CONTENTS

SKILL

1 Get the Right Mindset

2 Practice Your Awareness

3 Color Your Perceptions

4 Sharpen Your Senses

5 Shake Your Tail

6 Avoid Automatic Behavior

7 Keep Yourself in the Loop

8 Perfect Awareness Through Practice

9 Adapt and Overcome

10 Call Emergency Services

12 Handle It Yourself

13 Get Professional Help

14 Understand and Accept Stress

15 Recognize Signs of Stress

16 Tend to Vicarious Trauma

17 Manage Your Mental Health

18 Suit Up for Safety

20 Wear It Properly

21 Put the Right One On

22 Get Good Gloves

23 Change Gloves Often

24 Don’t Be a Hero

25 PREPARED VS IMPROVISED: Protect Yourself

26 Get It on Tape

27 Tool Up with Tape

28 Be a Duct Tape Doctor

29 Escape Duct Tape Handcuffs

30 Keep Paracord Handy

31 Lift and Lower Loads (Not People)

32 Become a String Surgeon

33 Tie Three Useful Knots

34 Defend Yourself

35 Get Schooled

36 Try Krav Maga

38 Use Your Imagination

39 Do What It Takes

40 Avoid Knife Fights

41 Hit Where It Counts

42 Throw a Power Punch

43 Shout It Out

44 Stock Your Toolshed

45 Fill Your Household Tool Kit

46 Choose a Basic Self-Protection Gun

47 Handle Guns Safely

48 Carry Responsibly

49 Zap a Bad Guy

50 Wield Pepper Spray

51 ESSENTIAL GEAR: Light It Up

52 Shine Bright

53 Get a Headlight

54 Ward Off Water

55 Run on Sunlight

56 Get Power in Your Pocket

57 Hack a Vehicle Battery for Power

58 Understand Battery Capacity

59 Improvise a First Aid Kit

60 Go to Bedroom, Bathroom, and Beyond

61 Raid Your Kitchen

62 PREPARED VS IMPROVISED: Fill Up Your First Aid Kit

63 Be Safe on the Scene

64 Get Educated

65 Get Some Serious Training

66 Treat Your Patients Right

67 Build Your First Aid Kit

68 Take It to the Next Level

69 Use Your OTC Meds

70 Use Antibiotics Wisely

71 Know Common Prescription Meds

72 Know Common Allergies

73 Prepare for Anaphylaxis

74 Employ an Epipen

75 Look for a Medic Alert

76 Call for Medevac

77 Open an Airway

78 Breathe for Them

79 Control Bleeding

80 Put on the Pressure

81 Use a Tourniquet Properly

82 Rig a Tourniquet

83 Help Someone Who Has Been Impaled

84 Deal with a Gunshot Wound

85 Administer CPR

87 Help a Choking Victim

88 Save Yourself

LIFE SAFETY APP: FIRST AID

89 Know Injury Types

90 Spot an Infection

91 Bandage a Wound

92 Superglue It

93 Handle a Heart Attack

94 Recognize a Stroke

95 Address an Anxiety Attack

96 Help Them Calm Down

97 Help a Seizure Victim

98 Protect a Patient’s Spine

99 Help a Victim Recover

100 Treat for Shock

101 Recognize a Hairline Fracture

102 Stabilize a Fracture

103 Sling an Injured Arm

104 Splint a Limb

105 Identify and Treat Burns

106 Care for Chemical Burns

107 Avoid Live Wires

108 Help a Shocked Person

109 Handle Hypothermia

110 Avoid Frostbite

111 Survive Heat Illness

112 Defeat Dehydration

113 Beware Common Poisons

114 Know Signs of Poisoning

115 Treat a Poisoning Victim

116 Don’t Panic over Pregnancy

117 Deal with Labor

118 Deliver a Baby

119 Perform Infant CPR

120 Have a Helper

121 Be a Helpful Parent

122 Be Patient with Little Patients

123 Grab Your Go Bag

124 Keep It in Your Pocket

125 Assemble an EDC

126 Ride It Out at Home

127 Avoid a Riot

128 Be School Safe

LIFE SAFETY APP: SOCIAL MEDIA

129 Anticipate Emergencies at Work

130 Survive Being Stuck in an Elevator

131 Have a Commute Backup Plan

132 Be Ready for Travel Troubles

133 Get a New Passport

134 Spot a Pickpocket

135 Avoid Being a Victim

136 Use a Decoy Wallet

137 ESSENTIAL GEAR: Pack Lifeboat Rations

138 Get the Right Rations

139 Add Protein

140 Signal for Help

141 Identify Disaster Risks and Needs

142 Prepare for a Zombie Attack

143 Develop a Plan

144 Check Out Your Plan

LIFE SAFETY APP: KIDS’ SAFETY

145 Keep in Contact

146 Communicate in a Disaster

147 Be Aware of ICE

148 Carry a Card

149 Mitigate Home Disaster

150 Keep It Together

152 Keep a 72-Hour Supply

153 Stock the Right Supplies

154 Consider Emergency Alternatives

155 Hold Your Water

156 Keep Caffeine On Hand

157 Test Your Kit

158 PREPARED VS IMPROVISED: Stock Food and Water

159 Get Ready for Lights Out

160 Guard the Neighborhood

161 Eat Right in an Outage

162 Throw It Out if It’s Thawed

163 ESSENTIAL GEAR: Communicate Clearly

164 Keep Your Home Secure

165 Step Up Your Security

166 Let Fido Help Out

167 Handle a Home Invasion

168 Use Force Judiciously

169 Install Smoke Detectors

170 Detect Carbon Monoxide

171 Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

172 Don’t Rely on the Sticker

173 Use a Fire Extinguisher

174 Fight a Fire Right

175 Know When to Flee

176 ESSENTIAL GEAR: Climb to Safety

177 Hold Your Breath

178 Stop, Drop, and Roll

179 Escape a Burning House

180 Smother a Fire

181 PREPARED VS IMPROVISED: Respond to Fires

182 Fix a Flooded Basement

183 Build a Wall

184 Make a Pyramid

185 Fill Sandbags Correctly

186 Get Kids Ready

187 Explain Clearly

188 Prepare Online

189 Teach Your Kids to Be Safe

190 Spot a Potential Runaway

191 Convince a Teen to Stay

192 Handle a Missing Teen

193 Help a Lost Child

194 Childproof Your Home

195 Don’t Have a Hot Dog

196 Give the Right Medicines

197 Handle an Injured Pet

LIFE SAFETY APP: DRUG REFERENCES

198 Give a Pet CPR

199 Run Off a Raccoon

200 Know When to Go to the Vet

201 Transport Your Pet Safely

202 Avoid a Dog Attack

203 Understand Aggression

204 Recognize Warning Signs

205 Fight Off an Attacking Dog

206 Teach Your Child Dog Safety

208 Meet Mr. Yuk

209 Read the Fire Diamond

210 Drive Defensively

211 Charge It Yourself

212 Get Out of a Skid

213 Steer with Blown Tires

214 Deal with Brake Failure

215 Drive Safely on Flooded Roads

216 Tend to a Traffic Accident

217 Shoot the Scene

218 Help a Downed Rider

219 Stay Safe in Transit

220 Handle Hassle Discreetly

221 Don’t Be a Bystander

LIFE SAFETY APP: GPS

222 Survive a Sinking Ship

223 Get Through a Plane Crash

LIFE SAFETY : CLOUD STORAGE

225 Address Book It

226 Make a Date to Prepare

227 Avoid a World of Trouble

228 Chart Your Priorities

229 Take Only What You Can

230 Decide Whether to Stay (or Go)

231 Evacuate Early

232 Signal for Help

233 Wave for Help

LIFE SAFETY APP: AMERICAN RED CROSS

234 Know Your Weather Alerts

235 Categorize Weather Alerts

236 Heed Warning Flags

237 Store Food for the Long Term

238 Pack It Up Right

239 Cook in a Disaster

240 Keep Your Stash Fresh

241 Purify Water

242 Try Solar Disinfection

243 Distill Water Properly

244 ESSENTIAL GEAR: Use a SteriPEN

245 Make Normal Saline

246 Disinfect with Bleach

247 Get Out of the Mud

248 Cross Fast-Moving Water

249 Assess Your Home After a Flood

250 Scale It Up

251 Prepare for the Tempest

252 Handle a Hurricane

253 Beware the Eye of the Storm

254 Tell When a Twister Is Coming

255 Judge a Tornado’s Course

256 Stay Safe in a Tornado

257 PREPARED VS IMPROVISED: Pack Your Go Bag

258 Survive Being Snowbound in a Car

259 Get Through a Blizzard at Home

260 Set Up a Snow Pantry

261 Ride Out an Earthquake

262 Survive Under Debris

263 Assess a Concussion

264 Know Tsunami Warning Signs

265 Brace for Impact

LIFE SAFETY APP: WEATHER

266 Beware Volcanic Hazards

267 Protect Yourself from Ashfall

268 Look Out for Lahar

269 Handle a HazMat Event

270 Decontaminate Yourself

271 Get a Disaster Under Your Thumb

272 Seal Your Home

273 PREPARED VS IPROVISED: Fortify Your Home

274 Avoid the Plague

276 Pack Extra Pandemic Supplies

277 Don a Mask Correctly

278 Know the Plan

279 Be a Community Activist

280 Lend a Helping Hand

281 Study Solar Flares

282 Be Aware of X-Class Flares

283 Prepare for Space Weather

284 Avoid an Active Shooter

285 Protect Yourself from a Shooter

286 Treat a Dangerous Package with Care

287 Keep Cash on Hand

288 Secure Your Cash

289 Automate Your Cash Flow

290 Protect Important Documents

291 Plan to Be Prepared

292 Back Up Your Plans

293 Be Resilient

294 Set Your Priorities

• Check Your Home for Hazards

• Know What’s Safe to Eat

• Return to a Safe Home