Outdoor exploration and survival are becoming more and more popular leisure sports for modern people. It is worth noting that although human beings also come out of the nature, modern people have been far away from the wild environment for too long and rely more and more on the artificial environment to survive. When exploring in the natural environment, the problem of how to survive safely in this environment appears.

A true explorer never treats his life lightly. The meaning of outdoor adventure is not to risk life, on the contrary, we should do everything possible to reduce or avoid the possibility of danger. Everyone who participates in outdoor activities, in addition to fully preparing materials and body, can also have certain knowledge and technical ability of self rescue and mutual rescue, and fully experience the wonderful outdoor activities.

 

Emergency baby in luggage: newspaper, potassium permanganate, insulation blanket

When you go out to participate in outdoor activities, you must take the necessary items to survive and protect your own safety. In addition, it is recommended to take a little newspaper, potassium permanganate and insulation blanket with you. Don't underestimate these three things. Their functions are extraordinary! Light in weight, small in size and easy to carry, it is an indispensable self-help and mutual aid item in your luggage.

 

newspaper

It is well known that newspapers play an important role in outdoor activities. Do not throw them away at will. You see, it has all kinds of functions, such as warmth preservation, recreation, splinting, ignition and insect repelling. You can take it with you when you go out. It's really convenient to save yourself and help each other.

Keep warm: you will sweat when you exercise, especially when you exercise heavily outdoor sport After. Sweating can make clothes wet. When resting, being blown by the wind will take away heat from the body, which not only increases the cold degree, but also makes it difficult to move when wet clothes stick to the body. This is the most common and unavoidable headache for tourists. Outdoor sports is a kind of sports, which consumes a lot of physical energy. Therefore, tourists usually pack light, and it is impossible to bring many sets of clothes for changing at any time. Although many outdoor equipment manufacturers have developed moisture-proof, ventilated and warm clothing materials to solve the problem caused by sweating, the price is expensive. Then, newspapers are the simplest, most economical and most emergency way to solve this contradiction.

The effect of using newspaper to keep warm is very reliable, and the method of use is also very simple. It is OK to lay the newspaper close to the front and back. Newspapers are dense and wind proof, which is equivalent to wearing an extra thermal underwear. After sweating, newspapers will absorb sweat without wetting clothes. Gently take out the wet newspaper, shake it dry in the air, and use it again.

 

Heatstroke prevention: When you travel in summer, you will get sunstroke after exposure to the sun. Newspapers can be used as hats to keep out the hot sun.

Recreation: Getting lost is a common thing in travel. When you get lost in the mountains alone and wait for rescue, the best partner is the newspaper. Reading a newspaper can kill time. Reading a newspaper aloud can overcome fear. Maybe the humorous news in the newspaper can make you laugh. In the dark, burning newspapers can also be used as obvious targets to help rescue workers find your location.

Ignition: It is reported that a small spoonful of potassium permanganate is poured on the newspaper, and then a few drops of automobile antifreeze are dropped on the newspaper, and the newspaper is rolled into a ball, and it will catch fire within 30 seconds.

Insect repelling: There are various kinds of flying insects and animals in the wild, especially when camping and resting, mosquitoes interfere, making people irritable. Light a slightly damp newspaper, and the smoke generated can drive away mosquitoes, flies and even reptiles; The burning flame can also drive away animals.

Splint: Falling on the road is a common injury. When it is impossible to determine whether it is a sprain or a dislocation, or even a fracture, the first aid principle is to treat it as a fracture. That is, let the injured part brake (stay still) to avoid the injury caused by movement. The brake requires the use of plywood. There are many opportunities to get plywood outdoors, such as branches and trunks. However, the safest and most convenient plywood is newspaper. Newspapers are soft and do not hurt the skin, saving the trouble of using tree trunks as plywood requiring a lot of padding; Newspapers are light, do not add more weight, reduce the load of handling; Newspapers are flexible, easy to use and convenient to use.

Correction of respiratory alkalosis: when the air in high mountains is thin, people will use accelerated breathing to improve the hypoxia condition. Overbreathing will exhale more carbon dioxide, resulting in respiratory alkalosis, which seriously threatens human life. If the newspaper is rolled into a funnel, leave a hole with a diameter of 1cm at the top of the funnel, wrap the bottom of the funnel around the mouth and nose, and part of the exhaled carbon dioxide is inhaled into the respiratory tract, this method can be used to prevent and correct respiratory alkalosis.

Look, newspapers have so many uses. They are cheap and readily available. Don't forget to put them in your luggage when you travel.

 

potassium permanganate

Potassium permanganate is the most common chemical. It is also indispensable in outdoor sports. It can be said that potassium permanganate is really magical. Small doses can solve big problems. Purifying water, marking, debridement, anti-inflammatory and detoxification. Rub and make a fire for thirty seconds. Don't worry if you are trapped in a deep mountain.

Fire making: according to the principle that potassium permanganate contacts, rubs and collides with organic matter to generate heat and release oxygen, which will cause combustion, use one part of granulated sugar and two parts of potassium permanganate to mix and grind in the middle of dry wood chips. If the weather is dry, the wood chips will burn quickly, with short time and good effect.

Purified water: potassium permanganate is a conventional additive used for purified water in waterworks. When fetching water in the field, add three or four potassium permanganate grains to 1 liter of water and drink it for 30 minutes.

Anti inflammation: potassium permanganate is a strong oxidant, which can release new ecological oxygen when encountering organic substances, and has a bactericidal effect. Its bactericidal power is very strong. In clinic, the solution with a concentration of 1:2000-1:5000 is commonly used to wash skin wounds, ulcers, thrush, abscesses, etc. The solution gargle is used to remove bad breath and sterilize the mouth. It should be noted that the concentration of the solution should be accurate, and excessive concentration will cause local corrosion. Time shall be considered when preparing the solution. Potassium permanganate emits oxygen slowly, and the immersion time must reach 5 minutes to kill bacteria. The solution shall be prepared with cold boiled water, which will become invalid if hot water is used.

Gastric lavage: When taking plant poisoning by mistake in the field, gastric lavage should be carried out as soon as possible to reduce the absorption of toxic substances. The simple method is to use potassium permanganate solution with a concentration of 1:1000-1:4000. A simple method to test this concentration is to directly look at the solution as light purple or light red. If the solution is purple or dark purple, its concentration has reached 1:100-1:200. This extremely high concentration of potassium permanganate solution can cause gastric mucosal ulceration, and it must not be used for gastric lavage. Taking extremely high concentration potassium permanganate solution by mistake will cause poisoning, so pay attention to safe use.

Marking: When getting lost in snow, potassium permanganate particles can be scattered on the snow, and the purple produced can guide the rescuers. However, colors usually only last about two hours.

It is worth noting that potassium permanganate is a strong corrosive agent. Do not touch it directly with your hands when using it to avoid burning the skin. Only when the concentration is reasonable, can it be directly contacted.

 

Insulation blanket

The role of thermal insulation blanket in self rescue and mutual rescue has attracted more and more attention. The internationally used thermal insulation blanket is actually made of tin foil, which is generally 2m long and 1m wide. 8 meters. When folded, it is the size of a cigarette box, which is lighter than a box of cigarettes.

Thermal insulation: thermal insulation blanket, as its name implies, is thermal insulation. When it is cold, it can be wrapped around the body or the parts vulnerable to freezing, which can reflect the heat emitted by the human body to achieve the effect of thermal insulation.

First aid: Temperature drop will aggravate the injury of the injured. Wrapping the blanket is a kind of protection for the injured. In addition, when seeing that the injured person is wrapped with a thermal blanket, it indicates that the injured person has been injured and has undergone primary first aid, the medical staff will give priority to further examination and treatment. The chances of the wounded being saved are increased, and time is life.

Reflective light: When in distress in the wild, wrap a thermal blanket around your body and use its reflective effect to help rescue workers find targets.

When stretcher: the insulation blanket is flexible, light, soft and plastic, and can be used as a stretcher. A person weighing 200 kg lies flat on the expanded blanket, and six people lift the four corners of the blanket and the middle of the edge of the blanket at the same time, so the blanket can not be damaged! Of course, this stretcher is only a temporary measure for short distance use. Pay attention to synchronous operation when using, otherwise it will be easily torn and injured.

Unexpectedly, a seemingly insignificant little thing has so many functions. What are you waiting for? Put them into your luggage!