Jungle Survival Flashcards
Reasons for Jungle survival
(a) Cut off by the enemy or the weather
(b) Lost
(c) Stranded in the jungle as a result of quit or other accident
(d) Escaping from capture
(e) Required to extend the duration of a patrol without re-supply
Rules & actions for survival
(a) Husband your strengths
(b) Avoid Excessive Fatigue
(c) Always get sufficient sleep
(d) Try not to worry, remain calm & think positively
Survival Eqps
(a) Emergency rations
(b) Emergency first aid kit
(c) A knife cutting tool, machete, folding saw
(d) Water proof container with matches.
(e) A small compass
(f) Snake wire
(g) Heliograph Mirror
(h) Magnifying glass
(i) Fire lighting aids
(j) Fishing kit
(k) Some form of light like a pencil torch
(l) String
a. Principles of Survival
a. Food sy
b. Living of the land
c. Will to survive
Will to survive
(i) Planning
(ii) Assessment of situation and patience
(iii) Mutual help
(iv) Good leadership
(v) Endurance
(vi) Feeling of responsibility
(vii) Feeling of hate and revenge against the enemy/hostile
(viii) Religious faith
(ix) Jungle herbs
Survival Priorities
(a) Evade the enemy
(b) Water
(c) Physical condition
(d) Food
(e) shelter
(f) Fire
Main factors of evasion techniques
(a) Camouflage & concealment
(b) Movement
(c) Local populations
Water can be obtained through
(a) Collecting rain water using troops.
(b) Digging a driving hole in to the ground in a depression. The resulting hole
will usually fill with water.
(c) Plants, particularly bamboo, water vine & coconuts.
(d) Solar system
Plants with water
a. Water Vines
b. Bamboo
c. Banana
d. Cactus
Food
a. Non veg Food
i. Animals
ii. Birds
iii. Reptiles (Snake, reptiles,
amphibians, fish, insect)
b. Veg Food
Food
a. Non veg Food
i. Animals
ii. Birds
iii. Reptiles (Snake, reptiles,
amphibians, fish, insect)
b. Veg Food
i. Undergd Parts (Roots & Tubers, Bulbs)
ii. Shoots, sprouts & stems
iii. Wild flowers & fruits
iv. Barks & Leaves
v. Mushroom
Methods of identification of Poisonous plants
(a) Red means danger in jungle.
(b) Avoid plants with milky sap, unless known to you.
(c) Avoid all unknown mushrooms.
(d) Burning sensation, bitterness or nausea while tasting means danger.
(e) All plants eaten by wild pigs, monkeys and rats are generally non poisonous to human beings too.
The edibility Test
a. Smell
b. Skin irritation
c. Lips, mouth & tongue
d. Swallowing (after 4 hrs)
e. Eating large amounts
The edibility Test
a. Smell
b. Skin irritation
c. Lips, mouth & tongue
d. Swallowing (after 4 hrs)
(i) Sore hunting mouth, tongue
or throat.
(ii) Belching
(iii) Nausea or sickness
(iv) Stomach pains of distressing
symptoms
(v) Any gripping paints in lower
stomach abdomen
e. Eating large amounts
SURVIVAL
(a) S -Size up the situation with an appreciation.
(b) U -Undue haste leads to waste of effort & time.
(c) R -Remember where you are.
(d) V -Vanish fear & do not panic.
(e) I -Improvisation at all times and situation.
(f) V -Value of living do not gives way to distress.
(g) A -Act like locals.
(h) L -Learn new skills, practices & do not afraid to try something new.
