Introduction | p. xi |
Getting Lost and Survival: What To Do If You ... | |
Plan to Go Into the Wilderness | p. 3 |
Get Lost in the Woods | p. 4 |
Get Lost in the Mountains | p. 5 |
Get Lost in the Desert | p. 6 |
Must Sleep on the Ground | p. 7 |
Need Emergency Shelter in the Woods | p. 8 |
Need Emergency Shelter in Snow | p. 10 |
Run Out of Water | p. 12 |
Need to Disinfect Water | p. 14 |
Find Water But Can't Disinfect It | p. 15 |
Need to Build a Fire | p. 16 |
Run Out of Food | p. 18 |
Need to Signal for Help | p. 19 |
Need to Use a Signal Mirror | p. 20 |
Get Stuck in Your Vehicle in Cold Weather | p. 22 |
Weather and Exposure: What To Do If You ... | |
Get Chilled in Cold Weather | p. 25 |
Need to Dry Wet Clothes | p. 26 |
Need to Thaw and Dry Frozen Clothes | p. 28 |
Get Numb Fingers or Toes in the Cold | p. 29 |
Get Caught in a Blizzard | p. 31 |
Must Cross Avalanche-Prone Terrain | p. 32 |
Get Caught in an Avalanche | p. 33 |
Must Cross a Deep Snowfield | p. 34 |
Get Caught in a Lightning Storm | p. 36 |
Camp in the Rain | p. 38 |
Must Cross Moving Water | p. 39 |
Must Cross a Frozen Lake | p. 40 |
Must Cross a Frozen River | p. 41 |
Fall Through Thin Ice | p. 43 |
Must Cross Swampy Land | p. 44 |
Fall Out of a Moving Boat | p. 45 |
Fall Out of a Moving Raft | p. 46 |
Capsize Your Boat | p. 48 |
Ground Your Boat | p. 50 |
Wild Creatures: What To Do If You ... | |
Hike in Bear Country | p. 53 |
Encounter a Bear | p. 55 |
Encounter a Mountain Lion | p. 56 |
Encounter a Moose | p. 58 |
Are Bitten by a Small Mammal | p. 59 |
Encounter a Porcupine | p. 60 |
Encounter a Skunk | p. 62 |
Are Bothered by Mice | p. 63 |
Find a Dead Animal | p. 64 |
Hike in Rattlesnake Country | p. 65 |
Fish in Cottonmouth Country | p. 66 |
Get Bitten by a Poisonous Snake | p. 68 |
Get Bitten by a Spider | p. 69 |
Get Bitten by a Tick | p. 70 |
Get Stung by a Scorpion | p. 72 |
Encounter Bees or Wasps | p. 73 |
Are Bothered by Biting Insects | p. 74 |
Get Bitten by a Mosquito | p. 75 |
Get Stung by a Jellyfish | p. 76 |
Injuries and Illness: What To Do If You ... | |
Get Frostbite | p. 79 |
Get Heat Exhaustion | p. 80 |
Get Heatstroke | p. 81 |
Get Diarrhea | p. 82 |
Are Poisoned by Wild Food | p. 83 |
Come in Contact with Poison Ivy | p. 84 |
Get Stuck by Cactus Spines | p. 86 |
Get a Splinter | p. 87 |
Get Snagged by a Fishhook | p. 88 |
Get Snagged by a Fishhook in the Eye | p. 90 |
Get Something Loose in Your Eye | p. 91 |
Get a Cut | p. 92 |
Get a Puncture Wound | p. 94 |
Are Accidentally Shot | p. 95 |
Catch Yourself on Fire | p. 96 |
Get an Infected Wound | p. 98 |
Get Sunburn | p. 99 |
Get Windburn | p. 100 |
Get Snow Blindness | p. 101 |
Get a Blister | p. 102 |
Get a Toothache | p. 104 |
Twist Your Ankle | p. 105 |
Break an Arm or Leg | p. 107 |
Get a Nosebleed | p. 108 |
Annoyances and Trouble: What To Do If You ... | |
Have to Go to the Bathroom | p. 111 |
Break a Shoestring | p. 112 |
Lose Your Toothbrush | p. 114 |
Lose Your Compass | p. 115 |
Break or Lose Your Sunglasses | p. 116 |
Drop Your Camera in Water | p. 118 |
Drop Your Binoculars in Water | p. 119 |
Need to Hitchhike | p. 120 |
Encounter Suspicious People | p. 121 |
Are Threatened or Mugged | p. 122 |
Resources | p. 123 |
Index | p. 125 |
About the Author | p. 131 |
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