Keeping clean also applies to your clothing. Usesoap and water when you can spare it. Hang your clothesin the sun to air if soap and water are not available.Examine the seams of your clothing and the hairyportions on your body frequently for lice and their eggs.Disease-infected lice can kill. A possible way to getlaundry service, or even a bath, is to tell your guard thatyou are infested with lice, whether or not yourcomplaint is true. The prison authorities, fearing thatlice on prisoners may cause an outbreak of louse-bornedisease among the civilian and guard population, mightprovide this service.If you become ill, report your condition to the campauthorities. The chance that you will receive aid is worththe try.After You EscapeOnce you escape, you may have trouble contactingfriendly units even when you know where they are.Approach the problem as you would if you were amember of a lost patrol. Time your movements so thatyou pass through the enemy forward areas at night andarrive between the enemy and friendly units at dawn. Agood plan is to find a ditch or shell hole where you havecover from both friendly and enemy fire. Attract theattention of the friendly forces by waving a white cloth,shouting, exposing or laying out a panel, or some othermethod. In doing so, you alert friendly forces who areprepared to accept any small group that appears willingto regain contact. When you alert friendly forces, theyare not as likely to shoot you on sight.REVIEW 2 QUESTIONSQ1. Give the meaning of the letters in the key wordS-U-R-V-I-V-A-L.SURVIVALQ2. If in a group, what action(s) makes(s) for the bestchance of survival?Q3. List the sources of drinking water.a.b.c.d.15-30Student Notes:
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