The Disaster-Ready Home
The Disaster-Ready Home

Author: Creek Stewart

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1507217374

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A complete, step-by-step manual for safely sheltering-in-place at home so you are prepared for any disaster or disease. If a disaster forces you to shelter in place, do you think you have everything you need to safely and comfortably stay put in your home? If the answer is no, The Disaster-Ready Home will help you create a safe, well-stocked place to weather out any emergency. Survival expert and bestselling author Creek Stewart gives you a step-by-step emergency preparedness plan to meet your food, water, heat, and sanitation needs during any disaster. Including detailed lists, photographs, and complete instructions to make the plan easy to follow, this book is the only resource you need for a disaster. You’ll learn how to: -Create an emergency pantry stocked with enough food for the timeframe of your choice—from two weeks to three months to a full year -Select and store food that fits your taste, diet, and budget -Easily rotate and use your emergency food supply, so nothing goes to waste -Set up long-term water storage and renewable water sources -Cook food and boil water when your kitchen appliances aren’t working -Safely heat and light your home when the power is out -Effectively manage sanitation issues if running water is unavailable -And much more! With daily headlines dominated by disease and disasters, the need to be prepared has never been more evident. This practical, field-tested guide will help you protect and provide for your family when any situation arises.

Preparedness Now!
Preparedness Now!

Author: Aton Edwards

Publisher: Process

Published: 2006-04-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780976082255

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First volume in Process's new Self-Reliance series, which provides tools for self-sufficiency and personal protection at a time when extreme weather, terrorist attacks and economic uncertainty have become the new realities of 21st century life. Aton Edwards, the author of this first volume, is the executive director of the New York City-based nonprofit organisation International Preparedness Network (IPN). This guidebook provides information and techniques that can help mitigate the effects of disaster, whatever the cause.

Pet Emergency Pocket Guide
Pet Emergency Pocket Guide

Author: InforMed InforMed

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2012-03-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781890495466

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The Pet Emergency Pocket Guide is a practical reference for pet owners that provides complete planning, response and survival guidelines for both common and uncommon pet emergencies, presented in an easy to use and convenient pocket-sized format. This compact tool delivers step-by-step instructions for daily care, first aid, illness and injury assessment, emergency planning, and natural disaster preparation and survival. It features tabbed, color-coded and illustrated sections that make it easy to use, with checklists and inventory lists for creating your own pet emergency, travel, and evacuation kits. This new Second Edition features the following: Updated content as suggested by emergency veterinarians Expanded Glossary of Signs & Conditions, including new entries and illustrations Reorganized content and tabs for ease-of-use Updated toxic food list and detailed reactions for dogs Information about preventing dog bites and scratches, as well as how to break up dog fights 3 pages of common plants that are poisonous to cats New section for 'Pocket Pets', including basic information and signs and conditions for ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, rabbits, birds, fish, turtles and snakes New graphics, charts and an updated design

Are You Ready?
Are You Ready?

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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Accompanying CD-ROM contains additional supporting materials, sample electronic slide presentations, and other resources.

The Disaster Preparedness Handbook
The Disaster Preparedness Handbook

Author: Arthur T. Bradley

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 1616083875

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Guides readers in establishing a disaster plan covering the basic human needs in case the unpredictable happens, with information for those with special needs, including the elderly, children, pregnant women, and pets.

31 Days to Survival
31 Days to Survival

Author: Creekmore

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-13

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781983811104

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People are born with the innate desire to survive, but sadly, many in our increasingly dependent society look to others for relief and assistance following a disaster. The fact is that help from government, family, or neighbors is often unavailable when needed most, and in the end, you may have only yourself to count on. Do you know what to do and how to do it if disaster strikes? If not, 31 Days to Survival will help you prepare to survive both short and long-term disasters. Each day contains a specific task for you to do. This daily, step-by-step approach is designed not only to teach you practical survival skills but also to ensure that you complete the vital tasks by the end of 31-day period, thus increasing your survival skills and your readiness to survive a long-term disaster. By the end of the 31 days you will have: Built a rotating canned food shelf and filled your pantry with nutritious, durable food Accumulated the right firearms for foraging and defense Assembled emergency first-aid and dental kits Made a homemade water filter Put together a functional 72-hour kit and an everyday carry kit Constructed and used traps for small game and fish Collected tools and seeds for your survival garden Made like-minded friends And much more . . . Are you willing to invest a month of your time for survival skills and knowledge that will last a lifetime? If the answer is yes, what are you waiting for?

Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness

Author: Rod Brouhard

Publisher: Alpha

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781615643028

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"Ready yourself, your family, and your home-before disaster strikes"--Cover.

Emergency Home Preparedness
Emergency Home Preparedness

Author: EJ Snyder

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1510779558

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Are you prepared for the uncertainties that may lie ahead? In a world filled with pandemics, natural disasters, civil unrest, and the constant specter of war, the need for readiness has never been more crucial. Enter EJ Snyder--an extreme survivalist and 25-year Army combat veteran, who has not only faced the challenges of the wilderness on television's "Naked and Afraid," "Dual Survival," and "First Man Out," but has also developed a profound expertise in preparing for emergencies on home turf. In Emergency Home Preparedness, Snyder shares critical insights and life-saving tips gleaned from his extensive military service and survivalist experiences. This comprehensive guide provides a blueprint for individuals from all walks of life. What's Inside: Learn how to prepare a get-home bag and set up your vehicle for emergencies. Understand the framework for "Bugging In" and discover the essentials of P.A.C.E. Planning. Explore considerations for Everyday Carry (EDC), emergency communications, and vehicle preparedness. Gain insights into setting up caches, building community and networking for collective preparedness. Through engaging storytelling, practical advice, and step-by-step instructions, Snyder empowers readers with the tools necessary to thrive amidst uncertainty so they can unlock their potential, embrace the adventurer within, and embark on an awe-inspiring journey of knowledge and self-discovery. Emergency Home Preparedness is the essential guide to uncovering the secrets of survival, resilience, and the indomitable human spirit in the face of any challenge.

Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards
Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards

Author: Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP, FAAN

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2007-06-18

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 0826121489

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Read a fascinating interview with editor Tener Goodwin Veenema! Tener Veenema Interview Disaster planning and emergency preparedness have never been more critical to the nurses who serve as our front-line response. Today's pandemic threats of global terrorism, disease, and natural disasters make this comprehensive handbook of best practices a necessity--meeting the need for a nursing workforce that is adequately prepared to respond to any disaster or public health emergency. In addition to a thorough update based on the most recent recommendations, this second edition contains six new chapters: Emergency Health Services (EMS and other first responders) Burn Assessment and Management Explosive & Traumatic Terrorism Caring for High-Risk, High-Vulnerability Patients Emerging Infectious Disease (avian and other flu pandemics) Chemical Decontamination All content reflects the guidelines provided in the Federal Disaster Response Plan and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and therapeutic recommendations from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disaster Nursing will prepare any nurse or EMS team to provide health care under a variety of disaster conditions.