Thursday, May 14, 2015

Earthquake Survival Kit And Their Importance

By Tammie Caldwell


Most natural disasters strike when least expected and from past experiences it is good it finds one prepared. All it takes is not endless lessons on how to survive but just the basics and one way to do so is having an earthquake survival kit. It's the little actions that we take that will count at the end and this should be mandatory to people living in the high potential areas such as seismic weak lines.

In the past and recent times this natural phenomena have wiped thousands of lives and with the earth plates still moving they won't seize. The origin of this shakes are induced by volcanic activities, brushing and collision of tectonic plates. Anthropogenic induces earthquake may originated from atomic bombs, large water reservoirs, train passing but this are usually of low magnitudes as compared with the natural ones.

Personal safety measures include possessing enough medical and food supply, storing heavy object low and keeping flammable object intact and from potential ignition. During the quake one should park the car off road away from buildings, trees and power lines. Most of the time, it's also advisable to help the injured get first aid, switch off naked electricity lines and leaking gas.

One of the most important measure to undertake is purchasing an emergency tool kit. This should be kept at homes, schools, automobiles and workplaces. The kit should be stored well and made of plastic to prevent the content from damage. The place of storage should be safe and most accessible. Regular check on its supply is crucial.

Medical supplies such as, bandages and clips, medicine, cotton and adhesive tapes should be ready. Other items include soaps, needles, and instructions books among other. This kits are sold at very convenient prices at local stores and thus should be basic for everyone. The kit is very necessary at there is limited time during evacuation for assembling the necessary items.

Isolation for up to 72 hours is very probable and this means one need to be ready to survive on their own. This is mostly caused by communication fallout as a result of network facilities breakdown. Basic services such as gas, sewerage and water are cut off as the infrastructure are severely damaged. Therefore when getting ready with the emergency strategy that should be in your mind.

A part of being prepared means that one should be psychologically ready for such occurrences something that majority of people lack. Panic is the last thing needed. These supply in your kit can be source of chaos as people might want help or one might underestimate the seriousness of the matter and use them carelessly.

Nature can give us a scare especially when this phenomena hit the most unusual places. Casualties are hard to miss and loss of beloved ones unbearable. This is close to impossible to run away from but with proper arrangement the tragedy will be less. The most affected part of population are the children. To help them in this, it needs introducing disaster preparedness lessons in the school program. Parents should make the rest of the family ready for this and the mortality rate will be low upon this occurrences.




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