What is a sensible way to reduce ankle and knee sprains on rough ground?

Watching footing and using proper support and technique.

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  1. Watching footing and using proper support and technique ✔
  2. Carrying no water
  3. Running blindly downhill

Why: Ankle and knee sprains are listed SAR injuries, so prevention through careful movement matters.

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Answer: Watching footing and using proper support and technique. Ankle and knee sprains are listed SAR injuries, so prevention through careful movement matters.

  1. Scouting America: Search and Rescue www.scouting.org/merit-badges/search-and-rescue
    Ankle and knee sprains
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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