Injury and Illness in the Wilderness

As I have analyzed stories of survivors and the survival situations they found themselves in I have come to the conclusion that there are two underlying causes for the difficulties the survivors experienced.
First: There appears to be a lack of understanding of the physiological threats to the human body and the body’s reaction to the threats.
Second: Survivors, lacking specific survival training, appropriate clothing and survival equipment are left to cope with the situation as best they can relying on their will-to-survive, their ability to improvise and luck!  Not a good situation.
This article will look at some of the physiological threats to the body and suggest ways to minimize the impact of the threats.
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