The best protection from fire is prevention. many fires are caused by carelessness with lighted cigarettes and burning matches. The sun shining through a piece of glass can start a blaze in a dry season.
If you are present where a fire starts in woodland, or on heath or grassland, your first action should be to smother it.
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SAS 133 - Rescue & Signalling
Rag Signals: Tie a flag or a piece of bright - coloured clothing to a pole. Move it left for dashes and right for dots. Exaggerate with a figure of eight movement.
Rag Signals: Tie a flag or a piece of bright - coloured clothing to a pole. Move it left for dashes and right for dots. Exaggerate with a figure of eight movement.
SAS 131 - Rescue & Signalling
By day smoke is good locator. Have a supply of smoke-producing material ready to put on your fires. Smoke not only helps rescue aircraft find you, it also shows surface wind direction. Make sure smoke is downwind of landing site and of any panel codes you have laid so it does not obscure them from above.
By day smoke is good locator. Have a supply of smoke-producing material ready to put on your fires. Smoke not only helps rescue aircraft find you, it also shows surface wind direction. Make sure smoke is downwind of landing site and of any panel codes you have laid so it does not obscure them from above.
Healing Bullet Wounds
Stop the bleeding by applying pressure directly to the wound with any available clean cloth. If the bullet has exited the body, apply pressure to both puncture areas. Remove the bullet, if it's still inside the body, with a pair of sterlized hemostats, Most of the bullet fragment upon impact to ensure that all bullet fragments are removed.
Stop the bleeding by applying pressure directly to the wound with any available clean cloth. If the bullet has exited the body, apply pressure to both puncture areas. Remove the bullet, if it's still inside the body, with a pair of sterlized hemostats, Most of the bullet fragment upon impact to ensure that all bullet fragments are removed.
SAS 043 - Desert & Tropical Plants
Growing tip, enclosed by crown of leaves or bases of leaf stems, is edible in most palms - eat if not too bitter. Avoid fruit unless positively identified.
Growing tip, enclosed by crown of leaves or bases of leaf stems, is edible in most palms - eat if not too bitter. Avoid fruit unless positively identified.
SAS 040 - Fungi
Agaricus fungi: Avoid any that stain yellow when cut or bruised, or that smell of carbolic. Some young buttons are hard to distinguish from the deadly Amanitas. Dont Use any fungi you cant positively identify.
Agaricus fungi: Avoid any that stain yellow when cut or bruised, or that smell of carbolic. Some young buttons are hard to distinguish from the deadly Amanitas. Dont Use any fungi you cant positively identify.
SAS 171 - Dangerous Water Creatures
Porcupine fish, Puffer fish, TriggerFish are very poisonous to eat. They differ somewhat in appearance, but when alarmed all inflate into a spiny ball. The flesh of these animals is poisonous.
Porcupine fish, Puffer fish, TriggerFish are very poisonous to eat. They differ somewhat in appearance, but when alarmed all inflate into a spiny ball. The flesh of these animals is poisonous.
NFPA Rating Guide
The NFPA rating Explanation guide refers to the Ratings about the Health Hazards, Flammability Hazards, Instability Hazards, Rating Symbols and the Special Hazards.
The NFPA rating Explanation guide refers to the Ratings about the Health Hazards, Flammability Hazards, Instability Hazards, Rating Symbols and the Special Hazards.
SAS 125 - Sea Survival & Signalling
How to Signal at Sea ? Use flares, dye markers and movement of any kind to attract attention at sea. If you have no signalling equipment, wave clothing or tarpauliins and churn the water if it is still. At night or in fog use a whistle to maintain contact with other survivors.
How to Signal at Sea ? Use flares, dye markers and movement of any kind to attract attention at sea. If you have no signalling equipment, wave clothing or tarpauliins and churn the water if it is still. At night or in fog use a whistle to maintain contact with other survivors.
SAS 151 - First Aid & Moving the Injured
Moving the Injured : Loading a Stretcher. A patient on a blanket can be lifted using the blanket. Other methods of lifting depend on the number of helpers. Agree signals for synchronised movements.
Moving the Injured : Loading a Stretcher. A patient on a blanket can be lifted using the blanket. Other methods of lifting depend on the number of helpers. Agree signals for synchronised movements.
SAS 101 - Knots
Triple Bowline: A bowline made with a twofold line. Structure a circle, pass copied exist close through circle, betraying standing part and trust through circle. This produces 3 circles which could be utilized for supplies haulage, or as asit-sling or lifting saddle with one circle adjust every thigh and the different adjust the midsection.
Triple Bowline: A bowline made with a twofold line. Structure a circle, pass copied exist close through circle, betraying standing part and trust through circle. This produces 3 circles which could be utilized for supplies haulage, or as asit-sling or lifting saddle with one circle adjust every thigh and the different adjust the midsection.
SAS 094 - Camp Tools
Tree Felling: Check overhead for dead branches and hornets nests. Clear Creepers and branches which could deflect blows. Cut branches off from the outside of the join. Cut from both sides of the tree, first chopping out notch at an angle of 45 and another on the opposite side ata lower level on the side to which you want to tree to fall.
Tree Felling: Check overhead for dead branches and hornets nests. Clear Creepers and branches which could deflect blows. Cut branches off from the outside of the join. Cut from both sides of the tree, first chopping out notch at an angle of 45 and another on the opposite side ata lower level on the side to which you want to tree to fall.
SAS 107 - Knots & Map Reading
Notwithstanding having the capacity to peruse and make a guide, your survival hinges on translating indigenous marks to help you discover your direction and to suspect the climate.
Notwithstanding having the capacity to peruse and make a guide, your survival hinges on translating indigenous marks to help you discover your direction and to suspect the climate.
SAS 025 - Tropical Regions
Along river banks and the edges of the bush daylight does enter to the ground surface and development is productive. Undergrowth achieves statures of 3m in a year. Moving is abate, blazing work, hacking a course with a parang or cleaver.
Along river banks and the edges of the bush daylight does enter to the ground surface and development is productive. Undergrowth achieves statures of 3m in a year. Moving is abate, blazing work, hacking a course with a parang or cleaver.
SAS 180 - Disaster Strategy, Hurricane, Tornado & Lightning
Tornado Precautions: Take shelter in the most solid structure available ideally in a storm cellar or cave. In a cellar stay close to an outside wall, or in a specially reinforced section. If there is no basement, go to the centre of the lowest floor, into a small room or shelter under study furniture.
Tornado Precautions: Take shelter in the most solid structure available ideally in a storm cellar or cave. In a cellar stay close to an outside wall, or in a specially reinforced section. If there is no basement, go to the centre of the lowest floor, into a small room or shelter under study furniture.
SAS 010 - Water
Plants often trap water in cavities. Old, hollow joints of bamboo fill up with water; shake them - if you hear water, cut a notch at the base of each joing and tip the water out.
Plants often trap water in cavities. Old, hollow joints of bamboo fill up with water; shake them - if you hear water, cut a notch at the base of each joing and tip the water out.
SAS 164 - Bites & Stings
The Bites and Strings creatures are not a major problem but should be treated with respect. The image in the post describes various curing options for most of the animals and insects.
The Bites and Strings creatures are not a major problem but should be treated with respect. The image in the post describes various curing options for most of the animals and insects.
PS Emergency Preparedness Checklist (4)
In a debacle, normal things in the home can create harm and harm. Whatever can move, fall, break or create a blaze is a possible peril. Repair faulty electrical wiring and cracked gas associations. Affix retires securely and support overhead light apparatuses.
In a debacle, normal things in the home can create harm and harm. Whatever can move, fall, break or create a blaze is a possible peril. Repair faulty electrical wiring and cracked gas associations. Affix retires securely and support overhead light apparatuses.
SAS 141 - First Aid & Choking
Holger Nielson Method of Respiration: Use to resuscitate a drowning victim if mouth to mouth not possible. Face-down position allows liquids to flow freely from mouth without choking the patient. Lay victim face-down, head turned to one side, arms bent, forehead resting on hands. Loosen tight garments, clear mouth of weed, mud etc and ensure tongue is brought forward.
Holger Nielson Method of Respiration: Use to resuscitate a drowning victim if mouth to mouth not possible. Face-down position allows liquids to flow freely from mouth without choking the patient. Lay victim face-down, head turned to one side, arms bent, forehead resting on hands. Loosen tight garments, clear mouth of weed, mud etc and ensure tongue is brought forward.
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