SEAL Survival Guide (81 page)
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Authors: Cade Courtley
Spider and Scorpion Bites
1. Clean and dress the bite area.
2. Treat for shock and be prepared to give CPR.
3. Obtain antivenin if available.
4. Take antibiotics if necessary.
Snakebites
1. Keep the victim calm and still, with as low a heart rate as possible, to reduce the spread of venom throughout the circulatory system.
2. Immobilize the bitten extremity and prepare for immediate transportation to a medical facility.
3. Treat for shock and force them to drink fluids.
4. Remove all jewelry and other constricting items.
5. Clean the bite area.
6. Prepare to give rescue breathing and CPR.
7. Use a constricting band (
not a tourniquet
) between bite site and heart that two fingers can easily slip under.
8. Attempt to remove poison with mechanical suction or by squeezing.
9. Obtain antivenin if available.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank first and foremost my co-writer and pointman on this project, Michael Largo. This book doesn’t exist without you. Thank you for your patience, hard work, writing ability, and navigating me through my first book without allowing me to hit any IED’s.
I’d also like to thank Adam Wilson and all the folks at Simon & Schuster. Jesse Peterson for the outstanding illustrations. The paramedics at the Westminster, Colorado, Fire Department for keeping it current and accurate. And lastly my pit bull/agent in New York, Frank Wiemann.
CADE COURTLEY
was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Boulder, Colorado. He spent most of his young adult life in the outdoors, developing a foundation that would serve him well. Upon graduation from the University of San Diego, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and began Navy SEAL training (BUD/S). After several intense tours as a platoon commander that had him operating around the world, Cade left the SEAL teams to pursue other challenges, but he didn’t stray far, serving as an independent contractor for a government agency. He was the host of the Spike TV and Discovery International show
Surviving Disaster
and appears as a regular commentator on CNN and Fox News.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Courtley, Cade, 1969–
SEAL survival guide : a Navy SEAL’s secrets to surviving any disaster / Cade Courtley.
p. cm.
1. Survival. 2. Disasters. I. Title.
GF86.C68 2012
613.6’9—dc23
2012036842
ISBN 978-1-4516-9029-3
ISBN 978-1-4516-9030-9 (ebook)
