first Survival Guide

Survival Guide is completely based on the U.S. Military Survival Manual

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Chapter 19:
INTRODUCTION

• Survival Actions
• Pattern for Survival
  PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
• A Look at Stress
• Natural Reactions
• Preparing Yourself
  SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS
• Importance of Planning
• Survival Kits
  BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
• Requirements for Maintenance of Health
• Medical Emergencies
• Lifesaving Steps
• Bone and Joint Injury
• Bites and Stings
• Wounds
• Environmental Injuries
• Herbal Medicines
  SHELTERS
• Primary Shelter—Uniform
• Shelter Site Selection
• Types of Shelters
  WATER PROCUREMENT
• Water Sources
• Still Construction
• Water Purification
• Water Filtration Devices
  FIRECRAFT
• Basic Fire Principles
• Site Selection and Preparation
• Fire Material Selection
• How to Build a Fire
• How to Light a Fire
  FOOD PROCUREMENT
• Animals for Food
• Traps and Snares
• Killing Devices
• Fishing Devices
• Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game
  SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
• Edibility of Plants
• Plants for Medicine
• Miscellaneous Uses of Plants
  POISONOUS PLANTS
• How Plants Poison
• All About Plants
• Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
• Contact Dermatitis
• Ingestion Poisoning
  DANGEROUS ANIMALS
• Insects and Arachnids
• Leeches
• Bats
• Venomous Snakes
• Snake-Free Areas
• Dangerous Lizards
• Dangers in Rivers
• Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
• Saltwater Dangers
• Other Dangerous Sea Creatures
  FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
• Staffs
• Clubs
• Edged Weapons
• Other Expedient Weapons
• Cordage and Lashing
• Rucksack Construction
• Clothing and Insulation
• Cooking and Eating Utensils
  DESERT SURVIVAL
• Terrain
• Environmental Factors
• Need for Water
• Heat Casualties
• Precautions
• Desert Hazards
  TROPICAL SURVIVAL
• Tropical Weather
• Jungle Types
• Travel Through Jungle Areas
• Immediate Considerations
• Water Procurement
• Food
• Poisonous Plants
  COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
• Cold Regions and Locations
• Windchill
• Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
• Hygiene
• Medical Aspects
• Cold Injuries
• Shelters
• Fire
• Water
• Food
• Travel
• Weather Signs
  SEA SURVIVAL
• The Open Sea
• Seashores
  EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS
• Rivers and Streams
• Rapids
• Rafts
• Flotation Devices
• Other Water Obstacles
• Vegetation Obstacles
  FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
• Using the Sun and Shadows
• Using the Moon
• Using the Stars
• Making Improvised Compasses
• Other Means of Determining Direction
  SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
• Application
• Means for Signaling
• Codes and Signals
• Aircraft Vectoring Procedure