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I wouldn't get too crazed about the heat. Yeah it's hot but there is shade (at camp, broo-ers area, trees, some of the stages, cinema tent, etc), you have access to water at the fill stations, if you brought cash you can get cold drinks and if you take care of yourself you'll be fine.
It's a bad idea to tie up the medical staff with a fake ailment, what if someone comes in who is in a bad way....
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I wouldn't get too crazed about the heat. Yeah it's hot but there is shade (at camp, broo-ers area, trees, some of the stages, cinema tent, etc), you have access to water at the fill stations, if you brought cash you can get cold drinks and if you take care of yourself you'll be fine.
Don't forget the coffee tent....it's been there since year one, and one of my favorite hangouts.....but then again, I do love coffee....
You can go to the medical tents voluntarily; I would actually encourage it if you aren't feeling well. However, I don't think you can ask for an IV and it will automatically be granted. I'm sure the medical staff will evaluate you to determine if you need an IV.
As for avoiding dehydration, drink LOTS of water. More than you think you should. If you aren't peeing a lot, then you aren't drinking enough. Supplement your water drinking with some gatorade or coconut milk once or twice a day. And take a rest if you feel tired or dizzy.
Post by natedagreat on May 3, 2012 11:22:43 GMT -5
While IVs are one of the best ways to completely going from feeling like total crap rolled over to completely alright, I don't think you can just get one. They have them though, it's probably reserved for people in serious trouble. I helped a guy get to the medical tent for dehydration before; they sat him down, gave him water and put cold wet rags on his shoulders and head. He was doing ok in about ten minutes. Don't fret, stay cool and be smart. A little common sense and you'll be fine. Realize you are a human being who can only go so far. Hydrate or die, as we used to say in the Army.
is there anywhere you can get the bags of hydration solution they use in an iv? cause ill just get some and IV myself with it.
Possibly from a vet clinic. Just call them and say you need to get fluids and needles for your cat. I don't think they would require an exam of your pet.
I wouldn't have the balls to put in my own IV. I can handle a shot but actually sliding a needle up a vein...shit I'm getting dizzy just typing that sentence!
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going to a medical tent to ask for an elective IV just because you're a bit hungover is not only a bit stupid (sorry) but ties up medical tent space, staff and resources that might be needed in a true emergency.
Please take care of yourself and hydrate properly. Others on Inforoo have given sage advice about how to pace yourself and what to do/not to do. I can't stress enough that no matter how young, goodlooking and in shape you are, you are NOT bulletproof enough to survive heatstroke.
Post by bonnaroodavid on May 4, 2012 9:44:46 GMT -5
Lots of water is probably just as effective as an IV. Put some gatorade powder in the bottle or drink a bottle of pedialyte and you will be fine. No need for needles.
Just keep refilling your camelback and you'll be fine. I went to the tent last year to get some blisters taped up and I didn't see any IV's but they had a few people in there for dehydration/ heat related illnesses and they seemed to be taken very good care of when ever I stopped by for more tape.
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Speaking as somebody who has held an EMT-IV license and has worked major event medical stations: to get IV fluids you're going to have to NEED IV fluids. IV fluids aren't a dehydration preventative; they're a dehydration corrective.
So you don't want to need IV fluids. By the time you do, you're already way past the point of fun. Keep drinking water and mix in a packet of Gatorade or Pedialyte every so often.
Post by fromthebark on May 7, 2012 12:23:09 GMT -5
due to my unfotunate PAST no no word use I am better at hooking myself up to an IV than the on staff phlebotomist. I've actually always been curious if the fluid bags were available for purchase.
as a member of the medical staff for the past two years this being my third, i wouldnt advise going into a tent for preventative fluid replacement or just to get one, while they are not reserved for the critically ill, not everyone needs one, just staying hydrated will go a long way.
As far as buying bags of Normal Saline, you cant, its printed on the bags RX use only, to get your hands on it, you would need to know a friend that would liberate some for you, or try to find a medical director that would be willing to order you some.
Post by slightlyaltered on May 13, 2012 12:08:48 GMT -5
Last year I got a knock-off brand Camel-bak from Wal-Mart and the first time I tried to use it, there was a leak/hole in it, drowned everything in my bag.. no good.
But anyways, I was stuck with only using water bottles all weekend, which was fine for the most part. But Friday at 5am after non-stop MMJ-Arcade Fire-Bassnetar-Shpongle.. I wasn't feeling too well. I told someone, and they had a guy walk me right over to the medical tent where they eventually hooked me up to the IV. The only reason that happened was because I waited so long. I had finally gotten to the front of the stage and there was no way I was going to leave until I absolutely had to.
STUPID, I KNOW. but my point is that as long as you don't ignore the warning signals that your body will send out when you start to feel dehydrated and address them quickly, instead of blowing them off because you're in a huge crowd and a really great act is playing.. you should be good. put yourself and your health before the music. remember you'll most likely always have another chance to see whoever/whatever band.
Post by slightlyaltered on May 13, 2012 12:40:41 GMT -5
Haha, knock off camelbak's must be up there in the Top 10 mistakes of first timer roo'ers. That b*tch destroyed my pack of cigs, my map/schedule and water-logged my camera as well as made me have to buy a shitty $30 backpack that kept ripping the whole weekend.
Post by abrakapokus on May 13, 2012 13:10:41 GMT -5
Drink lots of water, remember whenever you are puncturing the skin you are putting yourself at risk for infection at that site. If you feel bad by all means go to the med tent.
So as far as the medical tents at Bonnaroo, have you ever been turned away or witnessed someone turned away becuase the medical person assumed they were simply 'just to drunk'? I witnessed something disgusting at Firefly, and when i shared it to the Fan page, a lot of people were saying simular things. Just reminded me again how wonderful Bonnaroo is,
Here's the story i posted ... "Thursday or Friday, we witness a girl who was so drunk(?) she was limp as her poor poor boyfriend was trying to get her to stand up to walk. It was pretty bad. He somehow got her up and was basically carrying her on his side but it looked like walking. As we were walking their way they made it to the medical tent and he was trying to get her help. The woman from Bayhealth Medical Center in scrubs TURNED THEM AWAY at the door because she said, 'Oh she's just drunk' and brushed it off like it was nothing. The girl could have been severely dehydrated or had alcohol poisoning or something else even, and for them to get turned away so quickly? Isnt it their obligation to at least take vitals and provide some shade for a few minutes? I mean maybe even a ride to camp, or at least to the exit. Water maybe?"
Hahaha it's crazy that this 3-year old thread just got brought up - I was thinking about this post just earlier today when I was thinking about how much of a noob I used to be. I later deleted the OP out of embarrassment when I realized how ridiculous of a question it was, but I'm pretty sure that I heard everyone ranting about how important hydration was, immediately assumed I was going to die at Roo, and asked if I could go to the med tent and get a banana bag just for kicks. Haha I was Rooing alone my first year and I was so anxious. "What? You went an hour at Roo without drinking water? INSTANT DEATH."
Now with four short years under my belt, I've seen enough people guzzle beers while consuming other substances to know that you'll be fine as long as you at least make a half-assed effort to stay hydrated. Granted, I see people pass out every year as well, but really staying hydrated isn't that difficult. Put water in your mouth. Swallow. Refill, repeat. You'll be fine.
Though to answer your question Mikearoo, no I have not. Though last year when a guy passed out in the Other tent and I ran to the medic tent to get help, they seemed more or less disinterested and slow to respond. It's probably just because they deal with that several times a day throughout the weekend, but it was a little disheartening.
