Includes index.

Essentials -- 001 Assemble an At-Home Survival Kit -- 002 Stock an Office BOB -- 003 Gear Up with a To-Go BOB -- 004 Pack for Surviving in the Wild -- 005 Make a Kit in a Can -- 006 Build a First-Aid Kit -- 007 Stop Bleeding -- 008 Disinfect a Wound -- 009 Bandage a Wound -- 010 Assess and Respond: Deal with Blood Loss -- 011 Immobilize an Arm Injury -- 012 Fake a Sling -- 013 Set a Bone -- 014 Make a Splint -- 015 Save with CPR -- 016 Perform the Heimlich Maneuver -- 017 Identify and Treat Burns -- 018 Treat for Shock -- 019 Handle Hypothermia -- 020 Treat Frostbite -- 021 Survive Heat Illnesses -- 022 Defeat Dehydration -- 023 Avoid Getting Lost -- 024 Assess Your Situation -- 025 Measure Remaining Daylight -- 026 Find Yourself on a Map -- 027 Scout for Shelter -- 028 Build a Shelter from Branches and Leaves -- 029 Hole Up in a Tree Well -- 030 Make a Bed in a Pinch -- 031 Hunt for Water -- 032 Purify Water in the Wild -- 033 Filter Water with Your Pants -- 034 Learn Fire-Making Basics -- 035 Make a Fire Four Ways -- 036 Upgrade Your Shelter -- 037 Predict the Weather with Plants -- 038 Get Noticed by Rescuers -- 039 Light Up a Signal Fire This Happened To Me! When Grizzlies Attack -- 040 Know Your Bears -- 041 Live Through a Grizzly Encounter -- 042 Assess and Respond: Handle Animal Attacks -- 043 Stand Your Ground Against a Lion -- 044 Beware Africa's Deadliest Beasts -- 045 Live Through a Stampede -- 046 Navigate Tall Grass -- 047 Outrun a Croc on Land -- 048 Avoid Being Gator Bait -- 049 Chow Down on Gator Tail -- 050 Dress a Snake -- 051 Wade Through a Swamp -- 052 Build a Swamp Shelter -- 053 Keep Bugs Out of Your Pants -- 054 Tie a Square Lashing -- 055 Avoid Dreaded Trench Foot -- 056 Set a Snare for Small Animals -- 057 Make a Jaw Spear -- 058 Dig a Hole Trap -- 059 Fish with Your Shirt -- 060 Improvise a Skewer Hook -- 061 Test Plants for Edibility -- 062 Gobble Up Bugs -- 063 Rid Big Game of Harmful Bacteria -- 064 Spit Roast That Bunny -- 065 Butcher a Deer Leg -- 066 Drag a Deer -- 067 Put Your Kill to Use -- 068 Trap a Goose -- 069 Steer Clear of Poisonous Plants -- 070 Remove a Tick -- 071 Put Your Pee to Work -- 072 Treat a Snake Bite -- 073 Swing a Mean Machete -- 074 Assess and Respond: Understand Poison Types -- 075 Heal with Bugs -- 076 Remove a Leech -- 077 Keep Mosquitoes at Bay -- 078 Banish a Botfly -- 079 Avoid Scorpions -- 080 Treat a Scorpion Sting -- 081 Fight Dehydration in the Desert -- 082 Navigate the Desert's Shifting Sands -- 083 Make a Solar Still -- 084 Scout for Water in the Desert This Happened to Me! Trapped in a Canyon -- 085 Seek Water in a Canyon -- 086 Maximize Heat from a Campfire -- 087 Scale a Canyon -- 088 Equip Yourself for the Mountains -- 089 Be a Modern Caveman -- 090 Stay Safe in a Cave -- 091 Find Food Above the Tree Line -- 092 Conquer Altitude Sickness in the Mountains -- 093 Bed Down on a Cliff -- 094 Case Study: Snowed In Avoid Getting Stranded in the Mountains -- 095 Trek Across a Glacier -- 096 Tie a Double Figure-Eight Knot -- 097 Rappel on the Fly -- 098 Descend a Scree Slope -- 099 Start a Fire in the Snow -- 100 Turn Snow into Water -- 101 Build a Snow Cave -- 102 Traverse an Ice Floe -- 103 Rig an Ice-Fishing Trap -- 104 Improvise Snow Goggles -- 105 Make Emergency Snowshoes -- 106 Cross an Icy Pond -- 107 Get Out of Broken Ice -- 108 Save Someone from a Chilly Demis -- 109 Swim Across a Raging River -- 110 Wade Across a River -- 111 Ford a River with Friends -- 112 Tie a Fisherman's Knot -- 113 Orient Yourself by the Stars -- 114 Signal a Boat -- 115 Improvise a Float -- 116 Beat Hypothermia in the Water -- 117 Find Drinking Water at Sea -- 118 Catch Fish in Open Waters -- 119 Case Study: Adrift in the Gulf Stay Alive at Sea -- 120 Right a Capsized Boat -- 121 Put Out a Boat Fire -- 122 Start a Flooded Motor -- 123 Plug a Leak -- 124 Avoid Shark Bites -- 125 Make Peace with a Man-of-War -- 126 Deal with Sea Caves -- 127 Escape Kelp Entanglement -- 128 Keep Track of Time at the Equatot -- 129 Find Lunch in a Tide Pool -- 130 Swim Against a Riptide -- 131 Make the Most of a Coconut -- 132 Assess a Deserted Island -- 133 Make Rope with an Improvised Vise -- 134 Craft a Raft -- 135 Know When Your Raft's Close to Land -- 136 Be Ready for Disaster -- 137 Spot Tornado Warning Signs -- 138 Judge Where a Tornado Is Heading -- 139 Assess and Respond: Stay Safe in a Tornado -- 140 Reinforce Garage Doors in a Windstorm -- 141 Deal with a Downed Power Line in a Car -- 142 Tree-Proof Your Home -- 143 Buck a Downed Tree -- 144 Prepare Your House for a Hurricane -- 145 Build a Dike -- 146 Make DIY Flood Protection -- 147 Case Study: Wind Gone Wild Survive a Heck of a Hurricane -- 148 Make a Life Raft from Household Items -- 149 Turn Your Attic into an Ark -- 150 Make Waterproof Matches -- 151 Paddle Through Floodwaters -- 152 Drive Safely on Flooded Roads -- 153 Dig Your Truck Out of the Mud -- 154 Live Through a Flash Flood -- 155 Rescue Someone Caught in a Flood -- 156 Return Home Safely After a Flood -- 157 Live Through Lightning -- 158 Install Lightning Rods on Your Roof -- 159 Help Someone Struck by Lightning -- 160 Survive a Wildfire -- 161 Prevent a Forest Fire -- 162 Protect Your Home from Wildfires -- 163 Case Study: When Things Get Hot Withstand a Firestorm -- 164 Survive a Volcanic Eruption -- 165 Cope with Ash -- 166 Assess a Lava Field -- 167 Retrofit Your House -- 168 Keep Household Items Steady in a Quake -- 169 Know Earthquake Hot Spots -- 170 Understand Fault Activity -- 171 Ride Out a Quake in a Car -- 172 Weather an Earthquake -- 173 Survive Being Trapped Under Debris -- 174 Take Action After an Earthquake This Happened to Me! Tsunami Race -- 175 Know Tsunami Warning Signs -- 176 Brace for a Big Wave -- 177 Survive Being Swept Away in a Tsunami -- 178 Deal with a Tsunami at Sea -- 179 Know When Mud Might Flow -- 180 Make It Through a Mudslide -- 181 Save Your Home from Mudslides -- 182 Know You're in Avalanche Country -- 183 Assess Incline -- 184 Recognize Avalanche Types -- 185 Ride Out an Avalanche -- 186 Get Rescued from an Avalanche -- 187 Know Which Way Is Up -- 188 Strap On an Avalanche Beacon -- 189 Walk in a Whiteout -- 190 Drive in a Blizzard -- 191 Deal with Being Snowbound in a Car -- 192 Ride Out a Blizzard at Home -- 193 Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- 194 Store Food During a Blizzard -- 195 Clear a Heavy Snow -- 196 Protect Your Face in a Sandstorm -- 197 Drive in a Sandstorm -- 198 Pick a Safe Seat on a Train -- 199 Stop a Train -- 200 Get Your Car Off the Tracks -- 201 Jump from a Moving Train -- 202 Use Your Cell for an Airborne SOS -- 203 Contact Air Traffic Control -- 204 Jump Out of an Airplane This Happened to Me! Panic in the Air -- 205 Salvage a Crash Site -- 206 Make It to the Lifeboat -- 207 Abandon Ship Safely -- 208 Swim Through Burning Oil -- 209 Deal with a Hazmat Situation -- 210 Decontaminate Yourself -- 211 Seal Your Home During a Chemical Spill -- 212 Get Clear of a Hazardous Spill -- 213 Don a Gas Mask -- 214 Prevent the Spread of Airborne Illnesses -- 215 Dispose of a Body -- 216 Improvise Shelter During Nuclear Fallout -- 217 Bunk Up in a Bunker -- 218 Assess and Respond: Understand Radiation -- 219 Anticipate Radiation's Lasting Effects -- 220 Make it Through a Power Outage -- 221 Survive a Heat Wave -- 222 Eat Right in a Blackout -- 223 Start Your Car with a Screwdriver -- 224 Siphon Fuel -- 225 Charge Your Phone with a Flashlight -- 226 Harness a Car Battery's Power -- 227 Harvest Aspirin from Tree Bark -- 228 Catch a Squirrel for Dinner -- 229 Eat Roadkill -- 230 Render Animal Fat -- 231 Stash Valuables for Dark Times -- 232 Scavenge Effectively -- 233 Fend Off Looters -- 234 Run Bartertown -- 235 Build a Compound -- 236 Rig a Hobo Stove -- 237 Improvise Tools -- 238 Sense Your Surroundings -- 239 Foil a Pickpocket -- 240 Carry Survival Gear on a Keychain -- 241 Drop a Decoy Wallet -- 242 Hit Where It Counts -- 243 Defend Yourself with

Pepper Spray -- 244 Find Substitutes for Pepper Spray -- 245 Master Basic Fighting Technique -- 246 Make a Serious Fist -- 247 Clutch a Roll of Quarters -- 248 Defend Yourself with Your Keys -- 249 Figure Out If Someone Is Armed -- 250 Conceal a Weapon -- 251 Disarm an Attacker This Happened to Me! Home Invasion -- 252 Secure Your Home -- 253 Handle an Intruder -- 254 Wield a Tactical Flashlight -- 255 Improvise a Weapon -- 256 Make a DIY Alarm -- 257 Stash Valuables in a Book -- 258 Build an Outlet Safe -- 259 Avoid Identity Theft -- 260 Pick a Lock -- 261 Figure Out If Your Home Is Bugged -- 262 Lose a Tail -- 263 Beware Common Poisons -- 264 Save a Poisoning Victim -- 265 Soak Up Poison with Activated Charcoal -- 266 Install Smoke Detectors -- 267 Prevent Electrical Fires in the Home -- 268 Make Your Home Fire-Safe -- 269 Assess and Respond: Fight a Fire -- 270 Stock Fire Safety Gear -- 271 Smother a Fire -- 272 Use a Fire Extinguisher -- 273 Escape a Burning House -- 274 Steer with Blown Tires -- 275 Deal with Brake Failure -- 276 Get Out of a Skid -- 277 Drive on Black Ice -- 278 Stop Hydroplaning -- 279 Live Through a Cliff-Hanger -- 280 Survive Crashing into the Water -- 281 Put Out a Car Fire -- 282 Pack a Lifesaver in Your Car -- 283 Avoid a Carjacking -- 284 Play It Safe in a Parking Garage -- 285 Signal from a Car Trunk -- 286 Escape from a Car Trunk --

287 Outsmart Your Kidnappers -- 288 Deduce Where You're Being Held -- 289 Avoid Stockholm Syndrome -- 290 Free Yourself from Ropes -- 291 Case Study: Nabbed by the Cartel Survive an Abduction -- 292 Live Through a Hostage-Taking -- 293 Assess and Respond: Take a Blow -- 294 Know Basic Maritime Laws -- 295 Safeguard Against Pirates -- 296 Call for Help During a Pirate Attack -- 297 Repel Boarders from Your Boat This Happened to Me! One Mean Machete -- 298 Get to Know the Customs -- 299 Avoid Counterfeit Cops -- 300 Be a Smart Traveler -- 301 Blend In for Safety -- 302 Hide Money in Your Clothes -- 303 Use the Buddy System -- 304 Exit a Tunnel Safely -- 305 Stay Safe on Mass Transit -- 306 Survive a Human Stampede -- 307 Be Alert to the Risk of Terrorism -- 308 Prevail in a Riot -- 309 Know the Weapons of a Raging Mob -- 310 Deal with Tear Gas -- 311 Evade IEDs -- 312 Escape a Dirty Bomb -- 313 Avoid Sniper Fire -- 314 Slip Past Enemy Forces -- 315 Case Study: Gone Postal Live Through a Workplace Shooting -- 316 Stock Your Gun Safe -- 317 Clean a Firearm -- 318 Lock Up Your Weapons -- 319 Clear a Jam -- 320 Shoot with the Proper Stance -- 321 Treat a Powder Burn -- 322 Deal with a Gunshot Wound -- 323 Help Someone Who Has Been Impaled -- 324 Silence Your Gun -- 325 Modify Your Shotgun -- 326 Make the Most of a Shotgun Shell -- 327 Shoot a Crossbow -- 328 Sharpen a Knife -- 329 Pick Your Blade -- 330 Throw a Knife -- 331 Build a Better Bola -- 332 Make a Shank -- 333 Make a Bow and Some Arrows.