Survival Tips: 150 Ways to Survive Emergency Situations

This handy pocket-size book provides all the crucial information you need to stay alive in the wild or in an emergency condition closer to home. From preserving food to making tools and finding your way back to civilization, Survival Tips covers every potential life-threatening situation a survivor might encounter. Broadly organized by climate and terrain to cover survival at sea, in the desert, in the Arctic, in the mountains, and in the tropics, this book contains 150 invaluable tips that just might save your life-or that of someone you care about. In each case, the problem for the survivor is highlighted and expert solutions are offered. Topics covered include: how to make a fire; how to rescue someone from drowning; what to do in case of a natural disaster; and how to signal for help. Clear diagrams make the tips easy to follow. Survival Tips also offers expert and straightforward advice on what to eat; how to find or build shelters; preparing and equipping yourself for disasters; how to treat injuries and more. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2, 320 pages, illustrations)