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U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide: The Same Survival Training the U.S. Military Uses for Its Troops
Get the same survival training that the U.S. military uses for its troops.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the only source hikers, campers, explorers or families focused on emergency preparedness will ever need.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survial Guide covers everything a modern outdoorsperson needs to know to make it in tough terrain and tense situations, from the psychology of survial and overcoming fear to building a shelter and making it through a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake. Every kind of environment—from tropical to desert, aquatic to arctic—is covered.
Topics include:
—how to orienteer with or without a map and a compass
—how to cross quicksand, bogs and quagmires
—how to signal for help
—how to set a fracture and tend a burn
—how to forecast weather
—how to trap, fish and set snares
—how to indentify poisonous plants, insects and animals
—how to survive unusual conditions, such as plane crashes and nuclear attacks
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the most comprehensive and thoroughly tested survival manual ever published.
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U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide: The Same Survival Training the U.S. Military Uses for Its Troops
Get the same survival training that the U.S. military uses for its troops.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the only source hikers, campers, explorers or families focused on emergency preparedness will ever need.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survial Guide covers everything a modern outdoorsperson needs to know to make it in tough terrain and tense situations, from the psychology of survial and overcoming fear to building a shelter and making it through a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake. Every kind of environment—from tropical to desert, aquatic to arctic—is covered.
Topics include:
—how to orienteer with or without a map and a compass
—how to cross quicksand, bogs and quagmires
—how to signal for help
—how to set a fracture and tend a burn
—how to forecast weather
—how to trap, fish and set snares
—how to indentify poisonous plants, insects and animals
—how to survive unusual conditions, such as plane crashes and nuclear attacks
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the most comprehensive and thoroughly tested survival manual ever published.
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U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide: The Same Survival Training the U.S. Military Uses for Its Troops
Get the same survival training that the U.S. military uses for its troops.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the only source hikers, campers, explorers or families focused on emergency preparedness will ever need.
The U.S. Armed Forces Survial Guide covers everything a modern outdoorsperson needs to know to make it in tough terrain and tense situations, from the psychology of survial and overcoming fear to building a shelter and making it through a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake. Every kind of environment—from tropical to desert, aquatic to arctic—is covered.
Topics include:
—how to orienteer with or without a map and a compass
—how to cross quicksand, bogs and quagmires
—how to signal for help
—how to set a fracture and tend a burn
—how to forecast weather
—how to trap, fish and set snares
—how to indentify poisonous plants, insects and animals
—how to survive unusual conditions, such as plane crashes and nuclear attacks
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide is the most comprehensive and thoroughly tested survival manual ever published.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
The Psychology of Survival
1
The Will to Survive
Where the Mind Leads ...
Preparation
Panic and Fear
S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L
Loneliness and Boredom
Survival in Groups
Chapter 2
Finding Direction with a Map and a Compass
8
Map Reading
What Is a Map?
Marginal Information
Geographical Coordinates
Map Orientation
Directions
The Magnetic Compass
Chapter 3
Finding Direction Without a Map or a Compass
23
Finding Direction During the Day
The Sun
Direction, Using a Watch
Equal Shadow Method for Determining Direction
Finding Direction at Night
Dead Reckoning
Steering Marks
Chapter 4
On the Move
33
Rate of Travel
Orienteering
Types of Terrain
Travel Through Dense Vegetation
Travel in Mountainous Terrain
Snowfields and Glacier Travel
Crossing Water
Methods of Crossing Water
Crossing Quicksand, Bogs, and Quagmires
Signaling
The International Signal Code
Other Methods of Signaling
Chapter 5
First Aid
49
Basic Hygiene
Keep Clean
Guard Against Intestinal Sickness
Guard Against Heat Injury
Guard Against Cold Injury
Take Care of Your Feet
Sickness and Disease
Smaller Forms of Life
Mosquitoes and Malaria
Flies
Fleas
Ticks
Mites, Chiggers, and Lice
Bees, Wasps, and Hornets
Spiders
Scorpions
Centipedes and Caterpillars
Leeches
Flukes or Flatworms
Hookworm
First Aid for Snakebites
Basic Lifesaving First-Aid Measures I: Lack of Oxygen
Enlarging Airway Passage
Artificial Respiration
Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation Method
Mouth-to-Nose Method
Chest-Pressure Arm-Lift Method
Closed-Chest Heart Massage
Basic Lifesaving First-Aid Measures II: Bleeding
Application of Pressure Dressing, Elevation of Limb, and Digital Pressure
Basic Lifesaving First-Aid Measures III: Shock
Administering First Aid
Positioning the Victim
Dressings and Bandages
Applying Bandages
Severe Wounds
Head Injuries
Face and Neck Wounds
Sucking Wounds of the Chest
Abdominal Wounds
Severe Burns
Fractures
Kinds of Fractures
Signs and Symptoms of a Fracture
Purpose of Immobilizing a Fracture
Rules for Splinting
Spinal Column Fractures
Neck Fractures
First Aid for Common Emergencies
Minor Wounds
Minor Burns
Foreign Body in the Eye
Foreign Body in the Ear, Nose, or Throat
Drowning
Electric Shock
The Heimlich Hug
Transporting the Wounded
Handling the Wounded
Manual Carries
Fireman's Carry
Supporting Carry
Arms Carry
Saddle or Piggyback Carry
Packstrap Carry
Belt Carry
Two-Man Carries
Improvised Litters
Chapter 6
Basic Survival Skills
103
Immediate Actions
Shelter
Selecting a Site
Types of Shelter
Beds
Weather
Forecasting Weather
Hazards
Diseases, Insects, and Hazards from Smaller Forms of Life
Poisonous Snakes
Danger from Mammals
Danger from Plants
Water
The Dangers of Drinking Nonpotable Water
Finding Water
The Water Still
Firemaking
Fuel, Tinder, and Location
Fire Without Matches
Cooking Fires
Cooking
Skinning and Cleaning
Tanning
How to Cook
Cooking Plant Food
Cooking Animal Food
Seasoning
Baking Bread
Preserving Food
Storing Food
Hunting
Weapons
Finding Game
Shooting Game
Trapping
Trapping Hints
A Basic Snare
Other Types of Snares
Fishing
Where to Fish
Bait
Making Hooks
Trot Lines
Jigging
Fishing by Hand
Muddying
Spearing
Netting
Trapping
Shooting
Edible Plants
Edibility Guidelines
Edible Parts of Plants
Tubers
Roots and Rootstalks
Bulbs
Shoots and Stems
Leaves
Nuts
Seeds and Grains
Fruit
Bark
Clothing
Chapter 7
Survival in the Tropics
159
Terrain
Immediate Considerations
Travel
Shelter
Environmental Hazards
Poisonous Plants
Poisonous Snakes
Other Dangerous Tropical Animals
Health Hazards
Water
Plants that Catch and Hold Water
Food
Edible Tropical Plants
Fish
Along Tropical Shores
Firemaking
Clothing
Chapter 8
Survival in Desert Areas
192
Terrain
Immediate Considerations
Travel
Shelter
Environmental Hazards
Water Scarcity
Sandstorms
Lizards
Health Hazards
Dehydration
Exposure to the Sun
Sun Glare
Food
Animals
Edible Plants
Firemaking
Clothing
Chapter 9
Survival in Cold Climates
206
Terrain
Immediate Considerations
Travel
Shelter
Environmental Hazards
Blizzards
Rockfalls
Avalanches
Quicksand
Floes, Slush, and Melting Ice
Icebergs
Whiteout
Magnetic Compass
Poisonous Plants
Health Hazards
Cold Water and Wet Cold
Frostbite
Trench Foots
Hypothermia
Snow Blindness
Sunburn
Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning
Bleeding
Hygiene
Water
Food
Storage and Preservation
Fish
Land Animals
Birds
Plant Foods
Firemaking
Fuel
Clothing
Natives
Chapter 10
Sea and Coastal Survival
237
Sea Survival: Immediate Considerations
Ditching
Oil on Water
Survival Swimming
Travel and Shelter
The Raft
Signaling
Signs of Land
Environmental Hazards
Sharks
Giant Ray
Electric Ray
Fish Poisonous to Eat
Fish that Sting
Fish that Bite
Other Water Hazards
Health Hazards
Water
Rainwater
Ice
Seawater
Food
Fish
Fishing Aids
Plankton
Shark
Bait
Birds
Coastal Survival: Terrain and Immediate Considerations
