Wilderness Survival Guide - How To Treat These 3 Dangerous Events

Whether your wilderness survival guide is in your head or in book form, it's essential that you treat it like your outdoor credit card, and don't leave home without it. You never know what can happen when you venture into Mother Nature's adventure-filled world, so you have to be prepared for some of the most common dangers and injuries.

Knowing what to do and doing it quickly can be the difference between life and death, or, at the very least, make things much more bearable until professional medical help arrives.

• Take my breath away!
  CRP is one of the most essential of the indoor and outdoor survival skills. There are many reasons that someone may have stopped breathing, and while this is one of the few skills you can't perform on yourself, it's good to know the proper way to artificially breathe for someone else. The official word on whether or not to employ the breathing part of CPR is always changing, but it's worth a shot of chest pumps aren't working by themselves. First, make sure the victim's neck is elevated, then tilt their head back, pinch their nose, and blow slowly and steadily into their mouth, much like you would breathe out on a deep exhale. Continue doing this at the rate of about 12 to 15 breaths per minute, until they start breathing again or medical support arrives.
  
  
• Break it down!
  A simple slip or fall could result in a break or fracture to one of your lovely limbs. In the event of someone suffering a full break or fracture, having or making a splint is essential in setting the bone and reducing complications once medical help arrives. Fashion the splint so it extends past both joints of the affected area, wrapping it tightly, while still allowing for full and normal circulation. Try to eat a snack from your survival food storage to keep your energy up and avoid going into shock in the event of a gruesome break.
  
  
• Snake attack!
  While the best anti-venom is a watchful eye and avoiding the slippery slitherers in the first place, that stick you thought you saw could still end up sinking its fangs into you. First, keep the bite site below your heart, so the venom will at least have to work against gravity to get to your heart. If you can do it safely, without sustaining another bite, try to get a picture of the snake, so you can identify it in the possible need of an anti-venom. Also, immediately remove any tight clothing or jewelry to prevent it from becoming stuck if and when you start to swell out. This applies for everywhere on your body, not just the bite area.

While there are a myriad of other potential dangers and injuries in the great outdoors, this basic wilderness survival guide should get you off on the right foot.

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