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Front Cover
Title Page
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
11 Dial Direct
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
19 Mask Up
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
37 Keep At It
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
86 Use an AED
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
FAMILY
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
151 Fuel Up
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
207 Read MSDS
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
224 Bucket Up
225 Address Book It
226 Make a Date to Prepare
COMMUNITY
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
275 Wash Up
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
RESOURCE
• Check Your Home for Hazards
• Know What’s Safe to Eat
• Return to a Safe Home
INDEX
Copyright
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