First Aid
A fractured bone that results in an open wound.
What is a compound fracture?
There are this many poisonous snake in PA.
Zero
Most people can only survive unprotected from the weather for this long.
a few hours
This type of navigation relies on the sun and the stars.
Celestial Navigation
The greatest survival tool.
your mind
The first help given to a victim of an accident or other health emergency.
What is First Aid?
The oil in poisonous plants that causes itchy skin, rashes, and blisters.
Urushiol
This material catches fire easily.
Tinder
The red end of a compass needle always points here.
Magnetic North
The pupils of a venomous snake resemble those of this animal.
A Cat
This is often accompanies by the leakage of watery blood from the nose or the ears.
What is a Concussion?
Of the three poisonous plants we studied, this is mostly likely found in swamps.
Poison Sumac
This is the first priority of survival.
Shelter
This is the compass reading, in degrees, for SOUTH.
180 degrees
The surface features of a region.
Topography
This is the freezing of a specific body part.
Frostbite
This plant has solid green pointed leaves that hand from a stem in a group of three.
Poison Ivy
This is the optimal size for a shelter.
Just large enough to accommodate you.
This is the brightest star in the Little Dipper.
North Star
Shock can follow an injury. Don't let a person suffering from shock do this.
eat or drink
The purpose of first aid (3 things).
get proper medical help
stop life threatening emergencies
protect the victim from harm
The three venomous snakes in PA.
Northern Copperhead
Timber Rattlesnake
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
There are four rules to follow if you are lost in the wildnerness.
Stop, Think, Observe, Plan
Each quarter of the dial on the compass housing.
Cardinal Point
The science that deals with the properties, distributions, circulation of water on or below the earth's surface.
Hydrology