๐ Safety & First Aid
At Liquid Rhythm Kayaking, we explore gear, field reviews, and immersive SOAP narratives written for the Wilderness First Aid audience. Each story is medically grounded, narrative driven, and carefully crafted to reveal practical teaching points through the rhythm of real expedition life. When definitive care is an hour away or more, you are in the wilderness, and judgment, preparation, and calm field medicine matter as much as the contents of your dry bag.
The SOAP Narrative Series stands as LRKโs signature body of work and highest point of differentiation. No other Gulf Coast paddling instructor is producing Wilderness First Responder level clinical narratives woven from the realities of coastal expeditions, tidal rivers, barrier islands, and backcountry camps. Every month, a new SOAP narrative invites readers into the uncertain country between incident and evacuation, sharpening observation skills, patient assessment, leadership, and wilderness decision making through authentic storytelling rooted in the Gulf Coast paddling tradition.
Tips for being prepared for severe weather events like hurricanes and information on what to do afterwards to stay safe
Topics are clearly tagged for exploration and searchability, including Wilderness First Aid, coastal kayaking, Gulf Coast expeditions, expedition medicine, paddling safety, and backcountry leadership.
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๐ถ nocturnal kayaking
published in Canoe News, Summer 2011, Vol 44 No 2, p.6 Working at a college gives me the benefit of a two week vacation from Dec 18th to…
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Kayak elbow
A recent student just got a new paddle and discovered that they had kayak elbow. What is kayak elbow?ย It is like tennis elbow, BlackBerry Thumb, and cell…
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Lower back pain verses the kayak
The best solution to surviving or preventing back pain is stretching, exercising, and practicing proper techniques…
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#5 Expedition Planning: Jeff and Seans’ Gear.
Hello, and Welcome! This post is to inform everyone of what gear we feel will be needed to make our journey successful and fun, as well as keep…
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Update : Another Amoeba Fatality.
Unfortunately, today on Bay News 9 they are reporting another death from a rare lake organism. The Amoeba that causes brain swelling. Jeff just did a more in…
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Sharks? Alligators? Worry about amoebas!
People who kayak in Florida are aware of sharks and alligators posing a danger to onesโ life.ย Unfortunately, a killer lurks in shallow water that is unnaturally warm…
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Good Training, Happy Ending!
Hi Fellow Paddlers, Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about…
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Breaking News: Update on Jellyfish Sting Cures!!
This Just In: While watching Myth Busters (archived) yesterday(Sunday Aug. 9th) on my back deck, because it was just too #@*% HOT to paddle, the episode Myth Busters:…
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Kids and Kayaking: Infant Swimming Resource
Introducing kids to kayaking is one of the most rewarding things I have done.The activity refreshes my love of nature as I see things fresh through their eyes.And…
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๐ฉน First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, Punctures.
Hey Paddlers, After writing my previous blog on Sea Urchins titled Search’in For Urchin, I promised to write a blog about First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings,…
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๐ถKayaking at night: Gear
Retailers lure us in and then try to brainwash us into purchasing their flashy inventory. The reality is that we do not need a lot of fancy stuff…
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๐ถ Kayaking at night: Caution
There is one reality to paddling at night. A kayak is nearly invisible on the water. A trained powerboat captain traveling on smooth water at a safe cursing…
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๐ถ Kayaking at night: seeing in the dark
My friends and I have paddled a lot of the water with in a thirty minute drive of my home. I know these waters well. I have paddled…
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Weather Cocking, Icebreaker, and Paddling
Jeff Cooper of H2Outfiffers shared with me a simple analogy to explain weather cocking. A common definition of weather cocking is that โa boat moving forward points into…
