You may assume that he is very healthy, or at least think that the doctor can be found at any time. When you feel uncomfortable, you will go to the clinic, know the doctor will give you a prescription, he can let you back to health. But, in the survival predicament, you can only rely on their healthy, in other words, you must know how to prevent disease, how to prevent injuries.
To keep healthy
To keep healthy is that four key factors: plenty of food and water; Maintain good personal hygiene; Sufficient rest; The new vaccine.
Plenty of water. The human body normal physiological activities, such as sweating, urination and purge consumes the moisture of the body. When the air temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 ℃), an adult consumes every day 2 to 3 liters (2 to 3 quarts of water, if there are any other conditions, such as exposed to intense heat or cold, strenuous exercise, and high latitudes, burns, disease, body to use more water. Consume water must be added in time, figure 3-1 to list the body fluids can’t timely supplement of consequences.
If there is no enough fluids can cause dehydration. Dehydration can reduce your work efficiency, even the simplest task can’t complete. If you are injured, dehydration will also increase the possibility of a severe shock. Don’t wait until thirsty to drink water, supplement moisture to prevent dehydration. If the physical consumption is very big, or the situation is more serious,
Can be appropriately increased water intake. Drink plenty of water, ensure 24 hour urine at least 1 pints (0.57 liters). In a hot climate, must drink four to eight gallons a day (18 to 36 litres) of water.
To treat dehydration is very simple, is the supplement moisture loss. Want to drink any can find drinkable liquid: water, juice, soft drinks, tea and so on. (chapter 5 will teach you how to get water)
Warning: do not under any circumstances drink water and urine, although they can temporarily thirst, but in fact can lead to more moisture loss, leading to dehydration, drink too much can also lead to death.
Plenty of food. Although you can still live a few days without food, but you still need enough amount of food to keep healthy. Do not have enough food supplement, your mental and physical conditions can deteriorate rapidly, finally become weak. Food supplement the material consume of energy, after burning provide vitamins, minerals, salts and other essential nutrient element for human body health, and more importantly, it can help increase morale.
Meat fat, fat to provide energy. Meat also provide protein and protein is important material for the synthesis of essential special compounds. Plants can provide carbohydrates, carbohydrate is the main source of energy. Many plants can provide enough protein to maintain the normal work of the body.
In trouble, find the food may be very ugly, very bad, can let a person have no appetite. But, as long as it is to eat, must eat. (how to get wild plants and animals as food, see chapter 6 and chapter 7.)
Personal hygiene. In any case, cleaning is an important factor to prevent infection and disease, in existence dilemma, that is more important.
Use soap to wash a hot bath every day, of course, is the most ideal, but even if it were not for the luxury goods, you can keep clean. And soap water scrubbing themselves with a cloth, if the water is very nervous, then wash bath “air” : according to the actual situation, took off his clothes as much as possible, let the body exposed to sunlight and air.
If there is no soap, you can use the plant ash or sand, or you can also use animal fats and plant ash to make soap, but depends on situation, fire and the smell of burning fat may disturb the enemy.
Keep your hands clean. Hands of bacteria will contaminate food and wound infection. After contact with any object that may be carrying bacteria, after using the bathroom, to take care of the patient, after contact with any prior food, food utensils or drinking water, remember to wash your hands. Maintain a clean and tidy nails, don’t put finger in his mouth.
Keep your hair clean. Your hair may be a fleas, lice or other parasites or bacteria of shelter. Keep the hair clean, well manicured, can avoid these risks. Fleas and lice parasitic in warm-blooded animals, blood for a living, it is dangerous to carriers of the pathogens. Rodents, for example, it is likely to carry the fleas and lice, so when you kill a rodent, remember to wait for it completely cold body, all the fleas and lice ran away after processing. Flea powder is one of the best ways to get rid of the fleas and lice. There are some other methods, for example the clothes in the sun for a long time exposure, often with hot, soapy water to clean, etc.
Keep your clothes clean. As far as possible keep clothing and bedding clean, reduce the chance of skin infections, reduce parasite growth opportunities. Coat dirty to clean in time, change underwear and socks every day, if the lack of water, with the “air” – washing clothes shake a few times, and then placed in the air and the sun for two hours. Sleeping bag after each use all shook, turn it over to the air.
Keep your teeth clean. Use a toothbrush and toothpaste thoroughly clean mouth and teeth, clean at least once a day. If there is no toothbrush, find one of them is about 8 inches (20 centimeters) long and about half an inch (1.2 cm) wide twigs, do a “chew stick”, thoroughly clean teeth with this chewing sticks. Or put a piece of clean cloth around your finger, wipe away the teeth of food debris. As for the slot between the dirt, can use toothpick, twigs, dental floss, or use the bark, cane peel strips, etc.
To protect their feet. In order to prevent foot problems, want to try on the shoes first before we start. Every day to clean and massage your feet, nails to cut flat. Check have long blisters on his foot, if long blisters, don’t break it. No broken blisters is not infected. Apply the ointment around the blisters, remember do not apply directly on the blister. If the bubble broke, to clean, good bandage.
Getting plenty of rest. You need enough rest to ensure to be able to move on. Rest can help you restore vitality. If you are ill or injured, sufficient rest can accelerate recovery. You need to plan regular breaks in the daily activities, and
And to learn in less ideal conditions as far as possible make yourself comfortable.
Vaccination. Before a mission, to make sure that you have the latest vaccine.
