UncategorizedFM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual PDF

FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual PDF

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FM 21-76 US ARMY SURVIVAL MANUAL ………………………………………..1
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………..2
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………..5
SURVIVAL ACTIONS…………………………………………………………………………………………….5
PATTERN FOR SURVIVAL……………………………………………………………………………………..8
CHAPTER 2 – PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL………………………………………………………………….9
A LOOK AT STRESS……………………………………………………………………………………………..9
NATURAL REACTIONS………………………………………………………………………………………..12
PREPARING YOURSELF………………………………………………………………………………………14
CHAPTER 3 – SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS…………………………………………….16
IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING……………………………………………………………………………….16
SURVIVAL KITS…………………………………………………………………………………………………16
CHAPTER 4 – BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE…………………………………………………………………19
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH…………………………………………………..19
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES…………………………………………………………………………………….25
LIFESAVING STEPS……………………………………………………………………………………………25
BONE AND JOINT INJURY……………………………………………………………………………………32
BITES AND STINGS……………………………………………………………………………………………35
WOUNDS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………39
ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES…………………………………………………………………………………43
HERBAL MEDICINES…………………………………………………………………………………………..46
CHAPTER 5 – SHELTERS………………………………………………………………………………………..47
SHELTER SITE SELECTION………………………………………………………………………………….47
TYPES OF SHELTERS…………………………………………………………………………………………48
CHAPTER 6 – WATER PROCUREMENT………………………………………………………………………66
WATER SOURCES……………………………………………………………………………………………..66
STILL CONSTRUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………….73
WATER PURIFICATION……………………………………………………………………………………….76
WATER FILTRATION DEVICES……………………………………………………………………………..77
CHAPTER 7 – FIRECRAFT……………………………………………………………………………………….78
BASIC FIRE PRINCIPLES……………………………………………………………………………………..78
SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION……………………………………………………………………78
FIRE MATERIAL SELECTION………………………………………………………………………………..82
HOW TO BUILD A FIRE……………………………………………………………………………………….83
HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE……………………………………………………………………………………….84
CHAPTER 8 – FOOD PROCUREMENT………………………………………………………………………..88
ANIMALS FOR FOOD………………………………………………………………………………………….88
TRAPS AND SNARES………………………………………………………………………………………….94
KILLING DEVICES…………………………………………………………………………………………….104
FISHING DEVICES……………………………………………………………………………………………105
PREPARATION OF FISH AND GAME FOR
COOKING AND STORAGE………………………………………………………………………………….112
CHAPTER 9 – SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS………………………………………………………………..118
EDIBILITY OF PLANTS………………………………………………………………………………………118
PLANTS FOR MEDICINE…………………………………………………………………………………….128
CHAPTER 10 – POISONOUS PLANTS………………………………………………………………………132
HOW PLANTS POISON……………………………………………………………………………………..132
ALL ABOUT PLANTS…………………………………………………………………………………………133
RULES FOR AVOIDING POISONOUS PLANTS………………………………………………………..

 

 

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