Wilderness Survival
Wilderness Survival
Wilderness Survival
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&. 7o the following1 a. 8plain to your counselor the ha9ards you are most likely to encounter while participating in wilderness survival activities, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these ha9ards. b. Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent in:uries or illnesses that could occur in backcountry settings, including hypothermia, heat reactions, frostbite, dehydration, blisters, insect stings, tick bites, and snakebite.
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%. <rom memory, list the seven priorities for survival in a backcountry or wilderness location. 8plain the importance of each one with your counselor. (The space provided here is for you to write out the priorities to help you memorize them.)
+. 7escribe the steps you woul a. 3old and Snowy b. Wet "forest,
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>. #ut together a personal survival kit and e8plain how each item in it could be useful. '. *sing three different methods "other than matches,, build and light three fires. &. %. $. ?. 7o the following1
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@ b. 7emonstrate how to use a signal mirror. c. 7escribe from memory five groundAtoAair signals and tell what they mean.
(The space provided here is for you to write out the priorities to help you memorize them.) B. =mprovise a natural shelter. <or the purpose of this demonstration, use techniques that have little negative impact on the environment. Spend a night in your shelter. C. 8plain how to protect yourself from insects, reptiles, and bears. &. %. $.
&&. Show that you know the proper clothing to be worn in your area on an overnight in e8tremely hot weather and e8tremely cold weather. 8tremely hot weather1
&%. 8plain why it usually is not wise to eat edible wild plants or wildlife in a wilderness survival situation.