SEAL Survival Guide
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Authors: Cade Courtley
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Contents
Part One: SEAL Mindset and Survival Psychology
INCREASE YOUR PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS
INCREASE YOUR MENTAL TOUGHNESS
Emergency Conditioning
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Visualization
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Rehearsal
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Muscle Memory
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Create a Trigger
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Violence of Action
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Situational Awareness
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Composure Under Pressure
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Combat Breathing
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Checklists
What to Do When Boarding a Ship or Boat
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What to Do When a Ship Is Taking On Water
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Abandoning Ship
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Mayday
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Going into the Water
Active-Shooter Incidents
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Police Response Time
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Situational Awareness: Exits, Cover, People
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Once a Shooting Begins
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Reverse 911
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Movement Techniques
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Bullet Penetration
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Decoys
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Moving as a Group
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Set an Ambush
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Encountering Law Enforcement
Preflight Preparation
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Where to Sit
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Gathering Intelligence on Your Plane
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Situational Awareness on the Plane
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Impact Brace Positions
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Postimpact
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Finding the Best Exit
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What to Do Once You’re Out
Dogs
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Black Bears
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Brown Bears
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Polar Bears
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Mountain Lions
Seat Belts
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Air Bags
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Other Safety Features and Precautions
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Avoiding and Minimizing Accidents
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Four O’clock and Eight O’clock Hand Positions
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Tire Blowouts
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Postaccident Actions
History
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Early Signs
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How to Protect Yourself and Escape
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Improvised Gas Mask
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Shelter In
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If You’ve Been Exposed
Car Bomb
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Situational Awareness
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Individual Precautions for Community Safety
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Structural Safety
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IED and Booby Trap
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Suicide Bombers
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If a Bomb Detonates
Crumbling Infrastructure
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Bracing for Impact
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How to Escape a Submerged Vehicle
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On the Surface
Crime Facts
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Prevention
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Point of Entry
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Being a Good Neighbor
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Neighborhood Watches
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Exterior Lighting
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Doors and Locks
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Windows
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Interior Lighting
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Alarms
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Dogs
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When a Burglary Happens
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When a Robbery Happens
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Encountering the Invader
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Convenience Store and Bank Robberies
Being Alert
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Typical Strategies Carjackers Use
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The Bump and Jump
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The Good Samaritan
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The Ruse
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The Trap
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Surprise Attack
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Prevention
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During a Carjacking
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When a Carjacking Becomes an Abduction
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Carjacked as a Passenger
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Locked in Your Trunk
Secure the Compound
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If You Are Outdoors
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If You Are in a Vehicle
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If You Are Inside
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Drop, Cover, and Hold On
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Triangle of Life
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Aftermath
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Buried in Rubble
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Tapping
Situational Awareness
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Elevator Entrapment
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Free Fall
Going In
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Swimming Out
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Rolling Out
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Stop and Save It
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If You Are a Bystander •
Prefight
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Commanding Presence
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Distance
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The Fight
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Protect Your Face
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Stay On Your Feet
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Hit Hard
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Vulnerable Points on the Body
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Punches
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Palm Strikes
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Feet
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Elbows
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Knees
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Chokeholds
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Thumb Drops
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If They Have a Knife or a Gun
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Final Note on Fighting
FIRE: FORESTS, BUILDINGS, HOMES
Situational Awareness: Know Your Risk
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Outdoor Fire Threats
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Preparation Checklists
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Building and House Fires
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Renters
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What to Do in a Fire
FLASH FLOOD, FLOODING, AND TSUNAMI
During a Flood
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Aftermath of a Flood
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Tsunami
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Know Your Location
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Animal Behaviors
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
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Distance and De-escalation
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Punch and Run: Fight and Flight
Before You Board
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Settling Into Your Seat
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Observe Your Passengers
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Air Marshals
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Assess the Hijacker
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Charge!
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Improvised Weapons
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Explosives
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Search, Handle, Restrain
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The Outside World’s Response
Tiger Kidnapping
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Prevention and Rehearsal
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Safe Rooms
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When Violence Comes
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SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape)
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How to Escape Restraints
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Alerting Others
Hurricane Preparation
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When to Evacuate
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Holding Your Position
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Caught Outside
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It’s Not Over Yet
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Tornado Survival
Jail Types and Stats
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Mental Preparation
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Just Locked Up
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What
Not
to Do
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Violence Behind Bars
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Be Good
Know the Enemy
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Targets
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The 30/30 Rule
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Action Checklist
Survival Priorities
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Staying Afloat
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Retaining Heat
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Avoiding Sunstroke
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Getting Water
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Getting Food
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Signaling
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Raft Survival
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Sea-Induced Delusions
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The Long Haul
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Shark Attack
Survival Priorities
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Shade
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Finding Water
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Building a Solar Still
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Types of Shelters
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Walking Out
Survival Priorities
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Finding Shelter
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Building a Quinze
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Starting and Maintaining a Fire
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Dry Clothing
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Getting Water
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Getting Food
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Trapping
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Lichen
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Moving and Navigation
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Improvised Compasses
How a Bomb Works
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EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse)
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How to React
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Materials That Protect from Radiation
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Avoiding Radiation by Sheltering In
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Avoiding Radiation by Outrunning It
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Decontamination
Methods of Transmission
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Preventing Infection
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Pandemic in Effect
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Disruption of Services
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Minimum Food Essentials
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Your Crew
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When You’re the Sick One
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Sickroom
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Homemade Protective Gear
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Handling the Dead
Awareness of Likelihood
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If You Are in a Riot
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If You Live in an Area Where Riots Are Occurring
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Stampedes
ROAD RAGE: DEFENSIVE AND EVASIVE DRIVING
Letting Go of Anger on the Road
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Defensive Driving: Expect the Worst
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Evasive Driving
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Basic Techniques for a High-Speed Chase
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Advanced Techniques
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Y-Turns
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J-Turns
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Barricade Breaching
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Being Rammed
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Driver Down
Step Up and Help!
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Gear Up
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Going In
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Marking Your Results
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Extracting Survivors
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Levers
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Cribbing and Shoring
STALKER AND SURVEILLANCE DETECTION
Stalking Stats
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If You Are Being Followed
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Change Your Routine
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Surveillance Detection Route
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Ambush
TORTURE AND BEING HELD HOSTAGE
Torture’s Many Forms
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Why Me?
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Accepting Your Situation
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Stress Management
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Time
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Thoughts of Escape
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Become the Gray Man
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Managing the Pain
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Give Something vs. Give Nothing
Before You Go
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Friendly Embassies
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Avoid Trouble
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In Trouble
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On the Run
Part Three: Gear and Improvised Weapons
Go Bag Essentials
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Go Bag Advanced
Thoughts on Firearms
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What Weapon Is Best?
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Basic Firearm Operation and Safety
Casualty Assessment
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Get into Action
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Initial Assessment
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Triage
IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES FOR TREATING THE INJURED
ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
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Rescue Breathing
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CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
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Stopping the Bleeding
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Dressing the Wound
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Tourniquets
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Protecting Wounds
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Fractures
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Dislocations
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Transporting the Injured
Causes
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Prevention and Treatment
Dehydration
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Heat Cramps
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Heat Exhaustion
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Heatstroke
Hypothermia
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Frostbite
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Trench Foot
How to Help Someone Who’s Choking
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If You Are Alone and Choking
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If the Victim Is Unconscious