SIT DOWN, GET OFF YOUR FEET
- Control your panic
- Talk positively to yourself
- Have a drink of water, smoke a cigarette
eat something
- Don't move around until you are in control
of yourself and your actions
- Analyze the immediate threats to your
safety
- Determine the length of your survival
situation and prepare accordingly
- Analyze your chances of recovery
PROTECT AND MAINTAIN YOUR LIFE
- Get out of the elements
- Put your back to the wind
- Minimize your heat loss
- Seek or make a shelter
- Improvise sources of heat
- Count your blessings you’re still
alive
ADMINISTER SELF-AID
- Think before you act
- Be careful -- do no harm to yourself
- Treat the injuries
- Prevent dehydration and hypothermia
PROTECT YOUR EQUIPMENT
- Do not throw anything away
- Bring all useful equipment into your shelter
CONSERVE YOUR RESOURCES
- Inventory both manmade and natural materials
available to you
- Conserve your body heat
SIGNAL YOUR DISTRESS
- Use all available signaling equipment
to advertise your status and location
MANAGE YOUR BODY AND YOUR MIND
- Do not get wet
- Eat
- Drink
- Stay put
- Control your imagination
- Improve your clothing
- Rest
- Be alert
- Be patient
- Maintain a positive mental attitude
