BASIC SURVIVAL

SURVIVAL
• The state or fact of continuing to live or exist,
typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult
circumstances.
• Is the act of living into a new state of things but
adopted to an environment as a result of natural
selection.
A. The following are the situation that causes survival

1) Air crashes
2) Crash landing
3) Ship wreck
4) Lost patrol
5) Unit cut- off main body

B. Psychological conditions to overcome in order to survive

Fear of the unknown

 Your fear of the unknown will be eliminated by proper training and briefing.
Perhaps you will learn something of the geography, topography and the climate of
the area which you will operate. All takes is to recall them.
Fear of discomfort
Fear of discomfort will be eliminated when you know how to get water, foods and
proper ways to travel thru the terrain. Knowledge of medicines and construct
shelter will also help you to overcome this condition. Remember that rest is
valuable than speed and you will be more comfortable if you make your way with
careful planning.
Fear of people
Fear of certain races of people within the territory can be relieved by previous
knowledge and some common sense. Unless they have been allied with the
enemy, you will have a little trouble from the native and possibly get a lot of
assistance.

Fear of your weaknesses

Considerable outdoor experience, or previous experience in environment similar
to that which you find yourself ; you should have confidence in your ability to
live-off then land if not, take advantages of any opportunity to go any survival
school.
C.DECIDING FACTOR FOR SURVIVAL

1) Determination to live
 You can remain alive anywhere in the world when you may keep your wits, you
may suffer all the hardship and obstacle, yet you will still alive because of your
strong determination in your will to survive.

2) Ability to make nature work for you

Remember that nature and elements are actually interested on your welfare. If you
know how to use it in your own advantages, it will always be your friend.
 D. KEY WORDS IN SURVIVAL
1) Size up the situation by considering:
a. Yourself – hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Recall survival training,
expect it to work. Be confident that you can survive. Get to safe comfortable
place as work quickly as possible. Once there, look things over, think and forge
a plan. Your fear will lessen and your confidence increase. Be calm. Take it
easy until you know where and where you are heading for.
b. The area – part of your fear may come from being in a strange country, therefore
try to determine where you are by landmarks, compass direction or by recalling
intelligence passed to you by leaders.
c. The enemy - put your self in the enemy shoes. What would you do? Watch
the enemy habits and routine. Base your plans in your observation. Remember you
know where the enemy is but he does not know where you are.

2) Undue haste make waste

a. Don’t be eager to move.it will make you careless and impatient.

b. Don’t loose your temper. It makes cause you to stop thinking when something
initiating happens, stop, take a breath and relax, start over.
c. Face the fact, danger does exist
3) Remember where you are.

 You may give yourself away because you are top acting in a certain way. Do
things naturally.

4) Vanquish fear and panic

a. To fear is normal and necessary. It is natures of giving you to that extra shot of
energy when you need learn to recognized fear for what it is and control it.

b. When you are injured and in pain, it is difficult to control fear. Pain sometimes
turn fear into panic and causes person to act without thinking.
c. Panic can also cause loneliness. It can lead hopelessness, suicide and carelessness even
capture or surrender. Recognizing this sign help to overcome panic.

d. Planning your escape will keep your mind busy. Find things to do and watch.
Remember that miracle work best for those who prepare carefully and they can do to save
themselves.

5) Improvise
a. You can always do something to improve the situation. Figure out what you have, then
improvise.
b. Learn to put up with a new and unpleasant conditions. Keeping your mind on survival
will help. Don’t be afraid to try strange food.
6) Value living
a. A hope and real when for escape reduces your fear and make chance of survival
b. conserve your health and strength, injury will greatly reduce your chance of
survival and escape.
c. Hunger, cold and fatigue lower your efficiency and stamina, make you careless
and increase the possibility of getting caught. Knowing that this will make you
especially careful, because you will realize that your low spirit is the result of
your physical condition and not of the danger.
d. Remember your goal- getting out alive concentrating on the time after you get
out alive will help you to value living now.
7) Act like a native
Accept the true custom of the native. When you are in the situation, accept and adopt native
behavior.

8) Learn basic skills

E. SURVIVAL RULES ON EDIBILITY

1) Generally
a. Anything that swims, flies, creeps and crawls are edible
b. All four- legged animals are edible
c. All eggs are edible
d. All larvae are edible
e. Almost all sea leaves are edible
f. All reptiles are edible
g. All crustaceans and mollusk are edible
h. Most fish you can catch in an open sea and sight of land are good to eat
i. Eel are good to eat than sea snake.
j. All snake except sea snake are edible
k. Cook animal as soon after killing as possible
l. Frog, turtle, lizards, alligators, and crocodiles are edible. Toads are not edible
m. Always remove in trails (intestine) and sex glands before cooking.
2) Water
Will be a primarily requirements. Start looking for it immediately. An
individual can get along without food for a week, but he cant live along
without water, especially in hot or arctic areas where he will lose large
quantities of water thru sweating or dehydration.

3) Plants
Never eat large quantities of strange food without first tasting it. Prepare a
cooked sample then take a mouthful, chew and hold it in your mouth for five
minute. If it is still good, go ahead and eat it. If the taste is disagreeable.
Don’t eat it, a burning of bitter taste is warning that it is dangerous.
a. Plants eaten by birds and animals are edible
b. Don’t eat unknown plants with milky juice or let silk contact to your body skin.
c. Don’t eat unknown plants that have a disagreeable odor
d. Non poisonous mushroom are edible

F. COMMON MEDICINAL PLANTS

1. AVOCADO - fresh leaves use for diarrhea. Boil for thirty minutes. Take a glass 3
times a day.
2. AMPALAYA – leaves, antiseptic for wounds cure for malaria, Boiled seeds or
stem. For stomach trouble. Reduce constipation.
3. ATIS – leaves, bark, unripe fruits, good diarrhea, Boil or ground fruit. for sprain,
wrap leaves.
4. Balingbing – for gonorrhea. Rub and squeeze in opening of penis. Rub around
penis.
5. Banana – leaves and bark. Boil for kidney trouble. Increase urine flow, four to
five glasses daily.
6. Garlic - bulb is a cure for high blood, inflammation peptic ulcer. Use a juice.
7. Guava – leaves for diarrhea and antiseptic for wounds
8. Cacao – boil roots for kidney trouble
9. Chico – bark cure for diarrhea
10. Duhat – barks when boiled is good for cure diabetes and hemorrhage
11. Granada – fruits, bark cures hemorrhage
12. Squash – seeds when boils is good eradicating parasites
13. Calamansi – for cold and high blood
14. Camias – for gonorrhea
15. Coffee – stimulants for nerves and hearts
16. Kawayan – roots and leaves shoots for curing kidney
17. Kaimito – bark for diarrhea
18. Radish – help cure peptic ulcer
19. Jackfruit – milky caps helps cure wounds
 G. HUNTING GROUNDS FOR SURVIVAL

1. Along sea cost between high and low water marks

2. Areas between beaches and coral reefs
3. Marshes and mud flats
4. Best time is on early morning or dust
5. In travel keep alert for animal size such as tracks, trampled underbrush or droppings.
6. On narrow trails, watch for games crossing
7. In hallow trees.
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