INDEX
1st to 4th degree burns
72-hour supply kit
911 calls
abnormal electrical activity
abrasions
absorbed glass mat (AGM) battery
ace bandages
acetaminophen
acetylsalicylic acid
activists
adaptability, in disasters
Adderall
adhesives
adolescents, run away
Advil
advisories, issuing
AED (automated external
defibrillator)
airing out home
airway, blocked
alarms
albuterol sulfate inhaler
alcohol
alerts, weather
allergies
amateur radio
amoxicillin
Amoxil
amphetamine
amputations
anaphylaxis
ambulance operations
animals. See also dogs; pets
attacks from
children and
dander from
deterring
antibiotics
anticonvulsants
antiseptic
anti-viral medication
anxiety
arms
injuries to
slings for
weakness of
ashfall
aspirin
Ativan
attitudes, in disasters
automatic payments
automobiles. See cars
avulsions
azithromycin
babies
back up plans
backpacks
bag-based EDC kit
baking soda
bandages
bandanas
basement floods
bathrooms, during power
outages
batteries
capacity of
for carbon monoxide detectors
hacking of car/marine battery
jump-starters for
portable
for smoke detectors
bees
Benadryl
benzodiazepines
biohazardous materials
blackouts
blankets
bleach
bleeding, controlling
sanitary napkins for
using pressure
when soaking through bandage
blizzards
blocked airway
blood pressure
Bluetooth messaging app
body fluids
boiling water
bombs
bones, broken
boots
bowline knots
brachial artery
breaks failure
breathing problems
anaphylaxis
blocked airway
medication for
during volcanic eruption
when under debris
broken bones
burglars
burns
caffeine
camping stoves
canned food
carbon monoxide poisoning
cardiac arrest
cars
accidents with
batteries of
during blizzard
blown tires
break failure
driving defensively
driving in flooded roads
emergencies while driving
getting stranded in
pets in
removing from mud
skidding
volcanic ash and
cell phones, contacts on
cephalexin
cervical vertebrae protection
chemicals
burns from
children and
spills
chest pain
children. See also babies
animals and
chemical hazards and
childproofing home
lost
run-aways
sick
teaching about safety
chlorination
choking
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Cipro
ciprofloxacin
circulation
Citizen’s Band (CB) radios
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
clotrimazole
clouds
coastal hazards
codeine
cold
frostbite from
hypothermia from
communication
contact information need
for
during earthquakes
radios for
space weather and
community activists
community centers
Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT)
commuting, emergencies while
concussions
condoms
contact information
contamination
contraception
contusions
cooking
cords. See paracords
corrosive materials
Cortizone
cosmetic allergy
CPR (cardiopulmonary
resuscitation)
administering
classes in
on infants
for pets
crating pets
credit cards
crow bars
c-spine protection
cuts
cyclones
dander
deadly force
debit cards
debris, surviving under
decontamination
defense. See self defense
defensive space
dehydration
delivering babies
Dermabond
diazepam
diphenhydramine
direct deposits
direct-dial emergency phone
numbers
disaster plan
checklist for
community and
development of
identifying risks and needs
zombie attack scenario
disease prevention
disinfectant
distilling water
documents
copies of
protecting
dogs
attacks from
carbon monoxide poisoning
and
children and
home security and
Doxycycline
Dramamine
drivers license
driving. See also cars
defensively
emergencies while
in flooded roads
skidding
dry food
duct tape
dust
ear protection
earthquakes
surviving under debris
tsunamis and
while indoors/outdoors
electrical power grids
electrical shock
electrical tape
electricity
danger from
losing
space weather and
electrocution
elevators
emergency dispatch protocols
Emergency Medical Response
(EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
emergency supply kit
epilepsy
epinephrine
Epi-pens
Epsom salt
evacuation
deciding whether to evacuate
plan for
signal for
everyday carry (EDC) kit
explosive materials
extinguishing fires
eye of storm
eye protection
facial drooping
falling rocks
family documents
Family Radio Service (FRS)
fatigue, medication for
femoral artery
fighting intruders
financial documents
fire ants
fire department
fire escapes
fire weather
Firechat app
fires
escaping house fires
extinguishing
fighting
responding to
for signaling for help
smoke from
wildfires
first aid
kits for
learning
as priority
first responder
1st degree burns
flares
flashlights
flooding
floods
of basement
of roads
flu outbreaks
folding shovels
food allergies
food pantries
food supply
after earthquakes
canned food
during blizzards
freeze dried
inventory of
long term
MRE (meals, ready to eat)
non-perishables
during power outages
4th degree burns
fractures
freezing cash
frostbite
frozen precipitation
fuel storage
funnel cloud
gale warnings
garage doors
gas clouds
gas leaks
gas storage
generators
gentamicin
Gentasol eyedrops
geriatric issues
gloves
GMRS device
Go Bag
Goal Zero Yeti series generators
GPS
space weather and
use when stranded
guns
carrying
choosing
handling
wounds from
Gyne-Lotrimin
hail
hair
hairline fractures
half hitches
HAM radios
hand crank radio
hand injuries
hand sanitizer
handcuffs, duct tape
hard surfaces, disinfecting
hazardous hydrologic events
hazardous materials
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazards of Materials for Emergency
Response (fire diamond)
HazMat events
head injuries
head lights
health documents
heart attacks
heartburn
heat
heat illness
Heimlich maneuver
helicopter evacuation
helmets
help, signaling for
hiding cash
higher power, belief in
home
basement floods
during blizzard
childproofing
documents related to, protecting
fortifying
invasion of
as location during emergency
event
security of
stability of
hornets
hotspots, wireless
house. See home
hurricanes
classification systems
eye of storm
preparing for
warning flags
hydration
hydrocortisone
hydrologic events
hypothermia
ibuprofen
identity papers
Imodium
impaling
In Case of Emergency (ICE)
incisions
indigestion
infants
infections
infectious waste spill
influenza
inhalers
injured pets
injuries
arm
bandaging
cleaning
gunshot
impalement
limb
paracords and
superglue and
types of
inner strength, in disasters
insect allergies
insect bites
insomnia
insulin
insurance
intercom-style doorbells
international evacuation signal
intruders
itching
jump bag
junior colleges
Kafka, Franz
Keflex
key ring stash
keys, hiding
knee pads
knives
knots
Krav Maga
labor, during pregnancy
lacerations
ladders, as fire escape
lahars
lakeshore hazards
laundry, disinfecting
lava
leg injuries
Levaquin
Levofloxacin
levonorgestrel
lifeboat rations
lifeboats
lifting, using paracords
lighters
lights
limb splint
locks, house
loperamide
lorazepam
lost children
lower leg injuries
marine batteries
marine hazards
markers
masks
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
M-class eruptions
meclizine
medical adrenaline
medical gloves
medical kit
medical masks
medical supplies
medical supply bag
medical tape
medic-alert
medication
for allergies
for pets
medvac
milliampere-hour (mAH)
mini flashlights
mirrors, signaling for help using
missing children
modafinil
mold
molten rock
money
morning-after pill
motivation, in disasters
motorcycle accidents
Motrin
mouth wash
Mr Yuk
MRE (meals, ready to eat)
mud
multitools
MURS radio
muscle spasms
muzzling pets
myocardial infarction
N95 respirators
National Runaway Safeline (NRS)
National Weather Service (SKYWARN)
natural disasters. See also
earthquakes; floods; hurricanes; tornadoes; volcanoes; wildfires
nausea, medication for
neck protection
neighborhood phone list
neighborhood watch
911, calling
non-perishable food
obstructed breathing
ondansetron
oseltamivir
over the counter (OTC) drugs
oxidizing materials
packages
pain
painkillers
pandemics
protection from
supplies for
panic
pantries, snow
paracords
passports
pathogenic materials
patients, treatment of
pen flares
penicillin
pepper spray
perishable foods
Periostat
personal locator beacons (PLBs)
personal possessions, saving
personal protective equipment (PPE)
PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic
pets. See also animals; dogs
carbon monoxide poisoning and
in cars
CPR for
injured
medicating
sick
taking vs. leaving behind
transporting
phone numbers
phones
cell phones, contacts on
satellite phones
smartphones
photo ID
pick pocketing
pins
plagues
protection from
supplies for
plane crashes
planning for disaster. See disaster plan
plastic bags
plastic wrap
pocket knife
pocket-based EDC kit
poison
pollen
popliteal artery
portable battery jump-starter
portable generators
possessions, saving
potassium iodide (KI)
power failures
power outages
power punches
power safety
power supply
precipitation, frozen
pregnancy
preparing, planning for
prescription medication
pressure points
priorities
Provigil
pseudoephedrine
public transit safety
pulse, weak
punctures
purification tablets
raccoons, removing
radial artery
radiation
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
radioactive iodine
radioactive materials
radios, for communication
ranitidine
rations
Red Cross
reflective tape
reflective vests
respirators
respiratory problems. See breathing problems
revolvers
rifles
rings, loosening from finger
riots
rocks, falling
rope. See also paracords
run-aways
safes
safety areas
safety goggles
safety pins
Saffir–Simpson hurricane
wind scale
saline
sandbags
satellite messengers
satellite phones
saving possessions
school emergencies
screaming, when attacked
Search And Rescue (SAR)
2nd degree burns
security, of home
seizures
self defense
knife-fighting
Krav Maga
mental visualization and rehearsal
power punches
practicing
screaming
weapons and
72-hour supply kit
severe bleeding
sex
sexual assault
sharks, sinking ship
shelter
shelter-in-place survival kit
ships, sinking
shock
shooters
shotguns
shouting
shovels, folding
sick children
sick pets
signaling for help
skidding, while driving
skin reactions
slings
small craft advisory
smartphones
smoke
smoke detectors
smothering fires
snipers
snow. See blizzards
social media
socks
solar disinfection techniques
solar flares
space weather
spandex
speech difficulty
spine protection
splinters
splints
sports tape
square knots
stability, home
statements, issuing
sterile rinse
SteriPEN
steri-strips
stings
stop, drop and roll techniques
storage containers
storm shutters
storms
food storage and
warnings about
stoves
stress
string
stroke
stun guns
Sudafed
sulfa drugs
sunglasses
sunlight
purifying water using
as source of power
supercells
superglue
surefire 6PX pro flashlight
suture injuries
swelling
tactical flashlights
tactical knife
Tamiflu
tape
Tasers
teenagers, run away
tenderize string
testing kits
theft
home burglary
pick pocketing
thermal burns
thermometers, disinfecting
3rd degree burns
thyroid gland
timers
tires, blown
toilets
tools
tornadoes
causes of
course of
predicting
priorities during
watches for
tourniquets
toxic materials
traffic accidents
transporting pets
travel-related emergencies
trees, preparing for hurricanes
tsunami
tunnel vision
TV broadcasts, for HazMat events
twisters. See tornadoes
Tylenol
Tyvek jumpsuits
ultraviolet light, purifying water using
unconscious person
upset stomach
utensils, disinfecting
utilities, household
vacuum effect
Valium
valuables, checking
vehicles. See cars
Ventolin inhaler
vests
veterinarians
victimization
vinegar
vodka
volcanoes
ash from
dangers from
lahars from
priorities during
regions commonly found in
volunteering
wall clouds
wallets, decoy
warmth
warnings, issuing
washing hands
wasps
waste spill
watch program
water. See also floods
during blizzard
damage to homes by
dehydration and
inventory of
jugs for
as priority
purifying
waving for help
weak pulse
weapons
checking for
at schools
using on intruders
weather. See also hurricanes; storms; tornadoes
weather flags
whistles
wilderness EMT training
wildfires
wind scale
window sticker alerts
winter storms. See also blizzards
winterizing homes
wireless hotspots
wires, electrical
wood-burning backpack stoves
work emergencies
wounds. See also injuries
X-class solar flares
yelling, when attacked
yellow jackets
Zantac
Zithromax
Zofran
zombie attacks