FM 21-76
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Survival Actions
- Patterns for Survival
Chapter 2 - Psychology of Survival
- A Look at Stress
- Natural Reactions
- Preparing Yourself
Chapter 3 - Survival Planning and Survival Kits
- Importance of Planning
- Survival Kits
Chapter 4 - Basic Survival Medicine
- Requirements for Maintenance of Health
- Medical Emergencies
- Lifesaving Steps
- Bone and Joint Injury
- Bites and Stings
- Wounds
- Environmental Injuries
- Herbal Medicines
Chapter 5 - Shelters
- Shelter Site Selection
- Types of Shelters
Chapter 6 - Water Procurement
- Water Sources
- Still Construction
- Water Purification
- Water Filtration Devices
Chapter 7 - Firecraft
- Basic Fire Principles
- Site Selection and Preparation
- Fire Material Selection
- How to Build a Fire
- How to Light a Fire
Chapter 8 - Food Procurement
- Animals for Food
- Traps and Snares
- Killing Devices
- Fishing Devices
- Preparation of Fish and Game for Cooking and Storage
Chapter 9 - Survival Use of Plants
- Edibility of Plants
- Plants for Medicine
Chapter 10 - Poisonous Plants
- How Plants Poison
- All About Plants
- Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
- Contact Dermatitis
- Ingestion Poisoning
Chapter 11 - Dangerous Animals
- Insects and Arachnids
- Leeches
- Bats
- Poisonous Snakes
- Dangerous Lizards
- Dangers in Rivers
- Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
- Saltwater Dangers
Chapter 12 - Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment
- Clubs
- Edged Weapons
- Other Expedient Weapons
- Lashing and Cordage
- Rucksack Construction
- Clothing and Insulation
- Cooking and Eating Utensils
- Terrain
- Environmental Factors
- Need for Water
- Heat Casualties
- Precautions
- Desert Hazards
Chapter 14 - Tropical Survival
- Tropical Weather
- Jungle Types
- Travel Through Jungle Areas
- Immediate Considerations
- Water Procurement
- Food
- Poisonous Plants
Chapter 15 - Cold Weather Survival
- Cold Regions and Locations
- Windchill
- Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
- Hygiene
- Medical Aspects
- Cold Injuries
- Shelters
- Fire
- Water
- Food
- Travel
- Weather Signs
- The Open Sea
- Seashores
Chapter 17 - Expedient Water Crossings
- Rivers and Streams
- Rapids
- Rafts
- Flotation Devices
- Other Water Obstacles
- Vegitation Obstacles
Chapter 18 - Field-Expedient Direction Finding
- Using the Sun and Shadows
- Using the Moons
- Using the Stars
- Making Improvised Compasses
- Other Means of Determining Direction
Chapter 19 - Signaling Techiques
- Application
- Means for Signaling
- Codes and Signals
- Aircraft Vectoring Procedures
Chapter 20 - Survival Movement in Hostile Areas
- Phases of Planning
- Execution
- Return to Friendly Control
- Personal Camouflage
- Methods of Stalking
Chapter 22 - Contact With People
- Contact with Local People
- The Survivor’s Behavior
- Changes to Political Allegiance
Chapter 23 - Survival in Man-Made Hazards
- The Nuclear Environment
- Biological Environments
- Chemical Environments
Appendix B - Edible and Medicinal Plants
Appendix C - Poisonous Plants
Appendix D - Dangerous Insects and Arachnids
Appendix E - Poisonous Snakes and Lizards
Appendix F - Dangerous Fish and Mollusks
Appendix G - Clouds: Foretellers of Weather
Appendix H - Contingency Plan of Action Format
