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[[http://rendezvous.nols.edu/files/Curriculum/research_projects/Risk%20Management%20Reports/NOLS%20Backcountry%20Lightning%20Safety%20Guidelines.pdf different version of NOLS guidelines]]
 
[[http://rendezvous.nols.edu/files/Curriculum/research_projects/Risk%20Management%20Reports/NOLS%20Backcountry%20Lightning%20Safety%20Guidelines.pdf different version of NOLS guidelines]]
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[[http://www.wildmedcenter.com/uploads/5/9/8/2/5982510/wms_lightning.pdf Wilderness Medical Society Guidelines]]
  
 
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Revision as of 02:43, 13 August 2014

[Univeristy of Virginia link]

  • Avoid high places like ridges
  • Stay away from tall trees
  • Avoid large level areas like lakes or prairies
  • Avoid metal objects like tent poles
  • Being in a valley under low trees is good
  • If you feel static electricity get on your knees and put your hands on your knees or crouch on the balls of your feet

[NOAA link]

[Facts and Myths Mary Ann Cooper MD]

[NOLS guidelines]

[different version of NOLS guidelines]

[Wilderness Medical Society Guidelines]

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