SAS 178 – Disaster Strategy, Flood, Tsunami & Avalanche

A tsunami or tidal wave is linked with an earthquake beneath the ocean, creating a series of waves which can reach more than 30m. Not all earthquakes cause tsunami, but any earthquake could.

SAS 178 - Disaster Strategy, Flood, Tsunami & Avalanche

SAS 178 – Disaster Strategy, Flood, Tsunami & Avalanche

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Starting a fire
Experienced campers know how to start a fire without a lighter or matches, but do you ? When lost in the wilderness, being able to make a fire can be a lifesaver, both to signal your location and to use for warmth and cooking.
SAS 068 - Fishing
Using the floats and weights in hunting is very important. A small floating object attached to the line, visible from the bank, will show you when you have a bit. Small weights between float and hook stop the line trailing along the water or too near the surface, while leaving the hook itself in movement.
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.
SAS 136 - Rescue & Signalling
Helicopter Rescue: Helicopters are frequently used to carry out rescues. Where possible the pilot will land to take on survivors and fly them out. Survivors should check out suitable landing sites and create a site if necessary.
SAS 174 - Disaster Strategy & Fire
Stay in a Vehicle: Do not try to drive through thick smoke. If caught in a fire in a vehicle, park in a clear area. Pull off the road, but do not risk getting bogged down. Turn on the headlights and stay inside the car. Wind windows tightly shut.
SAS 038 - Trees
Fungi should be emphatically distinguished before consuming. No reliable edibility tests exist – lethal sorts don't taste obnoxious and no side effects may show up for certain hours in the wake of consuming. There is no truth in people tales that a growth is not noxious once peeled or cooked, or that harmful sorts update colour when cooked. 
How to Cope with a Heat Wave
Wear light-colored clothing made of Natural fabrics to cope in an extreme heat wave. The head should be covered with something light-colored made of natural fabric.
SAS 084 - Fire
Gouge a small depression at a near end of baseboard. Cut a cavity below for tiner. Shape the spindle evenly. Make a bow from a pliable shoot and hide, twine or a bootlace. Use hollow piece of stone wood to steady top of the spindle and exert downloard pressure. Wind bowstring once round spindle.
SAS 144 - First Aid & Wounds
Lesser the bleeding immediately. Clean the wound carefully and apply a sterile dressing during an injury. To avoid the risk of infection, do not touch the wound or allow non-sterile materials to touch it. Replace the dressing only when it becomes very dirty.
SAS 150 - First Aid & Bandaging
Never join bandages with knots. Anchor separate strips by binding over a previously applied layer. Tie finishing knots over uninjured side or limb. Use knots which are easily untied and easily accessible.
How to Jump from a Moving Car
Flinging yourself from a moving auto ought to be a final resort, for instance if your brakes are flawed and your auto is going to take off a bluff or into an entourage. Apply the crisis brake. This should not stop the auto, at the same time it may back it off enough to make bouncing safer. 
Fire Protection
Fire protection is the investigation and polish of alleviating the unwanted impacts of reasonably ruinous fires. It includes the investigation of the conduct, compartmentalisation, suppression and examination of fiery breakout and it is identified crises, and the exploration and improvement, generation, testing and provision of relieving frameworks. In structures, be they land-based, offshore or e...
SAS 069 - Fishing
When you can see fish but they are not taking bait, tie several hooks to a pole an lower it into water. Suspend a bright object 20cm above the pole, and when fish go to inspect it, pull hooks up sharply to catch them.
SAS 082 - Fire
Blazing the Oil and Water: Pierce a minor hole in base of a tin can for every fluid and fit tapered adheres to represent the rush. The oil and dilute run a trough to a metal plate. To expand course haul out stick; goad into decrease. 
SAS 143 - First Aid, CPR & Bleeding
Arterial bleeding: Speed is vital in stopping blood spurting from an artery. Compress the artery at pressure points where it runs ear the surface over a bone. Watch the wound: if blood flow does not lessen, move your fingers until it does.
SAS 120 - Moving on Waterways
Moving on the waterways needs to be done very carefully. A large group will need several rafts. The first should carry no equipment or provisions, just the fittest group members to act as lookouts and warn of hazards. Waterfalls and rapids are often indicated by spray or mist. They can also be heard for some distance. If in doubt, moor the raft and reconnoitre on foot.
SAS 139 - First Aid & Choking
To prevent Asphyxiation, Pressure on chest can cause asphyxiation. In an avalanche or landslide, crouch with arms bent and elbows tucked well in to protect the chest. A climber who slips and is suspended by a rope round his chest will find it hard to breathe.
SAS 179 - Disaster Strategy & Hurricane
A hurricane is a wind of high speed - above force 12 on the Beaufort scale - which brings torrential rain and can destroy any flimsy structures. It is a tropical form of cyclone, which in more temperate latitudes would be prevented from developing in the upper levels of the air by the prevailing westerly winds.