The Don't Die Out There! Deck
<BR><br />* Survival tips packaged in a playful and popular format -- a card deck <BR><br />* Practical information drawn from the <I>Emergency Survival</I> and <I>First Aid</I> pocket guides, both Mountaineers Books' bestsellers <BR><br />* Written by an outdoorsman and physician <BR><br />* Water-resistant card stock <BR><br /><BR><br />When heading into the outdoors, you chose multi-purpose gear whenever possible -- bonus points for equipment that's both functional and fun. You can't do better than <I>The Don't Die Out There Deck</I>, a compact deck of playing cards that tucks easily into any backpack or pocket. From construction of emergency shelters and evacuation techniques to how to care for someone with a fracture or construct a solar still, your poker hand contains basic survival tips that could prove lifesaving! <I>The Don't Die Out There Deck</I> makes a great gift for anyone who spends time in the outdoors. <BR><br /><BR><br />Topics are organized by card suit -- Diamonds: survival essentials, signals, locating your position, and shelters; Spades: assessing the situation, water, fire, food, and evacuation techniques; Hearts: basic first aid, hypothermia, frostbite, heat illness, and sprains and dislocations; Clubs: CPR, head and spine injuries, fractures, bites and stings, and evacuating the injured<BR><BR>