Emergency kits for homes
Emergencies can strike anytime and anywhere. Homes are no exception. In fact, the numbers of emergencies that occur in the homes of the people are far more frequent and most of the times, are more serious. Unlike calamities and disasters where people are collateral victims of overall damage, victims of home emergencies face the direct consequences of the mishap. It is important to accept this potential threat and equip the household with emergency kits and survival kits. It is not difficult to assemble these kits and for those who want to save this effort, readymade kits can be bought from the shops.
The most important of all home emergency kits is the first aid kit. Unlike other survival kits, the first aid items in this kit have to be more exhaustive. Medical emergencies can be created by a multitude of household activities. Also, people tend to be more relaxed at their homes thereby increasing the chances of carelessness. Families with kids will have to safeguard against inadvertent mishaps due to the activities of the children. First aid kits must have more stock of medicines and ointments to treat burns. Most of the household mishaps are fire related and more than 50% of these mishaps involve children. Antiseptic creams, soothing lotions and powders need to be definite additions.
Basic Disaster Supplies Kit
Here is a detailed explanation on how to build the proper survival kit. This information is from READY.GOV website, the public site of the American federal emergency management agency (FEMA). For more information visit- http://www.ready.gov/ it’s a really good source for survival issues, and I recommend you to join their list for future updates.
A basic emergency supply kit could include the following recommended items:
- Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
- Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
Learn the several advantages of making your own emergency kits
We should always be prepared to survive any unexpected disasters. Basic survival kit content like food supplies and water packs should be added in every kit. Depending on the place where you are going and what you are going to be doing, there are many bags out there in which you can fit in your necessities.
Making your own emergency kits can be quite a simple task and you can save valuable money by doing so. If you are buying the kit, then make sure you purchase the right one with the necessary survival kit content fulfillment for your trip. They have different kinds depending on your purpose of travelling like camping, trekking etc. The items in the bag should be of high quality because those will be the ones which will help you survive until some help arrives. You could enquire the shopkeeper where they get their survival kit items from and if it is a reputed company. When you are making your own emergency kits don’t hesitate to shell out a few more bucks than you expected to, to get the best quality and brands. You can’t put a price on your life after all. Also, check the expiration dates of the items. Buy ones which are the most recently manufactured. Because when you store them in your car or your attic for a long time, they tend to lose their longevity. Buy a bag which is easy to open. You don’t want to fumble with complicated zippers when the house is falling apart during an earthquake etc.
Survival Kits: What do they contain?
Given below is the list of mandatory items that any all survival kits contain:
Food: All emergency essentials kits contain dried and non perishable food. These are highly nutritious and enable the survivors to sustain for long periods of time.
Water containers: At least two containers with a capacity of one liter each. Water gathering tips should also be included in the emergency essentials kit.
First aid kit: Standard issue that can take care of immediate medical needs, along with a user’s guide should be a part of survival kits. Care must be taken to replenish the medicines that are past the expiry date.
Lighting Items: Emergency essentials must include fire proof and wind proof matches, lighter, and compressed fuel. This should last for a few days.
Communication Equipment: A two way radio that is set to the rescue frequency along with a user’s guide. Other advanced equipments can also be included but a two way radio is the most easily operatable device.
