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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dehydration risk while lost or stranded — need to locate water safely.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dark urine, headache, dizziness, dry mouth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — No water left and hours from trailhead.
Scene hazards: Dehydration, Contaminated water
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop strenuous hiking in midday heat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Scan for green vegetation lines in arid terrain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Collect dew at dawn by wiping grass with bandana into bottle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Listen for insects and birds — often near water.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Signal for rescue if dehydration worsens before water found.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Satellite messenger SOS if carried.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Severe dehydration needs IV fluids.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Waterborne illness days later — seek care for bloody diarrhea.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drink urine or seawater — worsens dehydration.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT eat snow without melting — lowers core temperature.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flowing stream water is always safe to drink
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Upstream contamination from animals or humans is invisible. Purify when possible.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Incapacitating diarrhea when already stranded.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Humans survive few days without water in heat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clear mountain streams can still carry parasites.