First Aid Time Is Any Time
How do we become more First Aid conscious? In the Navy we had “an emergency of the day.” The Safety Officer presented us each day with an emergency situation and we had to review the proper procedure and response to that situation. Perhaps your ... [... more]
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Cold Weather And Hypothermia
Conduction- heat transfer from the body to an adjoining surface. This can be rocks, ground water, etc. Water takes away heat 25 times faster than air, so you can see the importance of staying dry. Wear appropriate clothing in layers to stay warm ... [... more]
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January- Time To Think About Cold Weather Survival
In the Navy, I flew in F-4’s (gives you an idea of how old I am). We were based in Oceana, VA. but had been training for a week in Key West. The Tower frequency was Channel 3 in Oceana. The frequency was changed so that Channel 3 was the Tower ... [... more]
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Winter Survival Means C.O.L.D.
All this is really good for preparation, but what happens if your clothing still gets wet? One way to dry clothing is to hang it on your pack as you are hiking. The sun, wind and even the cold air can help dry clothing. If there is a shelter when ... [... more]
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Child Lost In The Woods… Survival Time
There are a lot of sites that discuss survival skills. Some of these skills are discussed in earlier articles. A link to the survival section of this site is at the end of this article. Children surviving in the woods are a special situation that ... [... more]
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Tornadoes And Tornado Alley- A Storm To Perfection
A colleague of mine was coming to Texas from California for a conference. We were discussing the California weather and I said that Texas was about the same as California now except for the tornadoes. She said that mentioning tornadoes had ... [... more]
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Survival Story- Stay Focused Until It’S Over
Later in the ready room I was talking with the RIO who had ejected. I asked what he remembered. He said he remembered hitting the deck before he ejected. He remembered the canopy leaving and the seat traveling up the rails. He remembered ... [... more]
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Survival- A State Of Mind
Recently I wrote about a couple of dads who got lost with their sons in a city park. A couple of weeks ago a father and his children went off to look for a Christmas tree. They kept searching for the right tree and wondered deeper and deeper into ... [... more]
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Two Families Lost In City Park
Two weeks ago a couple of dads and their under-five year old sons went for an outing to River Legacy Park. It was an outstanding day in Texas (we have a lot of them in October and November). I’m sure the dads thought this would be a great ... [... more]
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Eagle Scout Roll Of Honor
Numerous celebrations and activities planned for 2010. One of the most challenging is the Eagle Scout Roll of Honor. The aim of the project is to capture “nearly 100 years of Eagle Scout history, tradition, service and achievement.” The National ... [... more]
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Forget Standard Cpr Techniques? Maybe.
An important fact to remember is that this procedure is not to be used in all cases where the person has stopped breathing and is unresponsive. It is only to be used where adults have unexpectedly collapsed. It is not to be used with children who ... [... more]
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Who Can Identify Future Eagle Scouts?
It seems that everyone agrees that the change in attitude occurred on a 60-mile canoe trip in 2003. A 1.5 mile portage caused the day’s leg of the trip to be much longer than anticipated. They reached the campsite late- tired, worn out and ... [... more]
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