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SURVIVAL SKILL sa EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER xx HEALTH & SAFETY Live through anything. A collection of survival and first aid strategies. Traps and snares to catch animals and fish for survival in the woods. Edible wild plants aid survival in the woods. Contents for an all-weather survival kit which should be carried on all outings. A solar still consisting of a hole in the ground, a sheet of plastic, and water-bearing material (cactus, etc.) will produce drinking water. Wire loop snare for catching rabbits. How to make a fishing line, hook and sinker from woody fibers, a twig, a thorn, and a stone. How to survive in a blizzard. How to recognize and avoid hypothermia, the sudden and drastic lowering in body heat. It can occur when hikers are not properly prepared. How to recognize and treat dehydration and hypothermia and tips on how to pack for survival. How to find or make emergency winter shelters. What to do when a tornado is reported in your area. A list of potential rescuers (truck drivers, train engineers, pilots, etc.), how to signal them clearly and ways of signaling. How to make a survival still relying on the sun's heat to draw moisture from the earth. How to stay alive in cold water. The HELP (Heat Escape Lessening Posture) for survival in cold water described. How to make a survival kit. Survival fishing. How to catch fish with the simplest equipment (a fishhook, line and pole you cut.) Tips on how to remain calm when you're lost. What to do if you must leave your temporary campsite. Put together this emergency car kit. Includes a reflective danger sign (triangular marker), a "SEND HELP" sign, first aid supplies, flashlight, etc. Survival kit. Basic kit helps meet emergency needs for shelter, first aid, fire, food, and signaling. Tips on how to get out of quicksand. Four winter survival tips show how to get out of the wind and cold quickly when you are on an outing and a snowstorm comes up. Snow shelters. They're tricky to build, but warm inside. Looks at snow cave, tree pit, and snow dome. Blizzards. What causes them and survival tips. Hypothermia, the cold facts. What causes hypothermia and how to protect yourself. Winter survival tips. Know them before you go on a winter hike. How to purify water from rivers, streams and lakes. Tip suggests adding a nail file to a survival kit for use as a small strike plate for matches. How to survive in the wilderness. Tips on determining priorities and acting on them. Using "space age" materials that block long wave (heat) radiation to increase the efficiency of an ice chest, keep food hot or cold, create an emergency shelter to conserve body heat, etc. Preventing hypothermia. Tips on clothing and survival equipment. Excerpts from the book "Guide to emergency survival communications. How to build and power your system". Part 1. Excerpts from the book "Guide to emergency survival communications. How to build and power your system". Part 2. Tip on using a common road flare to start a survival fire, even in wet wood. Cold comfort. Tips on dealing with electrical power outages during the winter. What to do to protect your home and family before and after a disaster. Includes tips on hurricanes, blackouts, gas leaks, tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes and floods. List of suggested emergency gear furnished. Advice on managing a major loss, such as a house fire. Just-in-case kit. Suggested contents for an emergency kit to carry when you leave the main camping area. How to survive a blizzard when you're on the road. Includes a blizzard survival kit you can carry in your trunk. A look at edible wild greens. A look at wildflowers that are edible food for the forager. At home in the wilderness. How to survive in the wilds. Part 1. Shelter. At home in the wilderness. Part 2. Water. At home in the wilderness. Part 3. Fire. How to use a bow-drill apparatus to start a fire without the need for matches. At home in the wilderness. Part 4. Hunting and traps. How to rig snares, deadfalls and other traps to catch food to eat. At home in the wilderness. Part 5. Edible plants. How to identify the sego lily and the death camass when foraging for edible plants in the wild. At home in the wilderness. Part 6. Survival cooking. At home in the wilderness. Part 7. Animal tracking. Tips on building snow caves and other shelters in the winter wilderness. Make your own "copperhead" survival knife from a broken power hacksaw blade. At home in the wilderness. Part 8. Covers building a shelter and a fire, finding water and using a sun compass. Putting together a survival kit. Five kits that can be assembled for under $50 are suggested by wilderness skills experts. At home in the wilderness. Part 9. The basics of building two different long term survival shelters (a tipi-shaped thatched hut and a lean-to mud hut). Disaster preparedness. A guide to getting prepared for short-term emergencies that can last for a day to a week. Suggested contents for an automobile emergency kit fits into a 1# coffee can. Clues and clothing for snow survival. How to survive in the desert. What to carry in your car to help you survive a blizzard if you become snowbound in your car. Belt pack kit contains enough food and other items to keep you alive during an outdoor emergency. Est. cost: $2. How to survive being trapped in your automobile by a blizzard. How to survive if your caught in a burning car, trapped by a fallen power line or in a car that has just plunged into deep water. 39 steps to weather a winter power failure. How to stay alive if your car or snowmobile breaks through the ice. Includes 20 things to remember when driving on ice. How to survive anywhere, on the desert, ocean, or in cold water. Cold-weather survival. The know-how you need to save your life. Solar still for survival. Desert survival still can produce up to 3 pints of water daily and is made from a piece of plastic sheeting, a hole in the ground, a water container, and cactuse slices which supply the water. Other water sources may also be used. Hypothermia. A look at the symptoms, treatment and prevention of this silent killer. Put together a survival kit to carry in your airplane. Includes tools, shelter, food, life support, and first aid. Est. cost: $20. Survival tips for Alaskan pilots who are forced down during winter weather. Protecting yourself against hypothermia. | |||||||||
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