Lost proofing - continued

"Lost"

「迷失」

Its something everyone fears and if you have ever spent enough time in nature, most likely you have felt that wave of panic that can roll over you.  Panic, unchecked can lead to shock, which can lead to death.  Having some good outdoor skills is critical to prevent a disaster from ever being a possible scenario.

你若曾在大自然中度過相當一段時間，就都會有這樣的恐懼，你所感受到的很可能一股充斥著全身的恐慌感。恐慌若是沒有加以控制，會導致驚嚇，最後導致死亡。擁有良好的野外活動技能，是使恐慌不會變成災難的關鍵。

Survival skills give you an added confidence and insurance in a worst case situation from ever happening.

而求生技能則能使你更有信心、更能確保最壞的狀況不會發生。

What do you do if you ever find yourself lost?

在察覺到自己迷失時，該怎麼辦呢？

Sit down and evaluate your situation.  Teach your children to do the same.  Roll play it out.

先坐下來，評估眼前的情勢。也教導你的孩子這樣做，在平日就開始角色扮演的練習。

Think yourself through your landmarks, do this with your kids as well.  Look in all directions, try to find those familiar landmarks.  You most likely will be able to backtrack your trail and in case not, the next steps can be calmly planed.

回想你曾經經過的地標，帶著孩子們一起做。放眼四面八方，試著尋找那些熟悉的地標。你很可能可以回溯自己行經的道路，若是沒辦法，則冷靜的規劃下一步。

Teach your kids and yourself to become familiar with your own track.  Size, shoe print (design of tread), stride length, will allow you to backtrack your trail to safety as well.

教導自己和孩子們熟悉自己的足跡，包括尺寸、鞋印、步伐長度等，這些也能幫助你回溯自己的行跡，帶你重返安全之處。

Equip your children with a whistle as well.  Kids like whistles, sound travels pretty well and sound can be a good mechanism to catch peoples attention.

讓孩子帶著哨子，小朋友喜歡哨子，聲音的傳播力很強，是吸引他人注意的好工具。

If night is coming on, it is time to get into survival mode.  ( Learning how to live and make a camp outdoors with what you have available to you ,as well as, and using your natural surrounding to your advantage).

假使天要黑了，就該進入求生狀態。（學習如何在野外，以身邊僅有的東西並運用周遭的天然材料，搭建營地，活下來。）

What do you do if your Child is lost?

孩子若是走失了怎麼辦？

Try not to panic, again it is a level head that will have the greatest chance of overcoming the immediate situation.  Secondly, call the authorities!  Describe your child, what they are wearing, age, where were they last seen, and any other details you can.

先別恐慌，因為只有冷靜的腦袋才有機會克服眼前的危機。接下來是報警。描述孩子的模樣、穿著、年紀、最後看見的位置，及其他相關細節。

If you are confident enough in your abilities, start a search with others.  ONLY IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCED!  Becoming lost yourself will not help.

你若對自己的能力有信心，可以開始與他人展開救援工作。但只在你有救援經驗的前提才可參與，否則你若也走失了，對誰都沒幫助。

I truly recommend learning some basic survival skills to ensure a safe and joyous time in Nature.  How to make a quick, emergency shelter, fire by natural friction type methods using wood only, how to find water and more.  It will increase your confidence and lesson your worry tremendously.  Not to mention, children have so much fun learning these skills as well!

誠摯建議你學習一些基本的求生技能，這樣能確保你在大自然中有段安全愉快的時光。這些技能包括如何搭建快速的緊急避難所、以天然木材摩擦生火、如何找到水源等等。這會增加你的信心，大大減低你的憂慮。更不用說的是孩子們在學習這些技能時能玩得多開心。

If you live on or near Taiwan you can look up our school by going to: www.7generationsoutdoor.omei.net

你若是居住在台灣地區或附近，可前往七世代自然生活學校 www.7generationsoutdoor.omei.net，了解更多訊息。