A.ATTEND TO VLP {VITAL LIFE PROCESSES} PULSE, BREATHING
& BLEEDING ETC
B.PROTECT THE BODY FROM EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE
C.REPLENISH BODY WATER
D.OBTAIN FOOD
SURVIVAL PRIORITIES {LOST STRANDED ETC}
A.PROTECTION INVOLVES TREATMENT OF INJURIES {VLP}
ENSURING ADEQUATE CLOTHING IS WORN, CONSTRUCT SHELTER
PREPARE A FIRE, B.LOCATIONINVOLVES FINDING YOUR LOCATION IDENTIFY IT TO
RESCUERS BY AVAILABLE COMMUNICATIONS OR IMPROVISE
SIGNALLING DEVICES SIGNAL FIRES ETC C.WATER INVOLVES FINDING WATER AND ENSURING ITS SAFETY D.FOOD INVOLVES PROCURING, PREPAREING,&PRESERVING FOOD
{note location comes before water this is because most survival crisis
are resolved within 80 hours this does not mean
that you do not begin to attend to other priorities
as quickly as posible}
THESE PRIORITIES ARE SUCH BECAUSE FAILURE TO ATTEND TO
THEM RESULTS IN DEATH IN VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME
PRIORITY MINIMUM DEATH TIME
VLP 3 MIN
EXPOSURE 3 HOURS
REPLENISH WATER 3 DAYS
OBTAIN FOOD 3 WEEKS
TIES & CIRCUMSTANCES COMMON SENSE
NINE ENEMIES OF SURVIVAL
PHYSIOLOGICAL:
1:HUNGER
2:THIRST AT LEAST 2 LITRES REQUIRED PER DAY
3:HEAT REST DURING HEAT OF DAY TRAVEL & WORK
DURING MORNING OR AFTERNOON
4:FATIGUE AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY,REST OFTEN,
FATIGUE LEADS TO CARELESSNESS, BOREDOM, FRUSTRATION
LISTLESSNESS, DISSATIFICATION
5:PAIN MUST BE IGNORED INITIALLY TO ACHIEVE
PRIORITIES
6:COLD STAY DRY,SHELTER
PSYCOLOGICAL:
7:FEAR LEADS TO PANIC & EXHAUSTION
8:BOREDOM LEADS TO IMPAIRED THINKING & DULLED
RESPONSES KEEP BUSY
9:LONELINESS KEEP BUSY
A SURVIVAL KIT IS NOT A SET THING THE FOLLOWING ARE ONLY A GUIDE
IT WILL DEPEND ON YOUR OWN SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE WHAT YOU PERSONALLY TAKE
HOW YOU INTEND TO TRAVEL WILL ALSO DICTATE WHAT YOU TAKE
QUALITY IS VERY IMPORTANT DONT EXPECT MUCH FROM CHEAP EQUIPMENT OR SURVIVAL KITS
SOME THINGS A SURVIVAL KIT COULD CONTAIN
1: FIRST AID KIT: SCISSORS, TWEEZERS, ANTISEPTIC, PURITABS, (for water purification)
BAND AIDS,ANTISTING CREAM,BANDAGES
2: NAVIGATION AIDS: COMPASS, MAP, PROTRACTOR, PENCIL, ERASOR,
3: WATER:MORE THAN YOU THINK, LARGE CLEAR PLASTIC BAG OR SHEET
4: FOOD: SWEETS, FISHING KIT, SNARE WIRE ETC
5: FIRE & FUEL: MATCHES, FUELTABLETS, CANDLE ETC
6: SHELTER AIDS:,SPACEBLANKET,SHEET PLASTIC ETC
7: BUSHCRAFT AIDS: KNIFE,AXE,STRING,ETC
8: SIGNAL AIDS: IE MIRROR, TORCH, FLARES, TRANCIEVER click here to go to
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