We hope that you’ll never encounter a rabid dog or a poisonous snake, get lost at sea or have to make your way through the hot desert, but if something like this does happen, it’s important to know what to do.
Below are some great tips that could help save your life in these terrifying circumstances.
4. If You Encounter a Wild Dog or Wolf
Wolves often attack when you’re in their territory. If a wolf is approaching you, you must slowly retreat while maintaining eye contact.
• Don’t turn your back and run. A lone wolf won’t attack you unless you run away and provoke it.
• To scare the wild animal, scream as loudly as you can and act aggressively.
• If you have been unlucky enough to come across a pack of wolves or wild dogs, don’t let them surround you. Approach a tree and start to climb.
6. If You’re Bitten by a Venomous Snake
Right after you have been bitten, the spot will hurt a lot. The blood color might change to dark red or even blue. After that, the bitten spot will start to swell and other symptoms such as a headache, blurry vision, fever, and nausea will appear.
What to do: Doctors don’t recommend sucking out the venom because there might be some small wounds in your mouth. However, if you’re far away from the hospital, there is no other choice. You should suck out the poison a few seconds after you’ve been bitten.
Don’t push the bite or put a bandage on it. If the venom is concentrated in one place, it can lead to necrosis. Let the blood pour out as this will take some of the venom with it.
If you have been bitten, wash the wound right away with warm water and soap (if possible). Even if the animal wasn’t rabid, you could still get some other nasty infections.
If you have been bitten by a rabid animal, the wound will bleed for a long time and will become red and swollen. It will then start to itch badly, you’ll develop a fever, and you will become irritable. Rabies leads to death within 4-7 days, which is why it’s very important to visit the hospital after you’ve been bitten by a wild animal.
9. How to Signal SOS Correctly
If you’re in danger and have no means of communication, you need to know how to signal SOS properly.
The SOS signal looks and sounds like this: 3 short flashes or sounds, then 3 long ones and 3 short ones again. After the signal, wait for 3 seconds and repeat. If you receive 3 flashes of light or three whistles, it means that a rescue team is on its way.
This technique is known as a Swedish Torch. Place the log vertically and make a star-shaped cut as deep as you can. Place some dry grass and sticks inside and set them on fire. The log will catch fire very quickly, and it can burn for 2-5 hours, depending on the size of the log.
Bonus: One Thing That Can Save Your Life
A survival kit contains the most necessary things that will help to keep you warm, find food, water, or give first aid.
Take a small box and add a few matches, a band-aid, aluminum foil, a razor blade, fishing hook, antibiotic pills, a knife, a small candle, thread, duct tape, and wet wipes.
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