Remote Area Survival
What are the 4 main priorities to survival?
Shelter
Signaling
Water
Food
What are the 4 medical exposure risks?
Hypothermia
Frostbite
Heatstroke
Exhaustion
What are some items you could salvage from an aircraft?
Seat cushions, pillows, blankets, seat belts, crash axe, first aid kits, megaphones, escape ropes
What are some signalling methods?
Becons
Raft Canopy
Tourches
Written ground messages
What 2 things are essential for human survival?
Food
Water
How would you collect water if you didnt have a supply?
Rain water runoff from raft
Sponging condensation from inside canopy
melting snow or ice
You should only eat food when...
Water is plentiful
What must you do if stranded in a desert?
Find shelter from sun and heat
What must you do if stranded in a tropical environment?
Find shelter from damp
What must you do if you are stranded in a polar/alpine environment?
Seek shelter against cold and wind
What is the best position to be in whilst wearing your life jacket?
HELP position- conserves energy and doubles survival time
What are the immediate actions in a raft?
Establish command
Distribute passengers evenly
Detach raft from aircraft
Paddle away from aircraft wreckage
Search for any survivors