First Aid info
Basic first aid information tailored to the needs of activists
- Demo Preparation
- The basics that every activist should know about what to wear, what to bring, medications in jail, and more
- Pepper Spray and Tear Gas
- Find out what they are, how they affect you, remedies, etc.
- Aftercare
- The physical and emotional effects of a demo may stick around in our bodies after the actual demo has ended. In the hours, days and weeks following the protest, it is important to remember that longer lasting effects can exist. These effects may be physical, related to pepper spray, tear gas or injury, and they may be emotional, related to the really intense environment surrounding us.
