SURVIVAL MEMORY AID .................................................................................................................. 14-3 SURVIVAL KITS .............................................................................................................. 14-3 NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................... 14-3 TRAPS AND SNARES .................................................................................................. 14-11 PROCESSING OF FISH OR GAME ............................................................................. 14-15 SHELTERS .................................................................................................................... 14-19 FIRES ............................................................................................................................. 14-21 METHODS ..................................................................................................................... 14-23 CHAPTER 15 AVIATION REVERSE PLANNING SEQUENCE .............................................................................. 15-1 SELECTION AND MARKING OF PICKUP AND LANDING ZONES ............................ 15-1 AIR ASSAULT FORMATIONS ........................................................................................ 15-2 PICKUP ZONE OPERATIONS ....................................................................................... 15-6 SAFETY............................................................................................................................ 15-9 REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 15-9 DESERT ......................................................................................................................... 15-11 MOUNTAINS .................................................................................................................. 15-12 OBSERVATION HELICOPTERS .................................................................................. 15-13 ATTACK HELICOPTERS .............................................................................................. 15-15 UTILITY HELICOPTERS ............................................................................................... 15-17 CARGO HELICOPTERS ............................................................................................... 15-19 CHAPTER 16 FIRST AID LIFESAVING STEPS ....................................................................................................... 16-1 CARE UNDER FIRE ........................................................................................................ 16-1 PRIMARY SURVEY ......................................................................................................... 16-1 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT................................................................................................ 16-1 BREATHING .................................................................................................................... 16-2 BLEEDING ....................................................................................................................... 16-2 SHOCK ............................................................................................................................. 16-2 EXTREMITY INJURIES ................................................................................................... 16-2 ABDOMINAL INJURIES .................................................................................................. 16-2 BURNS ............................................................................................................................. 16-2 HOT WEATHER (HEAT) INJURIES ............................................................................... 16-4 POISONOUS PLANT IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................ 16-7 FOOT CARE .................................................................................................................... 16-7 LITTER ............................................................................................................................. 16-7 HYDRATION AND ACCLIMATIZATION......................................................................... 16-9 WORK, REST, AND WATER CONSUMPTION ............................................................. 16-9

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