Surviving a Disaster: Evacuation Strategies and Emergency Kits for Staying Alive by Tony Nester & Jim Cole

Author:Tony Nester & Jim Cole [Nester, Tony & Cole, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health; Fitness & Dieting, Reference, Survival & Emergency Preparedness, Science & Math, Earth Sciences, Natural Disasters, 90 Minutes (44-64 Pages), Education & Reference, Nonfiction
Amazon: B005NIY0LY
Publisher: Diamond Creek Press
Published: 2007-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

SURVIVORS FIRST-AID KIT

Chances are good that trauma and debilitating injury will be present around you in a major disaster. This section is not intended to cover Gutter Medicine or how to perform a heart transplant on a subway but rather to direct you towards the resources that are out there for the average person to learn improvised medical skills. A hundred years ago, everyone possessed such skills but nowadays it’s the Virtual Doctor online who provides the answers.

There are many outstanding workshops available (see Appendix) and I highly recommend augmenting your survival skills with at least a 2-day Wilderness First-Aid Course. You will learn how to stabilize injuries and improvise with what is at hand and these are mighty good things to know for both urban and wilderness settings. If you are a parent, you will be grateful to have such training even if you rarely venture into the wilds!

If nothing else, buy a copy of the book Where There Is No Doctor and study the chapters on hypothermia, heat-stress, and waterborne illness as these are the more common ailments you may have to face.

Finally, purchase one of the better First-Aid kits from either Atwater Carey or Adventure Medical Kits. This will be your first line of defense for handling illness and injury. These kits are far superior to the generic medical kits stuffed with colorful band-aids found at the pharmacy.

To further refine my kit, I’ve added the following items: • ACE Wrap—hard to find stretchy fabric when you need it.

• PriMed Gauze—simply the best gauze material on the market for dealing with intense bleeding.

• Triangular bandage—myriad uses for tourniquets, slings, headwraps, straining water.

• Benadryl—critical for bug bites & anaphylactic shock. Get the FastMelt kids version.

• Steri Strips—for closing wounds until you can get stitched up by a doctor.

• Irrigation syringe—a must have item for first-aid kits. Great for blasting the nasty germs out of wounds.

• Immodium—for diarrhea.

• Tweezers—get a quality pair with thin, flat-nosed tips for removing splinters.

• Duct tape—for instant band-aids, covering blisters, fixing gear, and a hundred other uses.

• Hand-Sanitizer—or something similar to aid with hygiene.

• Personal Prescription Medications—a 2-week supply of extras as your pharmacy may be shut down.

Will this make you into a MASH doctor? Absolutely not but it will equip you to better handle the injuries that are often associated with a disaster and stack the odds in your favor until you can get to a hospital.

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