Transcript Survival - ftlseacadets

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S-Size Up the Situation
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Size up three different things:
1.-Your surroundings - Survey
2.-Your physical condition – injuries,
water, food, and shelter
3.-Your equipment – what gear you have and
condition of the gear.
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U-Use All Your Senses, Haste
Makes Waste
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BE OBSERVANT!! What you don’t know, can
hurt you.
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R-Remember Where You Are
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Find your location on a map and relate it
to the surrounding terrain and water
sources. Use a compass or the sun to
determine direction and orientation.
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V-Vanquish Fear
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Fear and panic can destroy your ability
to make an intelligent decision.
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I-Improvise
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Learn how to improvise, use natural
objects around you. Nothing is useless
when survival is the issue.
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V-Value Living
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The number one necessity of life is the
Will to Live
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A-Act Like the Natives
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Animal life in the area can give you
clues on how to survive.
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L-Live By Your Wits
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Survival training reduces fear of the
unknown and gives you self confidence.
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Develop a survival pattern, it must
include food, water, shelter, fire, first
aid, and signals. If you are injured
first aid has top priority.
The necessities of life in order are:
1)Will to Live/ Positive Mental Attitude
2)Air/Oxygen- you can only survive 3-5 minutes without air
3)Shelter, clothing, and warmth
4)Rest- both physical and mental rest are needed
5)Water- you can survive without water for 3 days at most
6)Food-you can go without food for 3-4 weeks
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In order to stay alive you must be aware
of the main enemies to survival.
In order of priority they are
 Exposure
 Thirst
 Hunger
The normal human body has a core
temperature of 98.4°F
 It is important that your body's core
temperature be kept as close to normal as
possible in a survival environment.
 There are two types of exposure
 Cold
 Heat
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If your body’s core temperature drops
below 95°F the body becomes hypothermic.
Symptoms
 Become numb with cold and shiver intensely
 Impaired motor function and coordination
 Slurred and slow speech
 Impaired mental function
 Poor decision making
 Difficulty concentrating
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The first effect is sweating. If the salt
isn't replaced you will experience heat
exhaustion, which is a form of shock.
As water and salt are lost your blood
thickens and blood pressure drops, which
reduces the blood flow to vital organs.
You will become cold and clammy and may
get a headache, feel dizzy, confused, and
drowsy, it will leave you feeling weak
and drained.
Heat stroke will follow if correct action
isn't taken.
 To counter the drop in blood pressure the
blood vessels widen, called vasodilation
(opposite of vasoconstriction), and heart
rate increases.
 As fluid and salt levels decrease the
blood thickens further, this means
sweating has failed.
 Skin will now feel dry and hot as the
heart beats faster to try to raise blood
pressure
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