Emergency Preparedness Tips
You don't know what can happen in the world today. Global warming has made natural disaster much more frequent and powerful. Wars are happening everywhere. Virus outbreaks are getting more frequent and dangerous. Preparing for such disasters is probably the best and only thing you can do. The following tips will help you prepare for almost anything that comes your way.
1. Make up an Emergency Plan
Planning is the key to success for everything including survival. Plan for anything that can happen to you in any situation. Your survival kit should be in place where it easy to remember and accessible. Having a small survival kit in your car is a good idea in case something happens on the road. Performing drills is a good way for everyone to know and understand what the plan is. Make the drills regular so that people won't forget.
2. Build a Complete First Aid Kit
I have yet to find a ready made medical kit that caters for everything but it's a good place to start your collection. Start with the professional version of the medical emergency kit and pay attention to what's included in the kit.
Here, more is better. In natarul disasters there has never been such things as having too much supplies. In fact there's always a lack of supply in these situations. Always buy extra bandages and antiseptic wipes for better protection.
3. Practical First Aid Skills
For a serious condition, practical first aid skills are essential. To help you gain knowledge, courses on CPR, First Aid and AED are offered by the Red Cross. You can even add injury prevention courses, blood borne pathogens training and community disaster education to your knowledge base. If you learn these skills you might save a life.
4. Store Emergency Water
Because of the likelyhood of water shortages in an emergency, it's best to stock up on drinking water. Replace the water with fresher ones every three months and use a strong durable container. If you expect a disaster to come in the near future then fill up on your water storage.
The European Union have announced that it will ban iodine for use in disinfecting drinking water. It will no longer be an option for many people.
5. Stock Up on Food
Remember when stocking up on food that you might not be able to heat them up all the time because of limited resources. Yet if you prepared well you might still be able to eat hot food all the time.
6. Cooking
Some emergency situations can make it impossible to get to a stove or some other method of cooking. I recommend propane cook stoves because they're easy to use. To help your body regulate your temperature in cold weather and to keep your body nourished you need hot food. Hot food nourishes your body and help regulate your temperature during cold weather so make sure you have a camp stove as part of your emergency kit. Remember to have plenty of fuel as well.
7. Replacement Lights
In tornadoes and hurricanes, losing power is a very likely situation. That's why you need emergency lighting. For large light sources, such as battery-operated Coleman lanterns, you can stock up on the batteries. Light sticks are great to have around when there is a power failure. You can get them in varying lengths of hours, different colors and in packs. Since they're fairly cheep, it's recommended that you stock several of them.
8. Build an Emergency Tool Kit
Think about what tools you may need in an emergency. An axe can be extremely useful and so can the multi-tool. Just make sure that you don't leave out the tools you would need to repair the stove.
9. Emergency Radio
In any type of natural emergency, you need to be able to keep up with the news and weather reports. Radios are an age-old tradition, but technology has made them even more versatile for emergencies. A radio that uses batteries may be useful but you'll be left in the dark if you lose power. A wind-up radio can broadcast the news even without power.
10. Guides
Survival guides are for everyone who want to increase their chances of survival.