They are suffering from many injuries that will require immediate first aid treatment. Younger students could treat cuts, abrasions, blisters and burns. Add insect bites and hypothermia for senior students, possibly fractures. Students will need to research and learn how to treat these. Use resources of doctors, St Johns, nurses, films, books.
Students can work in pairs or groups.
This could be a competitive exercise with marks given for correct treatment. Another component for seniors only, is transporting the 'injured' on makeshift stretchers and setting up an area for a helicopter rescue. Outdoor Cooking Have students learn the art of 'turfing' and building a fire place with a good draught for cooking their meals. Try tinfoil envelope cooking. This could take the form of two pre-cooked sausages, chopped up potato and carrot and a green, sealed in a tinfoil envelope with a dab of butter and seasoning.