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>be last weekend
>Buddy swings by, we load my bike and gear into the trailer, head innawoods
>Saturday morning, quick bike repair, requires a trip to the auto parts store in town for a 9¢ spring
>Back at the campsite, get bike back together, grab some snacks for lunch, gear up, ride
>Ridin, dusty, so I'm falling back to stay out of the cloud
>About 3 miles from camp now, haven't even hit the trails yet
>Come around corner, buddy's bike laying in the road, he's on the side gasping for breath
>wind knocked out of him
>catches breath, can't move arm
>Couple other guys head back to get a van
>Road rash, bruising, probable collarbone fracture, possible ribs
>Use spare innertube and tape to make a sling, load up in van, get bikes/everyone else back to camp
>Change out of moto boots, grab some waters, change of clothes, pillows/blankets
>20 miles of rocky dirt roads before the highway
>hour later, ER, x-rays, clean up roadrash
>Released from ER, hit walmart to fill vicodin script
>Back at camp for dinner
>Set up blankets/clothes to support shoulder, fire up the generator and watch a few movies on the TV in the trailer
>Pack everything up sunday afternoon, head home
I need to go through my first aid kit a little more thoroughly, some things I had left in my sled pack that didn't make it into my moto pack
First aid cert expires in september, need to get that done again...
Pic related, as I arrived on scene. He goes in monday for plate/screws.