Surviving In The Wilderness – An Expert’s View

 

Lost in the wilderness, people tend to make things worse for themselves by trying to find their way out, or looking aimlessly for food. Yet staying calm and staying put might guarantee your safety faster than anything else.

This week on “Take Care,” we talk to Dr. Christopher McStay, chief of clinical operations in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. McStay was also the former chief of service for the Bellevue Hospital Emergency Department in New York City, where he treated patients who have survived extreme circumstances such as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.
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“Food and water are important, so typically we can survive several days, maybe even two to four depending on the circumstance, without water,” said McStay. “[Without] food, we can survive longer, days to weeks even. So the immediate need of [someone] is typically to find a water source if possible.”
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“Typically we tell people to try to drink from running streams, where the water may be a bit cleaner, although probably not from an infectious standpoint. But running water has typically less sediment in it and is more potable to drink,” said McStay.
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When looking for food in the wilderness, McStay says it is difficult to give the general public good advice, but to stick to food substances you might be familiar with.

“Eat food that you are absolutely familiar with. The food substances I can think of grow on trees, like apples, oranges, but beyond that there are berries and other things in the environment, there are some that are not necessarily lethal, but can actually upset the stomach and make an individual sick,” said McStay.
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“The things to really focus on are keeping yourself dry, because when you get wet you get cold really easily, so focus on keeping yourself dry, ……………

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