How to do the fireman’s carry?
Follow the instructions below to do the fireman’s carry:

• If the person is disabled or knocked out use your elbows to hook the person under his or her shoulders if he is lying face down
• Lift the person slowly till your chest meets his
• Taking the person’s right wrist with your left hand place it across your right shoulder
• Squat but without putting pressure on your back and keeping it straight
• For long distance hiking especially this one is comfortable – wrap your right hand between his legs and around the back of the person’s right thigh
• Using all your strength and especially the muscles of your legs rise from the squatted position
• Place the person’s right thigh over your right shoulder
• Keep your back totally straight while you walk
• The left leg and arm of the person should now be hanging behind and should be supported by your shoulders
• As you are now standing up hold the right arm and leg of the person with both your hands
• Adjust the weight of the person over your shoulders to start walking

Remember to keep the mid section of the person’s body in contact with your shoulder as you begin to start walking towards a safer location.

How to adopt the survivor’s mentality?
This is how one must develop the survivor’s mentality:

• Do not take calamities, accidents or any event too personally and respond to it before its too late
• NEVER QUIT and fight to survive
• Keep a balanced personality which means not panicking too much and keeping alert and FOCUSED
• Get over the mistakes you’re making and do not despair if you falter, take wrong directions, damage equipments or lose them
• During most disasters the degree of uncertainty can be paralyzing. But one cannot despair because of the unknown or the uncertain. So don’t do not dwell on what can’t be answered but what can be done and EMBRACE UNCERTAINTIES as they come and in whatever degree they come.
• If in a group always WORK TOGETHER because that helps to reduce fear and uncertainty

Research has actually proven that surviving disasters is a game of the mind, an attitude! It is not how big or strong you are, how fit or how many emergency supplies you have that can determine your survival but the willingness to survive the toughest of situations that can pull you out of disasters.

Safety Tips for Using the Fentanyl Patch
Follow the safe tips below to use a fentanyl patch for pain relief:

• You need to have lots of discussions with your doctor before going in for fentanyl patch for pain relief
• Read the materials well that comes along with the patch and be aware of the serious side effects it can cause
• A ruptured patch can cause death so take the patch out very carefully without causing any damage to it
• Keep away from animals and children
• Once taken out do not let it lie around for long or in wet places
• The patch should be placed on a dry clean part of your body
• Place the patch on a spot close to your reach so that if uncomfortable you can remove it
• Let others know you think your patch may have broken and 911 can be called for assistance
• The patch can come off during shower so do not let the shower spray directly on the spot
• Keep a track of one when you put the patches
• Once damaged the patch cannot be replaced by your doctor
• Some side effects of a leaking patch are nausea, dizziness, lethargy, sleepiness and confusion
• If uncomfortable with the remedy do not start it
• Try using one pharmacy and consult a doctor for changing pharmacies

Unless you can absolutely not do without patches (chronic pain on a daily basis); don’t take them. Avoid if you have other options to get relief from pain.

First Aid for Tear Gas Effects
Follow the steps below to protect yourself from tear gas effects:

• Rinse the affected areas including the eyes, skin, nose and mouth with water
• Manage the burns with salves and bandages
• Bronchodilators can be used as in asthma attacks

Prolonged exposure to tear gas or tear gas inhalation can also induce nausea and vomiting coupled with shortness of breath, gagging, coughing and choking. It can also cause serious damage to the eyes, lungs and skin. Generally, the effects of tear gas wears off in 30 minutes to an hour.

First Aid for Myoclonic Seizure
First aid for myoclonic seizure includes the following:

• Consult your doctor regarding the medications you may have to take for myoclonic seizure
• Change your diet as recommended by your doctor (ketogenic or the atkins diet plan)
• Get a battery-operated stimulator implanted which helps control seizure and adjusts the simulation levels
• Get enough rest and sleep
• Avoid alcohol
• Serious cases of myoclonic seizures can also be treated by way of brain surgery which requires a lot of tests and examinations to ensue

The person generally does not lose consciousness while the seizure lasts for a short while. However, the person may suffer from repeated seizures which could lead to tonic-clonic seizure that makes the person unconscious.

Safety Tips for Gout
Follow these steps to treat gout and once you’ve seen the physician:

• Avoid putting any weight on the affected joint (stay off your feet for a while to prevent further damage)
• Raise the joint to reduce swelling
• Immobilize the joint with a splint
• Non-prescribed non-inflammatory drugs can be taken to reduce the pain and swelling
• AVOID cold or hot compressors (gout does not respond too well to ice or heat)
• Wear shoes that fit well and are comfortable

Gout is not life-threatening though the condition causes acute pain. However, proper diagnosis and treatment of the joint and medication is necessary.

How to prevent hot water burns?
To avoid or prevent hot water burns follow the procedure below:

• Hot water heater should have a set temperature of not more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit (saves energy and utility costs too)
• Always assist children when they bathe
• Avoid putting little ones in a tub which is still filling
• Fill the bathing tub first to the right temperature
• Always check the water temperature with your wrist before bathing your kids
• Stir the water to avoid variances in temperature in the water before putting your kids in a bath tub
• Stove boiling water should always be done on a back burner
• The handle of a boiling water should always be turned around so that curious kids cannot reach it
• Microwave heating of water should also be done and removed by adults and not children

Anything risky as those involving fire, kitchen and electric appliances should be kept in safe reach from children. To avoid hot water burns especially in kids, keep them away when water is heated or boiled for use.

Clinical depression isn’t a feeling of sadness but an illness that can worry you and your family. Most importantly, it can ruin your ability to reason and function normally. It is an overwhelming situation that can also lead to suicide.

Treatment and Care for Depression
Medical treatments for clinical depression include several lab tests, psychotherapy and changes in lifestyle and behavior patterns.

Self-care at home includes:

• Focus on activities that make you happy
• Join support groups
• Think positive
• Engage in regular and moderate exercise
• Focus on a proper diet
• Get enough rest and sleep
• Avoid alcohol

Willingness to change and share your feelings can get you through tough times. NEVER lose heart!

How to prevent home fires?
Follow the steps below to prevent home fires:

• Do not leave the kitchen and especially the stove unattended when it is burning
• Restrict children from entering the kitchen and using kitchen appliances
• Do not smoke in bed
• Ensure that the smoke alarms of your house are working
• Have fire extinguishers on every floor and your kitchen
• Always have an escape plan and route to avoid mishaps
• Ensure that your electrical appliances, cords, switchboards are all in proper condition and do not cause short circuit

With children all over the house, accidents – (burns, injuries, etc) can happen. They do not understand how things turn fatal but you can prevent home fires by being a little more cautious about keeping home and electrical appliances in proper condition and safe hands.

Safety Tips for Gun Possession
To keep your family and yourself safe follow the steps below:

• Teach your kids to never play around with real guns and to give them back to some elderly person if they found one
• If your kids visit other homes, friends talk to other parents about gun safety
• You should take every gun to be loaded
• Try storing the guns in a safe and hidden place away from the kids and make sure that it is unloaded
• Hide the keys so that kids don’t get to the gun
• Keep ammunitions locked and away from guns
• Do not store guns in your house if someone staying with you is mentally disturbed, depressed or violent

To avoid accidents, keep guns and ammunition locked, unloaded and hidden especially from kids.