One of the best things about keeners is the on water time,so when keeners get sick or injured, having to take time off the water is definitely a bummer. Keeners is a very safe program, but the warm water on the Ottawa provides bacteria that some other rivers just may not have. This means that many things are possible including ear infections, athlete's foot, foot rot, and infected cuts scrapes and bug bites. As scary and gross as these sound, they are easily preventable, and pretty easy to treat. as a returning keener, I have encountered a few of these issues over my time at keeners. Namely all of these things that I mentioned earlier, plus a couple special minor injuries that people as uncoordinated as me have on the regular.
To prevent ear infections, you can buy ear drying aid, and put it in when you get off the water, or use the keener ear mix, which works just as well. If you feel any ear pain you can talk to Anna and get antibiotic ear drops, which should cure it within a few days.
If you want to avoid foot rot, take off your shoes at lunch to let your feet dry out, and make sure you wash and dry your feet before bed and when you get off the water. Check your feet regularly and treat them accordingly.
Infected cuts and scrapes are very important to keep clean, because they can escalate quickly. One day you will be looking at a normal cut, and two days later it can be inflamed and infected. If you have a cut keep it clean with water and rubbing alcohol, make sure there is no dirt, and keep it covered so that dirt and bacteria can't get in it. Once you get diagnosed by Anna as having an infected cut, make sure to cover it, and put polysporin, or neosporin on it. Let Anna know how it's doing so you can help it heal. The same goes for bug bites, but don't scratch them, they can scar, and you can get different kinds of infections. Keeners is a very safe environment but injuries can happen anywhere, just keep clean and check yourself for all of the above.
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