First aid kit

First Day at the Lake “Brooklyn, wake up. It's time to get up and get dressed and get ready to leave.” My dad said as he shook me awake. It was mid summer and my plane awaits my family and I. As I rolled over and opened my eyes, looking at my alarm clock, I noticed it was 4:08am. I was really excited to get up and get ready to leave. “We leave in 20 minutes, hurry up and get dressed and finish up your last minute packing.” My dad yelled from the bottom of the stairs to my brothers and I. “And Braxt don't forget to brush your teeth!” My dad added. Braxt is my younger brother. His full name is Braxton but we call him Braxt for short. Braxt is 10 years old, 3 years younger than me. He loves the lake house, he mostly loves it because…

continue to have fun with sports while staying active. To achieve this, our program has three specific strategies. First, we educate and motivate our kids to have good sportsmanship. Second, we concentrate on teaching our kids core leadership skills and how to work well with others. Third, our kids are taught how to develop proper physical skills through the use of sports. Organizational…

school and consider volunteering to help create a plan if one does not exist. During an emergency seconds count so make sure that you have a plan in place no matter where you are when disaster strikes. Lesson 6: Assemble an Emergency Supply Kit Good prepping means having the right tools and supplies ready in the event of an earthquake. Your basic emergency supply kit should contain the following: • One gallon of water per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation. • Enough…

when travelling through the forests. They will then be required to find things to create a shelter for that night and set up there sleeping arrangements between the groups. The guides will then show the group how to start their first fire that is a made to cook food, heat water or made for rescue and then go out and hunt for a meal, the guides will show them how to make spears to go fishing in the creeks and show them what they can and can’t eat in the bush. The guides will then inform them…

During a pandemic, there’s no running out to the store. You’ll need OTC meds such as pain relievers, cold medicines, decongestants, stomach remedies and anti-diarrheal medications. Get whatever your family normally uses, but lay in a good amount of them. Don’t forget disinfectants, antibiotic ointment, anti-itch cream and iodine for cleaning wounds. You’ll need hand sanitizers, ace bandage, thermometer, an assortment of gauze and bandages, scissors, medical tape, duct tape and cotton balls and…

Poison Control, Seizures and Tourniquets After taking this course in first aid, has proven to be very useful to people from all walks of life, like the busy parent and working professionals, that I am. There was many thing that I learned from taking this class, but the three things that I found interesting and or could be useful to have up to date knowledge about are, poison control, seizure and tourniquets. If you took a first aid class prior to 2010, like I did then, there’s a reasonable…

enough. People seem to be engrossed by the idea of a zombie apocalypse; however, if this were to become a reality would we have a sufficient plan of action to survive such an ordeal? As a member of Red Cross or just a citizen of this town, would you know what to do? What procedures are required, or what actions to take? In case of a zombie outbreak, Red Cross provides exclusive plans dealing with communication, medical care, transportation, and shelter to provide a foundation of how to survive…

First, you are able to enjoy your scenic drive afterwards and even add clips to your holiday videos! But more importantly, the video recorder can ensure you have proof on your side in case of any road accidents. Certain insurance companies can even give a discount on insurance, if you add a camera to your card. We recommend checking out the Anti-Shake High Quality Novatek WDR or the Anti-Shake LED Infrared HDMI camera. Shop for video recorders from Elinz. Seal the tires Flat tires are an…

citizens at the shelters and hospitals will receive first aid and a vaccination against the zombies. Once you have been helped and are able to you need to evacuate as soon as possible for your safety and to make room for others. All infected patients must go to the northern hospital not the shelters, in order to be quarantined. We will provide first aid and save the citizens we can. Those who cannot be saved will be receive comfort care and remain in quarantine. “Under section 361 of the Public…

many a person how to swim but a good friend of mine really needed to learn how to swim. At first I thought he should just pay for lessons but I decided I would just teach him myself. It would be fun; and fun it was. Teaching my friend, Ryan, how to swim required me to give him common knowledge as to how water works. Since water is composed of two lighter atoms to make a heavier yet still very light substance, I had to explain that water is just a heavier version of air that we can't actually…