Could You Survive? Hiking in the Desert, Sun blindness or Dehydration? ©

 

 

Photograph by the Author.

 

Could You Survive?  Survival quiz questions...

 

An excerpt from the “Could You Survive” survival quiz, published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle, on August 9, 1977, found HERE.

 

So, what answer did you choose?  Was it A, B, C or D?  Do you think that you got the right answer?  Let’s find out what the Air Force survival experts thought.

 

Could You Survive?  Survival quiz answers...

 

The Author’s UV rated wraparound sunglasses, with retaining strap, photograph by the Author.

 

An excerpt from the “Could You Survive” survival quiz, published in the Spokane Daily Chronicle, on August 9, 1977, found HERE.

Photokeratitis, or sun blindness, is caused by the Sun’s UV rays burning the corneas of your eyes.  It can be very painful, and it doesn’t just happen in the desert!  It is most commonly experienced when crossing snowfields, particularly when at high altitudes, and less commonly when on the water or surrounded by sand.  So, be prepared and always have a pair of UV rated, wrap-around sunglasses, with retaining straps.  In the case of an emergency, remember you can blacken your cheekbones and your face below your eyes with Chapstick© or Vaseline® mixed with charcoal to reduce glare and the UV rays reflecting into your eyes.  You could also tie a bandanna or piece of cloth, with eye slits cut into it, over your eyes, when possible, choose a dark colored bandana or piece of cloth.  You could even fold a piece of duct tape back over itself and cut eye slits into to make an Inuit style snow goggles.

 

An Inuit wearing snow goggles, from Wikimedia, by Julian Idrobo from Winnipeg, Canada, HERE.

Don’t forget to come back next week and read “Could You Survive?  What to Put Survival Equipment In ©”, where we will find out what type of container the Air Force recommends using to build a survival kit.

 

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That is all for now, and as always, until next time, Happy Trails!

 

 

Sources

 

Air Force Survival School, at Fairchild Air Force Base; “Could You Survive”, Spokane Daily Chronicle Aug 9, 1977, https://books.google.com/books?id=OftLAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=%22spokane+daily+chronicle%22+%22could+you+survive%22&article_id=6755,2068006&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu38XJ9oHxAhXGZc0KHZd-DswQ6AEwBXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=%22spokane%20daily%20chronicle%22%20%22could%20you%20survive%22&f=false, accessed June 20, 2021

 

Wikimedia, “An Inuit wearing snow goggles”, by Julian Idrobo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inuit_snow_goggles.jpg, accessed July 6, 2021