Introduction to Survival

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LESSON TWO

INTRODUCTION TO SURVIVAL

Learn To Return

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LESSON TWO ( INTRODUCTION TO SURVIVAL ) t o Teach you the • The Aim’s of this Lesson is to following: • 1,WHAT IS SURVIVAL, • 2,CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL, • 3,SURVIVAL STRESSES, • 4,SURVIVAL REQUIREMENTS, • 5,INTRODUCTION TO SURVIVAL PRIORITIES,

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Reason way: Survival training reduces fear of the unknown and gives you self-confidence, it teaches you to live by your wits.  Your Incentive

Survival training will teach you to stay alive in a hostile environment if become lost and separated or  experience an in flight emergency .

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The Hunter-Gatherers,

SURVIVAL IS NOT SOMETHING NEW

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THIS STILL HAPPENS TO DAY

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WHAT IS

SURVIVAL?

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Survive: Stay alive and escape from a hostile environment.

Survival: The ability and the desire to stay alive, under adverse conditions, all alone! Until Rescued

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THE SURVIVAL AL THE ART ART OF OF SURVIV SURVIVAL SURVIV AL The disaster, The art art of of staying staying alive alive when, when, faced faced with with loss, loss, hardship, hardship, danger danger or or disaster disaster,,, disaster utilising utilising what what you you have have to to hand hand to to create create aa positive positive environment environment to to live live through through your your experience. experience.

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 Your Aim Is To Survive Until Rescued

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

All Survival situations are different and the following conditions will bring both Physical and Psychological Affects on the survivor causing Mental Conflict & Stress.

This is termed as Survival Stresses

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

*Climate *Terrain *Life Forms

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

DURATION

(Time Condition) *Short Term

*Moderate Term

*Long Term

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

SURVIVOR’S CONDITION

*Physical *Psychological *Material *Obligatory

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

SOCIO POLITICAL CONDITIONS

*Friendly *Hostile *Unknown

SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES PACK  CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL SOCIO POLITICAL CONDITIONS *Friendly *Hostile *Unknown

SURVIVOR’S CONDITION *Physical *Psychological *Material *Obligatory

SURVIVAL SITUATION

The Survivor will have to deal with all the conditions.

DURATION (Time Condition) *Short Term *Moderate Term *Long Term

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS *Climate *Terrain *Life Forms

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THE CONDITIONS HAVE A AFFECT ON THE SURVIVOR

Mental Conflict & Stress;

Survival Stresses

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Pain Injury and Illness

C o  l   d  a  n d   H   e a  t 

 n    o o    i i  t  a  v   v  r i  p  e  D  e e p  S l e Fa tigue Hunger  Survival Stresses Mental Conflict & Stress, Such As;

Boredom

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Loneliness and isolation

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Survival Requirements In all survival situation we must have requirements

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Equipment

This will generally be limited to the contents of  your pockets and the clothes you are wearing

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I encouraged you to carry your own personal survival items. Knife Para Cord

Heliograph Whistle A Map and Compass

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Contents of a Survival Tin

SURVIVAL RESOURCES PACK  Contents of SurvivalINSTRUCTOR Tin 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

.Matches .Candle .Flint & Steel .Cotton Balls .Needles & Thread .Fishing Set. (Line, Hooks, Small Weights) .Button Compass .Mirror (Stuck to lid of tin) .Brass Wire .Wire Saw .Potassium Permanganate .Surgical / Razor Blade .Butterfly Sutures / Steri-Strip .Plasters .Condoms .Water Sterilising Tablets .Safety Pins .Para Cord .Tin Foil .Salt .Tampon

Equipment

Remember seal with a strips of adhesive tape , which can be be easily removed and replaced to make it waterproof 

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Equipment

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Knowledge Even the best equipment in the world could be useless without the knowledge of its use.

Read a book ???? Do a Course ???? Practice ???? Practice ???? Practice ????

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Willpower  This is perhaps the most important factor of all. Having Survival skills is important;

Antarctica 1912

Having the will to survive is essential

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Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914-16

Strong willed people have in many cases come through some seemingly impossible situations.

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REMEMBER Self Pity can be a killer 

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Self Pity Can Be a killer 

Only Positive Action or Maybe Luck Will Save You.

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Priorities For  Survival

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Survival Priorities Successful survival depends on many environmental factors whether you are in the?

Jungle

Desert

Mountains

At Sea

 Your priorities should be:

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Protection

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Survival Priorities

Location

Tell someone you have a problem and where you are.

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Survival Priorities

Water 

Essential for life. life North East Siberia Russia

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Survival Priorities

Food

Although not immediate, but must have for strength.

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 Your Survival Priorities In Order are:

1. Protection 1.Protection 2.Location 2. Location 3.Water  3. Water  4.Food 4. Food

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Look Forward Lesson 3 In the Next lessons we will start looking at the survival Priorities in more detail:

Starting With:

Protection

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Homework: You must start making the following items for the field phase: 1. A Survival Tin 2. Improvised hat 3. Improvised Sleeping Bag 4. Improvised water bottle 5. Improvised Rucksack

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