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| an Emergency Survival Kit.doc | | | | It is an employers job to make sure that their |
| Flash Flooding | | | | employees are in a safe environment, and aware |
| A serious flood can leave your family without | | | | of first aid kits and emergency exits. However, in |
| power, clean water, and heat for hours or even | | | | an emergency, sometimes aid is not readily |
| days. This means everyone in your household will | | | | available, or exit is not possible. Therefore, it is a |
| be cold and unable to eat or go to the bathroom. | | | | good idea to have emergency kits with enough |
| However, by investing in a simple survival kit your | | | | supplies to care for all employees at the office. |
| can keep your family safe during the storm with | | | | Earthquakes |
| food rations, battery powered lights, and even a | | | | Earthquakes are common in many places of the |
| snap-on toilet seat attached to a bucket. | | | | world, and tend to come at completely |
| Snow-Ins | | | | unexpected times, as the recent tragedy in Haiti |
| As anyone who has every lived in a cold climate | | | | has proven. While the severity of an earthquake |
| will tell you, snow-ins are a very real possibility in | | | | can range anywhere from a harmless rumble to |
| the middle of winter. Massive amounts of snow | | | | all out devastation, even the smallest earthquake |
| can block streets, and force you to stay in your | | | | could leave you unprepared in your home, car, or |
| home for long periods of time. In bad cases, | | | | place of work. However, by investing in a 72 hour |
| snow can even lead to the loss of electricity in | | | | emergency kit you can rest assured that you and |
| your home and surrounding neighborhood. If you | | | | your family will be safe if a large earthquake ever |
| live in a place with lots of snow, then a survival kit | | | | hit your city. |
| with food and first aid supplies is essential. | | | | Wildfires |
| Flu Pandemic Protection | | | | Lately wildfires have become a serious problem, |
| Over the past few years, the country has been | | | | especially for Americans living on the west coast. |
| worried about the H1N1 virus. This has caused a | | | | However, there are ways to stay prepared. |
| noticeable increase in the amount of Americans | | | | During fire season, you can turn your standard |
| concerned about pandemic protection. If there | | | | emergency kit into a wildfire protection kit by |
| were a major outbreak, then a flu safety kit | | | | adding a few other supplies such as an axe, |
| could help your family stay safe. In addition to | | | | handsaw, hose, shovel, etc. |
| having supplies to avoid leaving your home for at | | | | Medical Emergencies |
| least a week, you should be prepared with | | | | A medical emergency could happen any time, |
| medications including fever and pain medicine, | | | | anywhere. While calling 911 should always be your |
| multivitamins, hydrating beverages such as | | | | first step, there are instances where a phone or |
| Gatorade, garbage bags, soap, and other | | | | car is not readily available, or immediate attention |
| disinfection supplies. | | | | is required. By keeping a few emergency kits |
| Classroom Lockdowns | | | | – stocked with first aid supplies – in your |
| When there is a crime on school grounds, or a | | | | home, office, and automobile you can help make |
| serious storm, students could be required to stay | | | | the difference between life and death in a medical |
| in their classrooms for hours without enough food, | | | | emergency. |