In my opinion in the event of a single-vehicle accident, terrain accident (a fall, snakebite, etc) and persons emergency (acute illness or accident) there are a number of priorities in order:-
1. You /
First Aid
2. Family /
First Aid
3. Comms
4.
Water
5. Food
6. Vehicle/Trailer/Gear
As harsh as it may be, if You are the Organiser, Coordinator, Mentor and Driver then your
well-being and cognitive capacity comes before anything else - even to the point of abandoning a family member. Very, very sad but true - better to lose 1 family member than to lose the whole family because You are incapacitated.
Then of course Family
well-being needs to be assessed and provided for with your [mandatory and professionally set up]
First Aid kit.
On assessment, if necessary set off SOS on your PLB or SPOT - both of which should be stored in your pockets and/or easily accessed.
Rescue your
Water and then your Food - forget about
camping bags and creature comforts - they won't keep you alive without
Water and Food.
Then turn to the question of salvaging your Vehicle, Trailer and Gear - in that order. For example - better to let your Vehicle sink whilst you are recovering your
Water and Food than have the Vehicle sink with your
Water and Food whilst You are trying to rescue it from sinking. Salvaging your vehicle first might give you a means of transport to safety - your Trailer and Gear can be salvaged later.
Some might say this is all commonsense. Others might say I am wrong. Even more others might have suggestions. What do members think ???
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