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Off the Shelf September 2016 |
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Emergency preparedness : a practical guide for preparing your family
by Evan M. Gabrielsen
Hurricanes. Floods. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Death. Fires. Car accidents. Job loss. Power outages. These natural disasters and emergencies often happen in an instant. Prepare your family for any crisis with tips and ideas from Emergency Preparedness. Master the skills of emergency first-aid, creating a evacuation plan, and building an adequate food storage supply. Use this practical guide to minimize the chaos of any emergency and have peace of mind.
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Ultimate survival guide for kids
by Rob Colson
The first three chapters in this book--Animal Dangers, Natural Dangers, and Human Hazards--describe what to do in a total of 24 specific emergencies. The fourth chapter, Basic Survival Skills, has 14 important tips on emergency preparedness and survival skills. Each crisis is summarized on a double-page spread with 1-2-3 what-to-do checklists, "Fast Facts," "Life Savers," "Did You Know," and "If You" sidebars, and margin notes. The book's eye-catching design features brilliant full-bleed color and dynamic action photographs.
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The emergency survival manual
by Joseph Pred
A guide to surviving all manner of situations and disasters discusses such topics as pregnancy problems, first aid, poisoning, fires, floods, and terrorism.
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31 days to survival : a complete plan for emergency preparedness
by M. D. Creekmore
Written to help you prepare for and survive both short- and long-term disasters. The author outlines the specific tasks for the reader to do over a 31-day period, designed to increase survival skills and readiness to survive a disaster.
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Disaster preparedness : A Living Free Guide
by Rod Brouhard
A book written without political or religious bias helps readers prepare for the worst, providing information on producing and conserving drinkable water, generating emergency power, creating and maintaining emergency food supplies and much more.
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Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family
by Arthur T. Bradley, Ph.D.
How do you prepare for an Ebola outbreak? What about a hurricane, flood, tornado, or house fire? It all starts with developing a practical disaster preparedness plan for your family. This book emphasizes practical preparations and avoids scare tactics.
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When disaster strikes : a comprehensive guide to emergency planning and crisis survival
by Matthew R. Stein
"Disasters often strike without warning and leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Yet armed with the right tools and information, survivors can fend for themselves and get through even the toughest circumstances. Matthew Stein's When Disaster Strikes provides a thorough, practical guide for how to prepare for and react in many of life's most unpredictable scenarios.In this disaster-preparedness manual, he outlines the materials you'll need-from food and water, to shelter and energy, to first-aid and survival skills-to help you safely live through the worst. When Disaster Strikes covers how to find and store food, water, and clothing, as well as the basics of installing back-up power and lights. You'll learn how to gather and sterilize water, build a fire, treat injuries in an emergency, and use alternative medical sources when conventional ones are unavailable.Stein instructs you on the smartest responses to natural disasters-such as fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods-how to keep warm duringwinter storms, even how to protect yourself from attack or other dangerous situations. With this comprehensive guide in hand, you can be sure to respond quickly, correctly, and confidently when a crisis threatens"
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The ultimate survival medicine guide : emergency preparedness for any disaster
by Joseph Alton
"From the bestselling authors Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy Survival Medicine is the ultimate handbook for situations that require creativity when it comes to administering first aid. It assumes that no hospital or doctor is available in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. This book will give you the tools to handle injuries and illness in any circumstance and is an essential part of any reference library. Included are topics like; natural remedies: essential oils, the medicinal garden; hygiene-related medical issues: lice, ticks, and worms; wildfire preparedness, tornado preparedness, hurricane preparedness, earthquake preparedness; allergic reactions: asthma, poison ivy, oak, and sumac; radiation sickness; dislocations, fractures, amputation; heart disease and chest pain "
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Build the perfect bug out bag : your 72-hour disaster survival kit
by Creek Stewart
Shows you how to create a self-contained disaster preparedness kit to help you survive your journey from ground zero to a safer location. Survival expert Creek Stewart details from start to finish everything you need to gather for 72 hours of independent survival--water, food, protection, shelter, survival tools, and more.
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52 prepper projects : a project a week to help you prepare for the unpredictable
by David Nash
Outlines a year's worth of weekly projects designed to help families establish foundations in disaster preparedness, sharing paranoia-free, practical guidelines on how to handle typically unexpected scenarios while achieving self-reliance in the areas of building a generator, maintaining a garden and stocking a pantry with self-made foods.
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The Practical Preppers complete guide to disaster preparedness
by Scott Hunt
"A complete guide to disaster preparedness from Scott Hunt, CEO of Practical Preppers and a nationally recognized preparedness expert The world we live in is an unstable one. From natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods of biblical proportions to concerns about the economic downturn and government shutdown, the hits just keep on coming. At the same time, the power grid is incredibly fragile. Our dependency on widely distributed long distance systems for power, medicine, and food makes our society susceptible to attack, whether by foreign or domestic enemies, or the weather. No matter the concern, the solutions are the same. Scott Hunt, the owner of Practical Preppers, and an experienced engineer, homesteader, and pastor, offers readers a complete and detailed guide to sustainable living. With this book, anyone can learn how to: Secure a water source--even in an urban area Grow and preserve food Set up an alternative energy supply Maintain a comfortable shelter -including alternative cooking and sanitation methods during a long power outage Bug out--what to include in your bug out bag and how to leave Prepare for medical issues Deal with security concerns Preparing for disruption of services in an emergency is a noble venturewhich gives peace of mind. This book will empower readers of all skill levels and resources to survive and achieve an independent, sustainable lifestyle"
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Emergency Preparedness: Awareness & Survival
Learn how to obtain safe drinking water, what foods to store, and how to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, dirty bombs, swine and avian flu, and radiological dangers, plus what supplies to keep on hand, and more.
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Tsunami: Killer Wave
"Travel the Pacific Rim to track the underwater earthquakes that spawn tsunamis and watch as residents of this seismically volatile region brace for the next killer wave."
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