The Survival Handbook. U.S. Department of Defense

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       U.S. Department of Defense

      The Survival Handbook

      Find Water & Food in Any Environment, Master Field Orientation and Learn How to Protect Yourself

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      2020 OK Publishing

      EAN 4064066394035

      Table of Contents

       Chapter 1. Introduction

       Survival Actions

       Pattern for Survival

       Chapter 2. Psychology of Survival

       A Look at Stress

       Natural Reactions

       Preparing Yourself

       Chapter 3. Survival Planning and Survival Kits

       Importance of Planning

       Survival Kits

       Chapter 4. Basic Survival Medicine

       Requirements for Maintenance of Health

       Medical Emergencies

       Lifesaving Steps

       Bone and Joint Injury

       Bites and Stings

       Wounds

       Environmental Injuries

       Herbal Medicines

       Chapter 5. Shelters

       Shelter Site Selection

       Types of Shelters

       Chapter 6. Water Procurement

       Water Sources

       Still Construction

       Water Purification

       Water Filtration Devices

       Chapter 7. Firecraft

       Basic Fire Principles

       Site Selection and Preparation

       Fire Material Selection

       How to Build a Fire

       How to Light a Fire

       Chapter 8. Food Procurement

       Animals for Food

       Traps and Snares

       Killing Devices

       Fishing Devices

       Preparation of Fish and Game for Cooking and Storage

       Chapter 9. Survival Use of Plants

       Edibility of Plants

       Plants for Medicine

       Chapter 10. Poisonous Plants

       How Plants Poison

       All About Plants

       Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants

       Contact Dermatitis

       Ingestion Poisoning

       Chapter 11. Dangerous Animals

       Insects and Arachnids

       Leeches

       Bats

       Poisonous Snakes