A healthy person can do without food for several weeks, But without water, nothing will survive for more than a few days. The first task of people, who survived from the disaster, there is a supply at all costs with water. Attention: For a lack of fresh water, beware of drinking sea water, urine, gasoline, alcohol or blood.
Current water is of course the best, But any other can be adapted for consumption by cooking, Chemical disinfection or filtering.
The body excretes outside on average 2-3 l water a day. Even when we rest in the shade, This defect exceeds a liter per day. If we do not supplement the priceless liquid, The dehydration process will begin, who, after exceeding a certain level, inevitably leads to death.
Under certain conditions, the body requires much more water consumption: in dry and windy zones, with a lot of heat, on the open sea, under the influence of stress, effort increasing sweating, with food abounding in salt.
Ten, who has to face extremely difficult situations, It should be cautious:
– mając ograniczoną ilość wody, You should start drinking as possible as possible (12-24 hours after the disaster); In this way, fluids will be better used by the body;
– zwilżać wargi, sup, Before swallowing the water, keep it in your mouth;
– pamiętać, that physical activity requires additional amounts of water;
– nawet jeśli mamy bardzo ograniczone zapasy, We should try to drink at least a liter of water a day;
– woda jest często skażona, and her drinking can cause infectious diseases (hell, typhoid, dysentery); If we don't have disinfecting pills, We always have to boil it;
– nie pić bardzo zimnej wody, Especially when you are welded;
– nie ssać lodu ani śniegu, They are too cold and cause heat loss;
– lepiej topić lód niż śnieg, which is devoid of mineral salts and with the same amount of heat, it gives four times less water;
– przy wysiłku fizycznym tracimy dziennie do 20 g necessary to stay alive, So you need to supplement its loss by taking several teaspoons of table salt a day;
– woda, which animals drink, Usually suitable for drinking, Although it can be distasteful, make contamination, Bacteria I Inne Microorganisms;
– pragnienie można zmniejszyć ssąc np. pebble, However, this activity only helps for a short time and does not stop the body dehydration;
– aby ograniczyć zużycie wody, You should march at night or at a cooler time of the day, and in addition, regardless of the temperature, cover the body and head.
It is worth recalling, that a thirsty man, which will reach a human estate, He should beware of drinking liquids from the fridge. You should also remember, that it is better to drink warm drinks during hot days, which put thirst more effectively.
