Survival Situations
Below are our 21 articles in the survival situations' category:
How to minimise the risks presented by leeches and environments to avoid. How they attach themselves to you and how to remove them. How they present...
Survival can be difficult even at the best of times and can be both psychologically and physically intense; testing you to the limits. This is likely...
Although some insects can be a source of food in a survival situation, they can also be extremely hazardous. Their stings and bites can cause skin...
How various types of disasters and catastrophes make it virtually impossible to have once single evacuation plan set in stone but why it’s useful to...
Unless you are faced with a survival situation in a war zone or in some other kind of potentially hostile environment, the vast majority of...
How it’s important to scope out the lie of the land and water first when faced with crossing a river, stream or rapids in a survival situation....
The importance of not panicking should you fall into quicksand or a mud bog. Assessing the situation and then the importance of doing everything...
How to survive a forest fire. The importance of prevention and of understanding how fire spreads and how to identify possible escape routes which...
How it’s often the psychological make up of a person that determines whether they survive or not over and above all other factors put together. How,...
Parasites are all around you don’t have to be in the middle of a jungle type environment to encounter problems with intestinal parasites as they...
How a basic understanding of the weather an ability to read the signs from the sky and all around you can help you to predict a change in weather...
The elements of survival at night are much the same as in the daylight hours in terms of your priorities and how you deal with that physically and...
Frostbite is the result of your skin tissue having prolonged exposure to extreme cold – usually temperatures of below zero Celsius (32F). Not only...
Whilst snake bites can be poisonous and sometimes even deadly, a snake is far more likely to be scared of you than you are of it so, even if you...
How the psychology of survival can play a tremendous part in determining whether or not you’re able to survive an emergency situation. Techniques you...
With global terrorism an issue that has become a very real threat since the events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, it has become necessary...
The reasons why an animal might attack and basic tips for what to do if you think you are at risk of being a victim. How to react during the attack...
How there are several things you should consider when faced with a sea survival situation and how your equipment and skills can help you to survive....
How to recognise the different types of illnesses caused by exposure to extremes of heat. How to treat each kind and ways of preventing heat...
How water consumption and finding shade are the overriding elements which will determine your ability to survive in a desert survival situation. How...
Survival in an outdoor environment will be precarious and a test of your resilience and character at the best of times. However the problems you...
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