This revised edition of NOLS Wilderness First Aid reflects the changing field of wilderness medicine. Designed as a field textbook for the NOLS wilderness first aid curriculum, it helps train outdoor leaders to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation. A vital resource for outdoor enthusiasts, this book covers fundamental topics in first aid
For Any Climate, in Any Situation. Newly updated to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, the internationally bestselling SAS Survival Handbook is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes: Being prepared: Understanding basic survival needs and preparing essentials, such as a pocket survival kit. Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, and creating tools. Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it. First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured. Disaster survival: How to react in the face of increasingly frequent natural disasters and hostile situations--and how to survive at home if all services and supplies are cut off.
SURVIVE HARSH TERRAIN, EXTREME CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS Packed with tips, tricks, and clear instructions, Special Forces Survival Guide presents the vital techniques used by the world's best trained soldiers to stay alive in the wild, including how to: Find Food and Water Build Shelter Start a Fire Craft Tools and Weapons Navigate without a Compass Signal for Help and First Aid This book presents the field-tested skills of the most elite commandos including the: Navy SEALs Army Rangers Delta Force Green Berets Royal Marines French Foreign Legion Australian SAS Canadian Special Forces
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Survival Wisdom is a large-scale practical guide, jam-packed with information on every aspect of outdoor life and adventure.
Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the most complete, all-in-one volume on every aspect of outdoor adventure and survival ever, from orienteering to campfire cooking to ice climbing and beyond. Culled from dozens of respected books from Stackpole, the industry's leader in outdoor adventure, this massive collection of wilderness know-how leaves absolutely nothing to chance when it comes to surviving and thriving in the wilderness--and appreciating every minute of it.
Topics include Building Outdoor Shelter, Tracking Animals, Winter Camping, Tying Knots, Orienteering, Reading the Weather, Identifying Edible Plants and Berries, Surviving in the Desert, Bird Watching, Fishing and Ice Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, Canoeing, Kayaking, and White Water Rafting, First Aid, Wild Animals, Cookery, and much more. Useful illustrations and photos throughout make it easy to browse and use. With contributions by the experts at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) as well as the editors of Stackpole's Discover Nature series, Survival Wisdom & Know-How is the definitive, must-have reference for the great outdoors.
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest--and most remote--regions on Earth. Now, the creator, producer, and host of the hit television program Survivorman transfers his decades of knowledge and experience to the pages of Survive!, a practical guide that gives everyday readers a no-nonsense look at the real world of survival. Stroud offers readers the essential skills and tactics necessary to endure in any corner of the globe, along with a wealth of insider information born of his own experiences in the outdoors and unavailable in any other book. Readers will learn: How to make a survival shelter and why a lean-to is largely a waste of time. Why survival kits are important, and why you should make your own. Where to find water and why drinking contaminated water is sometimes warranted. How to locate and trap small animals and why the notion of tracking and hunting large game is largely a pipe dream. Whether seasoned in the outdoor arts or new to adventuring, all readers will learn something from Survive!. Stroud's many colorful anecdotes and cut-to-the-chase philosophy not only make for an entertaining read, but also enhance anyone's ability to focus on the main goal when everything else has gone wrong--survival.
Part 1 of 5 in the series based on
"A Walk in the Deep Big Empty: The Science for Surviving Grand Canyon."
Survival topics discussed all revolve around the importance of Water:
1) Dehydration
2) Hyperthermia
3) Hyponatremia
4) Voluntary Dehydration
5) Water Discipline and Water Rationing
6) Should you Drink Urine?
7) Getting Water-and-Salt Calibrated
8) What the Desert 'Experts' recommend
9) Water Quality and Sources at Grand Canyon
10) Breccia pipes and Radioactivity
11) To Drink or Not
12) Canyon geology and finding water
13) Seeps, Puddles, and Potholes
14) How to treat water to make it safe
15) Flash floods
16) Trapped in a Waterfall
17) Water Management and Planning your Hike.
Successful and tragic "thirsty hiker" scenarios are analyzed for what went right and what went wrong.
Part 2 of 5 in the series based on
"A Walk in the Deep Big Empty: The Science for Surviving Grand Canyon."
Survival topics include:
1) Getting to Know the Canyon via Topographical maps and Place Names
2) Practical Geology for navigation and finding water
3) Trail slopes and hiking pace
4) Analysis of lost hiker behavior
5) How to compile your ‘Backpacker Resume’ to assist Search-and-Rescue efforts
6) Assist a Hiker in Distress
7) How to take an Emergency Assistance Inventory
8) Your ‘Survivor’s Mentality'
9) High Tech ways to Signal for Help including cell phones, satellite phone, Personal Locator Beacons/SPOT, Laser Flares
10) Low Tech ways to Signal for Help including calls, whistles, survival mirror, flashlights, light sticks, and fire
11) Helicopter Rescue
12) How to Backtrack
13) Memory Palace and Songline to stay Found. Successful and tragic "lost hiker" scenarios are analyzed for what went right—and what went wrong. Strongly recommend the "Grand Canyon Trail Map 5th Edition Map" by Ken Schulte as a companion title. This map is referenced throughout the "Lost and Found" text in regards to Canyon topography, place names, River miles, and (most important) water sources in the Inner Canyon.
Part 3 of 5 in the series based on
"A Walk in the Deep Big Empty: The Science for Surviving Grand Canyon."
Survival topics include:
• Your Wilderness Philosophy
• Your Place in the Canyon
• Psychological Dangers & Darwin Awards
• Fear and Loathing
• Dealing with Outdoor Phobias
• Backpacker Terror Index at the Canyon
• Germs along the Trail
• Plague, West Nile Virus, Hantavirus
• Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Food-borne Illness
• Tick-borne disease, Valley Fever, Tolio
Successful and Tragic Hiker Scenarios What Went Right---and What Went Wrong
The first teaching manual ever for the "Wilderness First Responder" course, this title represents the cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care. The schools affiliated with Tilton's program include the Wilderness Medicine Institute, a subsidiary of NOLS, and SOLO.
NOLS Wilderness Medicine
SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation
Special Forces Survival Guide: Wilderness Survival Skills from the World
Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive in the Wilderness
Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive
Surviving Grand Canyon: It's All About Water
Surviving Grand Canyon: Lost and Found
Surviving Grand Canyon: Trailside Dangers
The SAS Survival Handbook
Wilderness First Responder, 3rd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry
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