence our training for recoveries and pop-out repair is essential. 4) motion sickness. Happens sometimes but with proper medication and exiting the drive this can be kept under control. 5) insect or snake bites. Not so common, and not deadly in UAE.

@munkybizness @Ranjan Das @Vaibhav @Waqas Parvez @Gregory @Anoop Nair @Josh T. @Mohamad Anwer @Xavier Treasurer @eldose baby @Vanessa8580 and WL guys @Amr Aydin @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler @Joji varghese @ASAD. @Santoso Marjuki @Salim Akhtar @Mus_hus78 @Looper Good morning Sweihan boys and girls and thanks for signing up for what looks to be a pretty exciting drive. While I am still finalizing the route, would like to mention that due to temperatures crossing 40 deg. C by 9:00 AM, the starting time of the drive has been changed to 5:00 AM. As this means that you would be getting up at an unearthly hour, I will promise to do my best to ensure that your early morning rise was well worth it... 😜

Good morning All ! Ranjan Das @Ranjan Das Hisham Masaad @Hisham Masaad Shaker @Shaker Quresh Pajero @Quresh Pajero Mario Cornejo @Mario Cornejo varunmehndiratta @varunmehndiratta Gaurav @Gaurav Mohamad Anwer @Mohamad Anwer Anoop Nair @Anoop Nair sri ganesh @sri ganesh Stan Hassett @Stan Hassett munkybizness @munkybizness Thank for signing up for this session ! Some of you have joined us before on these evenings and you probably know already what to expect from it. A few points: 1) We will meet up at the meeting point at 7PM Sharp, and deflate a bit (20-25psi is fine) and engage 4x4. Meeting point: https://goo.gl/maps/CRwuFW8i6ZLnSoKn7 2) By 7.15PM we will head a bit into the Faqa dunes area. There is a nice group of trees with a small abandoned farm house that we will use as our subject. It's about 10mins of offroading. 3) From there you can park the car, set up your tripods and start shooting away. 4) Most people will be leaving by 10 or 10.30 latest i assume, whoever wants to leave earlier can be escorted back to the road. Please don't wander off alone as this area is surrounded by very technical dunes. Whoever wants to camp please go ahead as well. In daylight its very easy to find your way back to the road. 5) This is NOT an Offroad drive event, but a gathering of photography enthusiasts/hobbyists/pro's/newbies to practice astrophotography. So please stick with the group and don't go off-roading alone at night in this area. Bring at least the following equipment: headlamp and/or flashlight, camping chair, DSLR Camera or Smartphone, tripod, film/memory cards, extra battery, Recommended Lens(es). A tripod is recommended for night photography with your DSLR. In the meantime, it would be good to hear from you if your are completely new to this and might need some help with the settings. Let us know which camera and lens you will bring. There will be definitely people around that have experience with the same type/brand of cameras so we can help each other out. I will be bringing Canon 5D Mk2 with: -Samyang 14mm f2.8 - Canon 35mm f2.0 See you all soon !

Congratulations @Sam K! FB is where things get really interesting. Enjoy

Just curious, what is the 7pm challenge? Is it another drive that not included on the weekly drive? or something else?

Congratulations @Sam K see you on Sunday for your first Fb Drive

Congrats @Sam K to be elevated to fewbie level. With each promotion the fun and responsibilities increase.

Congratulations Sam.

Congrats @Sam K. Well done and am sure you will enjoy the new level.

Congrats @Sam K

I was the first:) inedeed, i am so excited this weekend again! @Islam Soliman i am looking forward our fun.

Congratulations @Sam Kon the promotion

Well done @Sam K, Congratulations!

Great news @Sam K. I am sure you will enjoy the new level!

Congratulations @Sam K 👏👏

Congratulations @Sam K enjoy the new level

Thanks @JeromeFJ, fully understand, will be prepared at 7

@Haitham Khattab the event was very briefly open in the calendar and I saw your name in. Thank you for your motivation, but your RSVP was removed. As you know, you have to go through the 7 pm challenge. I hope you will make it !

Hi everyone, If you are interested in some stats about our trip check the below images. Also, attached is the GPX file. Open your Google Earth and then drag and drop the file into it and you will be able to see the full drive route including vehicle heading. Track_21-05-2022-64725AM.gpx

Thanks @Vanessa8580 and @Rizwanm2 for the wonderful drive! Perfect beginning to weekend:) @Hisham Masaad was pleasure seeing you again and good to knw you too @Zed! and was great to connect some new and see some old friends too😎, See you all soon again folks! @Gerrit Bus Waiting for ur 360 Degree captures🤘🏽

Hi @Vanessa8580our ETA is 6:05.