Nature is chock full of stuff that can injure, maim and even kill you. This is particularly true if you are in a survival situation or any situation where you do not have common amenities and safeguards available.

Modern life has all but ruled out most threats, like dying in a manure pit or getting chewed up in a harvester, but there are still plenty of ways you can harm yourself, even in today's largely static lifestyle.

The key to most types of injuries or threats to life in a survival situation is caution – take time to think things through before you endeavor something – think about the risks and have contingencies if something does go wrong.

On the next page, we cover a few of the more obvious threats facing survivalists and provide ways to avoid them or at least reduce the threat they pose.

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