Anyone that panics gets gagged and tied to a tree? That could be a problem in the desert though... no trees. Okay, okay, all kidding aside, that is a really tough one. Even the military's well known S.T.O.P method is far from foolproof (panicproof?). One thing that is good for sure, atleast for me, when I'm in dangerous situations of any type where people around me begin to panic, this actually has an opposite effect on me. It makes me calmer, smarter, more logical, etc. Maybe it's some type of parentalistic instinct of something but whenI'm more concerned about others and the the situation at hand, it's almost like my mind is just too preoccupied to bother with panic/fear/etc. I'm no psychiatrist so I don't know why this is, but when people around me begin to panic is seems to have an opposite effect on me and I have spoken to other people who have had the same experiences.