Simple and Easy Survival Tips for Families

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5 Basic Emergency Survival Tips for Your Family

Let's face it. Emergency survival takes work, time and preparation. With so much to do for emergency preparedness, it is hard to know where to start and what are the most important steps that should be accomplished first.

In this article I will suggest some basic emergency survival tips that I feel you should accomplish first when starting in emergency preparedness.

First, you MUST buy an emergency survival kit. It does not matter if you have an emergency bunker underground that is stocked with emergency supplies to last you for years. You may have to leave all of that in a hurry and move to another location that is safer. You will be glad that you have emergency kits to take with you. You have not accomplished emergency preparedness unless you have an emergency kit. It's as simple as that.

Second, add personal emergency gear to your emergency kit such as extra emergency first aid items, medications, an extra pair of eyeglasses, an extra inhaler, eye drops, lotion and other emergency items you think you may need for emergency survival.

Third, learn about emergency survival skills such as how to administer first aid properly and multiple ways you can start a fire using different tools. Emergency survival training is key to overcoming the odds in emergency situations. Much information about emergency survival skills is online and you have access to it for free. Get an emergency survival guidebook so you can refer to it in survival situations and handle the challenges you will face.

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Emergency preparedness in the home is relatively easy to accomplish as you have more space and you can customize your home environment than the office or school. Some simple steps can be taken for emergency survival in the home.

The most important step and the best place to start for survival preparedness is getting survival kits for your family. Each member of the family should have their own survival kit. Store your survival kits in places where they will be easily accessible and close to the exits. Emergency survival kits are sold online and are very affordable.

A family emergency plan is another essential part of emergency preparedness in the home. At EmergencyMadeEasy.com we explain how to make an effective emergency plan in another article. Place the emergency plan in a place where everyone can see it. Make sure everyone is familiar with it.

Next, make your home as emergency-proof as possible. Put a gas shut-off tool near the gas valve in your home. Place emergency phone numbers next to the phone. Make sure all doors have good locks. These are just a few things you can do to make sure your home is prepared for disaster. Though your survival kits will contain some first aid supplies, keep extra survival kits around the house in case of an injury. Learn how to properly administer first aid. Teach your family what to do if someone gets injured and you are not home.

Get some portable heating and cooking devices. When the power goes out you will be glad you have emergency appliances that don’t run on electricity. Practice using your emergency devices so that you know they work and are familiar with them.

Emergency communication tools are also essential for emergency survival in the home. Radios, walkie-talkies, flares and other communication tools should be kept with or inside the survival kits. Make sure you can communicate with the outside world in survival situations.

Do not put off emergency preparedness for the home. Preparing your home for emergencies will give you peace of mind knowing you and your family will be safe and survive.

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Emergency Survival for the Family

Preparing your family for emergency survival may be easier than you think. Many supplies are available online which can be ordered in large quantities and with affordable bulk rates. Emergency survival preparedness is affordable and achievable for every family.

A good place to start with family emergency preparedness is to buy survival kits, enough so that each member of the family will have sufficient survival supplies in case of an emergency. Multi-person survival kits are available online that make buying and storing survival kits affordable and efficient. If you have a very large family, consider buying an office survival kit or a classroom survival kit as they are built to take care of many people. Every survival kit should be packed into a survival backpack that can be carried on the shoulders. Also the children's survival kits should be light enough that young children can carry them by themselves.

Once you have purchased enough survival kits for the whole family, customize them for the unique needs of each family member. Include medication and other personal items to make sure everyone in the family will be as comfortable as possible during emergency situations.

Make sure everyone in the family knows where the survival kits are stored. Survival kits should be kept in a place in the house that is easily accessible and near an exit. Check your emergency kits often to make sure no survival gear is damaged or spoiled. Replenish any emergency supplies that need to be replaced so your survival kits are always ready to use at a moment’s notice.

Be sure that when you buy survival supplies for your family you buy product brands you can trust and that have a good reputation. Guardian survival products found on this site are high quality and inexpensive.

Emergency preparedness for the family is easy and inexpensive. Do not put off preparing your family for emergencies as they can occur at any time or in any place. Prepare your family today and get the peace of mind that comes from knowing you are prepared for the worst.

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Children need to be educated on emergency survival skills just as much as adults do. You may not be present to help them in an emergency. Teach your children what to do in case of an emergency so they are prepared and confident when the time comes.

A good place to start is to teach your children how to recognize dangerous situations. Make a list of potential hazards in your home. Go over this list with your children discussing how each situation should be handled. Teach them not to be scared but to understand the seriousness of each situation.

Next, develop a family emergency plan. In this plan, include all possible exit routes from your home, a rendezvous point outside of the home and emergency contacts. Go over this emergency survival plan with your children often so they understand it well and it is fresh on their minds. Post the emergency plan in a couple of different locations in the house so it can easily be used during an emergency.

Buy a children’s survival kit for each child in your family. Survival kits for children should be lightweight so each child can carry their own kit.

Many survival kits for children are available online and come with all the essential survival supplies your child could need in a survival situation. Make sure your children’s survival kit comes in a durable backpack that they can wear easily while walking or running.

Simple first aid techniques are another preparedness skill you can teach your children. Cleaning a wound and applying bandages should be easily learned by older children. Review your first aid kit (found in your survival kit) with your children so they understand the resources available to them in an emergency.

Preparing your children for emergency survival will increase their chances of being safe and healthy after a survival situation. When it comes to your children, don’t leave anything to chance. Help them be as confident and able as they can be with emergency preparedness.

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Children are not able to take care of themselves in an emergency situation like adults. They need proper instruction and supervision to stay safe and healthy. Emergency survival planning for your family includes teaching your family, even the children, about what to do in case of an emergency.

A good place to start with emergency survival planning for children is making an emergency plan. A good emergency survival plan shows multiple escape routes from the house, instructions on how to handle specific types of emergencies, emergency contacts, and meeting places outside of the home in case you are separated. Go over the plan with your children and make sure they understand what to do in emergency situations. Review the emergency survival plan with them often so it is fresh and memorized, maximizing their chances for emergency survival.

Emergency survival planning for children is not complete without a children’s emergency survival kit. These kits can be found online or you can assemble one yourself. Be careful about assembling one yourself as the cost can be greater to assemble one yourself than buy one preassembled online. Emergency survival kits for children should be customized for the child’s specific needs.

Emergency supplies such as medication and medical devices specific to the child’s needs should be included as well to make sure the child can be taken care of properly in an emergency. Most children’s emergency survival preparedness kits sold online today include simple entertainment items that will help your child stay occupied in emergency situations.

After acquiring the appropriate emergency survival gear for your child, another important step to take for emergency survival planning for children is to become educated and prepare yourself for care of children in an emergency survival situation. First aid and medical attention need to be administered differently to a child than to an adult, depending on the situation. Children eat different quantities of food than adults and may not want to eat stored survival food. Children may also become scared and frustrated easily in survival situations so know different ways to keep their minds off the problem and keep their morale high.

Properly preparing your children will help you feel more prepared and increase your odds of emergency survival, not just for you but for your entire family.