Seven Threats of Outdoor Survival
Common Sense for the Outdoors Seven Threats of Outdoor Survival Common Sense Survival For Outdoors Enthusiasts by Bob Newman A study of genuine survival situations shows that all survivors—the weekend backpacker, backcountry hunter, mountain bike rider, or what have you—face at least one of seven common threats or enemies to ...
Bites And Stings
Insects and related pests are hazards in a survival situation. They not only cause irritations, but they are often carriers of diseases that cause severe allergic reactions in some individuals. In many parts of the world you will be exposed to serious, even fatal, diseases not encountered in the United ...
Custom Coasters
Personalize your drink coasters with this excellent themed craft. Your kids can customize them for special occasions like New Year, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and more. What you'll need: Graphics software (Avery Kids Printertainment works well) Color printer duplicate checker Avery Kids #03111 Square Stickers Photos, ...
Environmental Injuries
Heatstroke, hypothermia, diarrhea, and intestinal parasites are environmental injuries you could face in a survival situation. Heatstroke The breakdown of the body's heat regulatory system (body temperature more than 40.5 degrees C - 105 degrees F) causes a heatstroke. Other heat injuries, such as cramps or dehydration, do not always ...
Health Maintenance
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH To survive, you need water and food. You must also have and apply high personal hygiene standards. Water Your body loses water through normal body processes (sweating, urinating, and defecating). During average daily exertion when the atmospheric temperature is 20 degrees Celsius (C) (68 degrees ...
Heat Casualties
Your chances of becoming a heat casualty as a survivor are great, due to injury, stress, and lack of critical items of equipment. Following are the major types of heat casualties and their treatment when little water and no medical help are available. Heat Cramps The loss of salt due ...
Hypothermia
Hypothermia, The Cold Facts.By Ron Hood What is "hypothermia"?First some of the things it isn't. It isn't a fear of needles. It isn't "feeling cold". It isn't that feeling you get when you play in the snow and your fingers are getting stiff. That kind of cold is much more ...
The Mock Disaster
This will take two meetings to complete MEETING #1- Go over the character connection with the boys and make sure they know the steps of being strong, being calm, being clear and being careful. Also make sure they know what to do in case of an emergency. After they understand ...
Wounds
WOUNDS An interruption of the skin's integrity characterizes wounds. These wounds could be open wounds, skin diseases, frostbite, trench foot, and burns. Open WoundsOpen wounds are serious in a survival situation, not only because of tissue damage and blood loss, but also because they may become infected. Bacteria on the ...
