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From page 106... ... You can get water from some plants, and it can be used without further treatment. Coconuts contain refreshing water -- the green, un- ripe coconuts about the size of a grapefruit are best. Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... 7. Eat regularly, if r -- .wle; don't nibble! Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... Where to Look for Food You should be able to find something to eat wherever you are. One of the best hunting grounds for survival food is along the sea coast, between the high and low water mark. Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... CAUTION Poisonous mushrooms are not safe to eat even after cooking. Cooking without Utensils Roastinc (in the coals of a fire) Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... main object is to get rid of the water. Plantains, bananas, breadfruit, tubers, leaves, berries, in fact most wild fruits, can be dried. Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... Constipation Lack of bowel movement is normal on rafts. Don't be disturbed about it. Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... food that vou may catch. such as iirds, fish, shrimp, craba, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... an oar; use it for large fish which cannot be caught with a hook. Use dip net to scoop up fish, crabs, and shrimp. Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... make frantic, irregular movements. When swimming alone, stay away from schools f fish. Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... CONTENTS OF APPENDIX III Selected Reference Papers Used by the CMNR Calloway, D Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... Nutritional Aspects of the All-Purpose Survival Ration A Critical Appraisal DORIS HOWES CALLOWAY, PH.D. ARMED FORCES interest in short-term emergency feeding has centered about the problems faced in a survival situation by military person- nel -- the men who abandon ship and are castaway on salt water; men who ditch aircraft over any terrain from desert to Arctic; and small partics cut off from normal resupply channels in combat. Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... U.S. ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL less than 100 calories of malted milk tablets. Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... ALL-PURPOSE SURVIVAL RATION together with results of the tests. The investigators noted no signi- ficant changes during the first day of fasting. Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... U.S. ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL temperature and the amount of work performed. Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... ALL-PURPOSE SURVIVAL RATION per day."? By this conservation, over 1 liter of water per day was spared, but the reduced sweating rate resulted in a rise in body temperature during work, with increased pulse and respiration rates. Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... U.S. ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL 100 grams of carbohydrate reduced the deficit of body water by low- ering the amount of body solutes claiming excretion and by prevent- ing ketosis, thus permitting a reduction in urine volume.' Henschel, Tavlor and Keys,' found that the loss of speed and coordination in their fasted subjects could also be reversed by administration of 100 grams of sugar. Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... ALL-PURPOSE SURVIVAL RATION that this was "an unsound physiological bargain." Issue has been taken with this view by Taylor,'® who reported no aberration when sodium chloride was given to men on limited intakes of carbohydrate and no added benefit from replacement of sodium chloride by potas- sium chloride (3.75 grams) plus magnesium oxide (360 mg) Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... U.S. ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL calorics per day. Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... ALL-PURPOSE SURVIVAL RATION The pemmican or meat-bar ration, too high in osmotically active material, was also deemed inadvisable. In direct opposition to these findings are those of Drury, Vaughan and Hannon * Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... U.S. ARMED FORCES MEDICAL JOURNAL as with 6 grams of nitrogen fed. Read the entire page →

From page 106...

... You can get water from some plants, and it can be used without further treatment. Coconuts contain refreshing water -- the green, un- ripe coconuts about the size of a grapefruit are best.