Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Treating Broken Bone Fractures in a survival situation

There are basically two types of bone fractures: open and closed. With an open (or compound) fracture, the bone protrudes through the skin and complicates the actual fracture with an open wound. You should splint the injured area and continually monitor blood flow past the injury and only reposition the break if there is no blood flow. The closed fracture has no open wounds. Follow the guidelines for immobilization and splint the fracture.

Treating Broken Bone Fractures in a survival situation

All about knots - their use and how to tie them

Knots
The basic knots and methods of tying them that you should know for your survival are as follows:
Various Forms of Knots
Bend- joins two ropes together.
Hitch – ties rope to a post, stake etc. A hitch holds because of the friction set up between two surfaces of the rope pressed t...
All about knots - their use and how to tie them

Lighting a fire for survival

Always light your fire from the upwind side. Make sure you lay the tinder, kindling, and fuel so that your fire will burn as long as you need it. Igniters provide the initial heat required to start the tinder burning. They fall into two categories: modern methods and primitive methods.

Lighting a fire for survival