8 Smart Ways To Teach Kids About Survival And Prepping Prepping is essential to all individuals, particularly young children. Your kid’s innocence makes them particularly susceptible in becoming victims of disasters of all sorts. Ultimately, they’ll depend on you for guidance and support to better equip them in surviving any catastrophe. Preparing your kids for …
Defending Against a Mountain Lion Attack Mountain lions are found throughout mountain ranges across western North America. They are generally reclusive animals that avoid initiating attacks upon humans. However, attacks do happen from time to time, and they can be precipitated by factors such as territorial encroachment, the perception of a threat or simply out …
Healthcare Providers Ill-Equipped to Treat Children in Disasters A recent report and warning by the American Academy of Pediatrics highlights how children are vulnerable in disasters, and the consequences can be nothing short of catastrophic. However, it is not the disasters themselves that pose the greatest risk. Rather, it a lack of preparation on behalf …
Get Control of Your Blood Pressure Now! Survival situations are stressful no matter how prepared we are. Making quick life-or-death decisions and going through extended periods of time without adequate sleep, proper food or uncertainty can take its toll on our bodies. One of the biggest dangers to individuals who are exposed to prolonged periods …
Identifying and Using Pressure Points to Control Bleeding The body has pressure points situated from head to toe that can be depressed above a wound site in order to control bleeding. Using these pressure points should be considered as the secondary course of action to take if applying direct pressure to a wound does …
Vital Info to Understanding the Process of Rehydration Replacing fluids in the body that have been lost takes time. There are also many different opinions out there as to the best and most efficient way to rehydrate. In all reality, any water that goes down the hatch will rehydrate the body sooner or later. However, there …
5 Practical Survival Life-Hacks to Make Off-the-Grid Life Easier Here’s another update of practical survival life hacks that can be useful to know. They are very easy to put together, don’t require any special material or complicated steps, and can be made from material that you probably have laying around right now.
Top 5 Mistakes Made When Rendering First Aid One of the fundamental principles of medicine is to do no harm to the patient. This is also one of the biggest responsibilities that we amateurs face when rendering aid to someone who is sick or injured. It is important to avoid making common mistakes that can …
Make a Honey and Onion Remedy for Chest Colds Honey and onions contain substances that are excellent for soothing and opening up airways. You can use them as a basis for creating a safe, natural and inexpensive home remedy for treating common chest colds and other respiratory ailments. Take a look at this DIY video …
Brief Overview of Different Types of Fractures Most broken bones that victims receive tend to fall under a few main categories. Being able to identify them either visually or by touch can help you to take appropriate action in the field. This can help to minimize further injury until the patient can be brought to a …
