Survival Strategies and Principles
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What is one of the basic principles of survival mentioned?

  • Maintaining a positive attitude (correct)
  • Finding a companion
  • Avoiding hydration
  • Staying in one place

Which of the following environments is included in the survival strategies?

  • Survival in urban areas
  • Survival in mountain caves
  • Underground survival
  • Survival on sea (correct)

What aspect is specifically addressed in the chapter regarding extreme conditions?

  • Special considerations in cold and hot weather (correct)
  • Avoiding travel altogether
  • Emergency evacuations
  • Using advanced technology

In what type of environment would desert survival principles be applied?

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What is a common element of survival on land?

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Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the survival chapter?

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Before applying complex techniques in survival, which is essential?

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Which of the following is vital in a rescue scenario?

<p>Knowing first aid and hygiene (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern after an accident when planning for survival?

<p>Being rescued (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following items can be used as a signal for rescue?

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When lighting a fire for visibility, where should it ideally be located?

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What is the best use of signalling equipment?

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After a plane crash, which action should be prioritized next to helping injured individuals?

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What is the purpose of using a flashlight during a rescue signal?

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Which of the following is NOT a recommended action in your survival plan?

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What should you do if you can collect items on the airplane after a crash?

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Who should be placed onto the slides during a sea survival situation?

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What should be done with the water in the slides before evacuation?

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What is the primary purpose of a shelter in a survival situation?

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What is the best source of water in a survival situation?

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Why should you avoid drinking sea water?

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Which factor is NOT important when choosing a location for shelter?

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What is the role of clothes in a survival situation?

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What should you prioritize to maintain during a survival situation?

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What is the first step in the preparation for surviving in dangerous environments?

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Which of the following could be considered a potential danger in an unfamiliar environment?

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What should you consider about your mental state during a survival situation?

<p>It can be a potential hazard (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which action is NOT part of effective leadership in a survival situation?

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How can positive thinking impact a survival situation?

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What is a crucial action to take after ensuring safety on the ground in an emergency?

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Which element is essential in ensuring the group knows whom to follow in a survival situation?

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What should you do if you identify resources around you that can assist in survival?

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What should be done to prevent losing group members during an expedition?

<p>Determine a meeting point and make sure everyone knows it (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended action if you decide to leave the current location?

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In polar survival situations, what is a crucial step to maintaining body heat?

<p>Stay close together in the shelter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be prioritized in desert survival conditions?

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What challenges does jungle survival pose?

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During polar survival, what is a primary danger that must be monitored?

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What is most effective for signaling help in jungle survival?

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What is a key recommendation regarding activity in the desert?

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Which action should you take if you see an aeroplane or ship during a rescue situation?

<p>Prepare for disappointment if not spotted. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do when rescued by a helicopter?

<p>Board as directed, one at a time. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of dehydration?

<p>Severe sunburn. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To protect yourself in a hot climate, which of the following actions is advisable?

<p>Wear light clothing. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do to protect against cold wind during an outdoor expedition?

<p>Keep your body insulated. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which response is NOT appropriate if someone is experiencing hypothermia?

<p>Provide hot drinks immediately. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The human body can lose heat due to which of the following?

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Which activity is important for maintaining group morale during a rescue?

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Flashcards

Basic Principles of Survival

The fundamental ideas and practices that increase the chances of staying alive in an emergency situation.

Signalling

Using signals to attract attention, like flares, mirrors, fire, or SOS signals.

Survival on Sea

Methods and strategies for protecting oneself from harm and staying alive in a maritime environment.

Survival on Land

Techniques and knowledge for staying safe and alive in a terrestrial environment.

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Primary Concern After Crash

The most important action after a plane crash is to attract attention from rescuers.

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Signalling for Help

Using equipment like flares, mirrors, and fires to communicate your location to rescue teams.

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Signal Construction

Using anything large or bright to signal rescuers, like wreckage, slides, seats, or fires.

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Rendezvous Point

Creating a point for all survivors to gather, making it easier for rescuers to find everyone.

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Stay or Go?

Deciding if staying at the crash site or moving to a safer location is best for survival.

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Searching for Habitation

Determining if there are any nearby settlements that could provide assistance.

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B737-800 Slides as Rafts

The use of life rafts from the aircraft's slides to stay afloat and safe on the water.

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Establishing Food Rationing

The process of securing and distributing food and water among the survivors to ensure everyone has enough.

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Realization in Survival

The realization that you might be alone and responsible for your survival. It includes acknowledging the possibility of death and understanding that one problem can lead to another.

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Knowing What Helps You

The ability to identify and utilize resources in your surroundings to aid survival. This includes recognizing potential experts within a group, searching for available provisions and shelter, and seeking help from local natives.

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Knowing What Hurts You

Recognizing potential dangers in your environment, such as extreme temperatures, dangerous wildlife, scarce resources, hostility from locals, difficulty in signaling, and negative group mentality.

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Leadership & Planning in Survival

The need to assume leadership and plan effectively in a survival situation. This includes preparation, controlling the group, delegating duties, organizing tasks (aid, signaling, rationing), maintaining positivity, reassuring others, and ensuring everyone understands the plan and leadership roles.

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Post-Crash Priorities

The understanding that survival priorities must be agreed upon when a group is safe outside the crashed aircraft. This involves assessing the situation, organizing basic necessities, and ensuring everyone's well-being.

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Signalling for Rescue

The act of using visual or audible signals, like flares, mirrors, fire, or SOS signals, to attract attention and aid in rescue.

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Shelter: The First Priority

The most important thing is to protect yourself from the elements and animals.

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Importance of shelter

The most important thing is to stay safe and secure from dangers. It can offer protection from the environment.

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Water: Essential, but Prioritize Safety

It's essential for survival, but prioritize safety and make sure you're not putting yourself in danger.

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Food: Patience and Conservation

It's not necessary to consume food immediately, but it's good practice to conserve your energy.

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Choosing the Right Shelter Location

The process of finding the best place for shelter involves considering factors such as safety, weather protection, and potential dangers.

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Improvise Your Shelter

Use anything around you to create shelter, be it items from the plane, natural materials, or anything you could use to protect yourself from the elements.

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Maintaining Morale

It's crucial to stay calm and reassure others to keep morale high, even in difficult situations.

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The Importance of the Huddle

The physical act of keeping people together, creating a sense of unity, which helps with survival.

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Meeting Point

A designated place where everyone in a group should gather to avoid getting lost.

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Expeditions

Small groups exploring the area around a survival site to find resources or potential help.

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Stay or Leave

The most important factor in deciding whether to stay or leave a crash site is the surrounding environment and potential dangers.

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Staying Put

It is usually better to stay at a crash site due to modern communication systems, search efforts, and effective signaling.

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Polar Survival: Immediate Danger

The most immediate danger in a polar survival situation is the extreme cold.

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Desert Survival: Immediate Danger

The most immediate dangers in a desert survival situation are the extreme heat and lack of water.

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Jungle Survival: Immediate Danger

The most immediate dangers in a jungle survival situation are the hot climate, dense vegetation, and dangerous animals.

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Jungle Signaling

Elevate your emergency locator transmitter (ELT) in a high, clear area to improve rescue signals.

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Losing Heat in Cold Weather

The human body loses heat because of exposure to cold wind, contact with cold surfaces, and contact with cold water. In cold climates, you may face sunburn, sore eyes from sun-glare, reduced motor and mental function, frostbite, and hypothermia.

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Protecting Yourself from Cold

Protecting yourself from the sun, insulating your shelter from the cold ground, staying awake, and seeking medical attention are crucial for preventing and managing cold-related injuries.

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Absorbing Heat in Hot Weather

The human body absorbs heat from hot surfaces, the sun, and hot wind. In hot climates, you may face severe sunburn, dehydration, diarrhoea, heat cramps, and heat stroke.

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Protecting Yourself from Heat

Covering your body to avoid insect bites, shaking clothes and shoes before putting them on, staying in the shade, and cooling down sunburned skin are vital for managing heat-related issues.

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Study Notes

Survival Search and Rescue

  • Survival search and rescue is divided into chapters, each focusing on specific scenarios
  • Basic principles, polar survival, desert survival, jungle survival, rescue, special considerations, first aid and hygiene are included

Basic Principles of Survival

  • Daily life situations, even difficult ones, teach us how to react and survive

  • Our will to survive and preparation are important in unfamiliar or dangerous environments

  • Realization: Awareness of the possibility of death, potential for problems escalating, and deciding how to save lives

  • Knowing What Will Help: Identifying potential resources (experts, supplies, locals)

  • Knowing What Will Harm: Recognizing potential threats (environment, animals, hostile people)

  • Leadership and Planning: Taking charge, leading the group, organizing actions, and allocating tasks

Survival on Sea

  • Using slides of the B737-800 aircraft, which can act as floating devices when turned upside down
  • Distribute passengers evenly, and empty out water from the slides
  • Tie rafts together, place elderly and children on slides, keep life vests on, and activate ELT (if available)
  • Reassure passengers; those unable to hold on should stay in the "help" or "huddle" position
  • Maintaining morale is crucial in a sea-based survival situation

Survival on Land

  • Location: Gathering information about surroundings (dangers, water and food sources, habitation) is vital
  • Shelter: Creating a protective space against the elements and animals, using natural resources (solid ground, caves, etc.) or items from the aircraft
  • Water and Food: Finding water (avoid sea water) and finding food are critical; people can last 48 hours without water and weeks without food

Polar Survival

  • The most imminent danger is the cold climate
  • Snow can be used to create shelters and to get water, thus maintaining close proximity to help stay warm
  • Staying together is critical to maintain body heat
  • Hypothermia and loss of vital signs monitoring are important

Desert Survival

  • The main threats are heat and lack of water
  • Staying in the shade (minimizing activities), gathering water (dew from the morning, collecting from any possible water source), clothing and protection from the sun and insects, and activity during cooler parts of the day should be prioritized

Jungle Survival

  • Threats are hot climate, vegetation, and animals; making shelters and finding resources is possible
  • Food and water are plausible to be found if initiative is taken; finding wood to build shelters is also easy
  • High priority should be to mark your route to have a way back if needed
  • Follow streams or rivers to maintain direction

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Test your knowledge of survival principles and strategies in various environments. This quiz covers key aspects of surviving in extreme conditions and essential techniques for rescue scenarios. Explore what items are crucial for signaling and the best practices after an accident.

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