Survival Guide

Survival Tips, Hints and Techniques right to your device!

*** Survival Guide is completely based on the U.S. Military Survival Manual FM 21-76. ***

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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

- Primary Shelter—Uniform

- 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

- Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

Chapter 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS

- Edibility of Plants

- Plants for Medicine

- Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

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

- Venomous Snakes

- Snake-Free Areas

- Dangerous Lizards

- Dangers in Rivers

- Dangers in Bays and Estuaries

- Saltwater Dangers

- Other Dangerous Sea Creatures

Chapter 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT

- Staffs

- Clubs

- Edged Weapons

- Other Expedient Weapons

- Cordage and Lashing

- Rucksack Construction

- Clothing and Insulation

- Cooking and Eating Utensils

Chapter 13: DESERT SURVIVAL

- Terrain

- Environmental Factors

- Need for Water

- Heat Casualties

- Precautions

- Desert Hazards

Chapter 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL

- Tropical Weather

- Jungle Types

- Travel Through Jungle Areas

- Immediate Considerations

- Water Procurement

- Food

- Poisonous Plants

Chapter 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL

- Cold Regions and Locations

- Windchill

- Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival

- Hygiene

- Medical Aspects

- Cold Injuries

- Shelters

- Fire

- Water

- Food

- Travel

- Weather Signs

Chapter 16: SEA SURVIVAL

- The Open Sea

- Seashores

Chapter 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS

- Rivers and Streams

- Rapids

- Rafts

- Flotation Devices

- Other Water Obstacles

- Vegetation Obstacles

Chapter 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING

- Using the Sun and Shadows

- Using the Moon

- Using the Stars

- Making Improvised Compasses

- Other Means of Determining Direction

Chapter 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES

- Application

- Means for Signaling

- Codes and Signals

- Aircraft Vectoring Procedures