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00:0010 Survival Facts and Warnings Everyone Should Know
00:04Number 1. Know your plants, the dandelion
00:08Dandelions are edible entirely providing a reliable, nutritious food source when resources
00:13are scarce.
00:14Number 2. Regulate your body temperature
00:18Proper temperature regulation prevents heat stroke or hypothermia.
00:21Cool with water or ice on forearms and layer clothing to avoid sweating.
00:26Number 3. Stay afloat in the water
00:29Conserve energy when in open water by floating instead of swimming.
00:32Remain calm and wait for rescue to maximize endurance.
00:36Number 4. Stay hydrated
00:39Stay hydrated by drinking water and replenishing electrolytes with salt,
00:43electrolyte powders, or rehydration solutions like Pedialyte or salt tabs.
00:48Number 5. Signal for help
00:50Carry a whistle and mirror. Use three short blasts or signal SOS via sound or light to draw attention.
00:56Number 6. Find your way out of a building
01:01In emergencies, elevators show a star for the quickest exit, but use stairs during fires or
01:06earthquakes for safety. Safer floors are 4 to 9, above ground, yet reachable quickly in fires compared to
01:13higher floors.
01:14Number 7. Keep a car survival kit
01:18Keep a car survival kit stocked with non-perishable food, water, blankets, first aid, light, tools, cables,
01:24shovel, flares, charger, and a wax candle.
01:28Number 8. How to react to wild animals
01:31Reaction to wild animals can save lives. Outrun bees, avoid water, evade alligators by initial zigzag,
01:37then sprint straight. Number 9. Escape a rip current
01:42Escape rip currents by swimming perpendicular to the flow.
01:45Once free, float to rest, then swim back to shore safely.
01:49Number 10. Start a fire
01:52Ignite fires using tinder, kindling, and fuel.
01:55Employ ferro rod, magnifying glass, or friction to create sparks.
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