FM 3-05.70 - Survival - May 2002

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FM 3-05.70 “Survival” provides structured guidance for preparing for and responding to survival situations. It covers survival actions and planning patterns, the psychology of survival including stress and natural reactions, and practical readiness through survival kits. The manual then details basic survival medicine for health maintenance and medical emergencies, emergency lifesaving steps, injuries, and environmental and herbal remedies. It also addresses shelters, water procurement and purification, firecraft, food procurement and hunting methods, survival uses of plants, poisonous plants, and dangerous animals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages676

Reading Time28 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Survival Actions

Pattern for Survival

Chapter 2 Psychology of Survival

A Look at Stress

Natural Reactions

Preparing Yourself

Chapter 3 Survival Planning and Survival Kits

Importance of Planning

Survival Kits

Chapter 4 Basic Survival Medicine

Requirements for Maintenance of Health

Medical Emergencies

Lifesaving Steps

Bone and Joint Injury

Bites and Stings

Wounds

Environmental Injuries

Herbal Medicines

Chapter 5 Shelters

Primary Shelter—Uniform

Shelter Site Selection

Types of Shelters

Chapter 6 Water Procurement

Water Sources

Still Construction

Water Purification

Water Filtration Devices

Chapter 7 Firecraft

Basic Fire Principles

Site Selection and Preparation

Fire Material Selection

How to Build a Fire

How to Light a Fire

Chapter 8 Food Procurement

Animals for Food

Traps and Snares

Killing Devices

Fishing Devices

Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

Chapter 9 Survival Use of Plants

Edibility of Plants

Plants for Medicine

Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

Chapter 10 Poisonous Plants

How Plants Poison

All About Plants

Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants

Contact Dermatitis

Ingestion Poisoning

Chapter 11 Dangerous Animals

Insects and Arachnids

Leeches

Bats

Venomous Snakes

Snake-Free Areas

FM 3-05.70 (FM 21-76) May 2002 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 5 December 2003. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, ATTN: AOJK-DT-SF, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310-5000. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that must prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. Headquarters, Department of the Army *FM 3-05.70 Field Manual Headquarters No. 3-05.70 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 17 May 2002 SURVIVAL Contents Page PREFACE ...................................................................... vii Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 1-1 Survival Actions ........................................................... 1-1 Pattern for Survival ...................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2 PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL .................................. 2-1 A Look at Stress .......................................................... 2-2 Natural Reactions ........................................................ 2-6 Preparing Yourself ....................................................... 2-9 Chapter 3 SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS .......... 3-1 Importance of Planning ................................................ 3-2 Survival Kits ................................................................. 3-3 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 5 December 2003. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, ATTN: AOJK-DTSF, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310-5000. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that must prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. * This publication supersedes FM 21-76, June 1992. FM 3-05.70 Page Chapter 4 BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE ....................................4-1 Requirements for Maintenance of Health ....................4-1 Medical Emergencies...................................................4-8 Lifesaving Steps...........................................................4-9 Bone and Joint Injury .................................................4-18 Bites and Stings .........................................................4-21 Wounds ..................................................................... 4-27 Environmental Injuries ...............................................4-32 Herbal Medicines .......................................................4-35 Chapter 5 SHELTERS ..................................................................5-1 Primary Shelter—Uniform ............................................5-1 Shelter Site Selection...................................................5-1 Types of Shelters .........................................................5-3 Chapter 6 WATER PROCUREMENT ..........................................6-1 Water Sources .............................................................6-1 Still Construction ..........................................................6-8 Water Purification.......................................................6-13 Water Filtration Devices.............................................6-15 Chapter 7 FIRECRAFT .................................................................7-1 Basic Fire Principles ....................................................7-1 Site Selection and Preparation

FAQs

What topics does FM 3-05.70 cover for survival preparation?

It covers survival actions, planning patterns, the psychology of survival, and using survival kits. It also includes readiness through practical preparation steps before addressing specific tasks.

How does the manual approach medical emergencies in survival situations?

It provides guidance for maintaining health and managing medical emergencies, including lifesaving steps and treatment-oriented sections for injuries, bites and stings, wounds, environmental injuries, and herbal medicines.

What are the main survival tasks related to water, fire, and food?

The manual covers water procurement with sources, still construction, purification, and filtration devices, firecraft including building and lighting a fire, and food procurement such as trapping, killing devices, fishing, and cooking and storage.

Oct 22, 2026

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