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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are disoriented in desert, scrubland, or arid terrain and cannot find road, camp, or vehicle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — No road, track, or camp visible; sun high; water supply limited.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Footprints blown away — cannot retrace steps.
Scene hazards: Heat stroke, Dehydration, Night cold, Snake exposure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Create shade with cloth on sticks or vehicle shadow.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drink small sip — wet lips and tongue only if supply critical.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Write HELP in dark stones on light sand if open dune.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Phone on airplane mode except hourly signal check on high ground.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Satellite SOS early — desert rescue takes hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 from ridge when one bar appears.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat stroke — hot dry skin and confusion — is life-threatening.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Activate rescue before last water bottle is empty.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT walk midday to save time.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drink urine or unknown plant fluids — worsens dehydration.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You can follow stars or sun exactly to find north and escape
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Without training and clear horizon, solar navigation errors are large. Signalling and staying visible often saves more lives.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking away from search corridor in wrong bearing.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Desert plants always provide drinkable water
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most sap causes vomiting — net fluid loss. Ration known clean water instead.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vomiting away remaining supply.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Desert distances deceive — a ridge looks close but is hours away.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat kills faster than thirst is felt.