The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques (The Ultimate Guides) by Army, Department of the -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Introduction PART I - General Survival Skills CHAPTER 1 - Psychology of Survival

INTRODUCTION

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

PART II - Survival Medicine Introduction

REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH: OVERVIEW MEDICAL EMERGENCIES LIFESAVING STEPS BONE AND JOINT INJURY BITES AND STINGS WOUNDS ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES HERBAL MEDICINES

CHAPTER 1 - Fundamental Criteria for First Aid

SECTION I. EVALUATE CASUALTY SECTION II. UNDERSTAND VITAL BODY FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 2 - Basic Measures for First Aid

SECTION I. OPEN THE AIRWAY AND RESTORE BREATHING SECTION II. STOP THE BLEEDING AND PROTECT THE WOUND SECTION III. CHECK AND TREAT FOR SHOCK

CHAPTER 3 - First Aid for Special Wounds

SECTION I. GIVE PROPER FIRST AID FOR HEAD INJURIES SECTION II. GIVE PROPER FIRST AID FOR FACE AND NECK INJURIES SECTION III. GIVE PROPER FIRST AID FOR CHEST AND ABDOMINAL WOUNDS AND BURN INJURIES SECTION IV. APPLY PROPER BANDAGES TO UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES

CHAPTER 4 - First Aid for Fractures CHAPTER 5 - First Aid for Climatic Injuries CHAPTER 6 - First Aid for Bites and Stings CHAPTER 7 - First Aid in Toxic Environments

SECTION I. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION AND FIRST AID EQUIPMENT FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES SECTION II. CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL AGENTS SECTION III. NERVE AGENTS SECTION IV. OTHER AGENTS

APPENDIX A - First Aid Case and Kits, Dressings, and Bandages APPENDIX B - Rescue and Transportation Procedures APPENDIX C - Common Problems/Conditions

SECTION I. HEALTH MAINTENANCE SECTION II. FIRST AID FOR COMMON PROBLEMS

APPENDIX D - Digital Pressure

APPLY DIGITAL PRESSURE

APPENDIX E - Decontamination Procedures

APPLY DIGITAL PRESSURE

PART III - Shelters Introduction

SHELTER SITE SELECTION TYPES OF SHELTERS

CHAPTER 1 - Planning Positions

WEAPONS EFFECTS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS POSITION CATEGORIES CONSTRUCTION METHODS SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 2 - Designing Positions

BASIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS INDIVIDUAL FIGHTING POSITIONS TRENCHES UNIT POSITIONS SPECIAL DESIGNS

CHAPTER 3 - Special Operations and Situations

SPECIAL TERRAIN ENVIRONMENTS

CHAPTER 4 - Position Design Details PART IV - Water, Food, Plants, Herbal Remedies, and Dangerous Plants and Animals CHAPTER 1 - Water Procurement

WATER SOURCES STILL CONSTRUCTION WATER PURIFICATION WATER FILTRATION DEVICES

CHAPTER 2 - Food Procurement

ANIMALS FOR FOOD TRAPS AND SNARES KILLING DEVICES FISHING DEVICES PREPARATION OF FISH AND GAME FOR COOKING AND STORAGE

CHAPTER 3 - Dangerous Insects and Arachnids CHAPTER 4 - Poisonous Snakes and Lizards

WAYS TO AVOID SNAKEBITE SNAKE GROUPS DESCRIPTIONS OF POISONOUS SNAKES LIZARDS POISONOUS SNAKES OF THE AMERICAS POISONOUS SNAKES OF EUROPE POISONOUS SNAKES OF AFRICA AND ASIA POISONOUS SNAKES OF AUSTRALASIA POISONOUS SEA SNAKES POISONOUS LIZARDS

CHAPTER 5 - Dangerous Fish and Mollusks

DANGERS IN RIVERS FISH THAT ATTACK MAN VENOMOUS FISH AND INVERTEBRATES FISH WITH TOXIC FLESH

CHAPTER 6 - Survival Use of Plants

EDIBILITY OF PLANTS PLANTS FOR MEDICINE MISCELLANEOUS USE OF PLANTS EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS

CHAPTER 7 - Poisonous Plants

HOW PLANTS POISON ALL ABOUT PLANTS RULES FOR AVOIDING POISONOUS PLANTS CONTACT DERMATITIS INGESTION POISONING POISONOUS PLANTS

PART V - Firecraft, Tools, Camouflage, Tracking, Movement, and Combat Skills CHAPTER 1 - Firecraft

BASIC FIRE PRINCIPLES SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION FIRE MATERIAL SELECTION HOW TO BUILD A FIRE HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE

CHAPTER 2 - Field-expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment

CLUBS EDGED WEAPONS OTHER EXPEDIENT WEAPONS LASHING AND CORDAGE RUCKSACK CONSTRUCTION CLOTHING AND INSULATION COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS

CHAPTER 3 - Hand-to-hand Combat

SECTION I: OVERVIEW SECTION II: CLOSE-RANGE COMBATIVES

CHAPTER 4 - Medium-Range Combatives CHAPTER 5 - Long-range Combatives

SECTION I: NATURAL WEAPONS SECTION II: DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES SECTION III: OFFENSIVE TECHNIQUES SECTION IV: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS

CHAPTER 6 - Sentry Removal CHAPTER 7 - Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage

GENERAL COVER CONCEALMENT CAMOUFLAGE CAMOUFLAGE CONSIDERATIONS HOW TO CAMOUFLAGE

CHAPTER 8 - Tracking

GENERAL TRACKER QUALITIES FUNDAMENTALS OF TRACKING DISPLACEMENT HOW TO ANALYZE FOOTPRINTS OTHER SIGNS OF DISPLACEMENT STAINING WEATHERING FOOTPRINTS WIND, SOUNDS, AND ODORS SUN LITTERING CAMOUFLAGE INTERPRETATION/IMMEDIATE USE INTELLIGENCE TRACKING TEAMS COUNTERTRACKING

CHAPTER 9 - Movement

GENERAL MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES METHODS OF MOVEMENT MOVING WITH STEALTH IMMEDIATE ACTIONS WHILE MOVING MOVING WITHIN A TEAM FIRE AND MOVEMENT FOOT MARCH LOADS

CHAPTER 10 - Field-expedient Direction Finding

USING THE SUN AND SHADOWS USING THE MOON USING THE STARS MAKING IMPROVISED COMPASSES OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING DIRECTION

PART VI - Environment-Specific Survival CHAPTER 1 - Tropical Survival

TROPICAL WEATHER TYPES OF JUNGLES COMMON JUNGLE FEATURES LIFE IN THE JUNGLE JUNGLE TRAVEL, NAVIGATION AND TRACKING MOVING ACROSS WATER OBSTACLES

CHAPTER 2 - Desert Survival

TERRAIN TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION BASIC HEAT INJURY PREVENTION

CHAPTER 3 - 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 4 - Survival in Mountain Terrain

SECTION 1: MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND WEATHER SECTION 2: MOUNTAIN HAZARDS SECTION 3: MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT SECTION 4: ROPE MANAGEMENT AND KNOTS SECTION 5: ANCHORS SECTION 6: CLIMBING

CHAPTER 5 - Sea Survival

THE OPEN SEA PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES DOWN AT SEA COLD WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS HOT WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS RAFT PROCEDURES SAILING RAFTS WATER FOOD PROCUREMENT SHARKS DETECTING LAND RAFTING OR BEACHING TECHNIQUES SWIMMING ASHORE PICKUP OR RESCUE SEASHORES SPECIAL HEALTH HAZARDS

CHAPTER 6 - Water Crossings

RIVERS AND STREAMS RAPIDS RAFTS FLOTATION DEVICES OTHER WATER OBSTACLES VEGETATION OBSTACLES

CHAPTER 7 - Survival in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Environments

THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS

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