The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Survival Skills, Tactics, and Techniques PDF
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Table of Contents 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
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