Survival Skills are techniques usually
used by people to survive a dangerous unanticipated situation. Many of these
skills require survival training although by carrying a few small items you can
greatly improve your chances of survival (Such as a survival kit).
Survival situations can be
differentiated by their duration
"Short Term Survival 1-4 Days
Medium Term Survival 4-40 Days
Long Term Survival Longer than 40
Days" (1)
In a survival situation your needs are prioritized in the following order:
· Finding food,
Survival Skills:
Hunting: With Bow an Arrow, Trapping, Primitive hunting skills and Firearms
Mountaineering Skills:Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Knots, Moving on a glacier
Cord and
rope making: Making Cordage
River
Crossing: Crossing a river, Raft
making
Tool Making: Primitive tools, Using a knife
First aid
Having basic knowledge of First Aid is essential if you participate in adventure sports, or spend time in the outdoors. Click here for First aid info
Altitude Sickness, Lymes Disease, Emergency Stretcher, Tropical Diseases, Injured skier, Hypothermia, First Aid Kit
Navigation
Survival situations are sometimes
resolved by finding one's way to safety, or one may need to move to find a more
suitable location to wait for rescue. The sources observe that to do either of
these safely requires some navigation equipment and skills. Types of navigation
include:
Celestial navigation,
using the sun and the night sky
Using a Map and compass
Navigating using the land
Survival Guides
A fantastic source for survival info are the:
SAS Survival Handbook,
United
States Army Survival Manual (FM 21-76)
United
States Air Force Survival Manual (AF 64-4).
Refferences:
(1) Article by Bruce Zawalsky (5th November 2007) Chief Instructor of the Boreal Wilderness Institute.
