Increasing Emergency Preparedness at Home

As our house becomes our home, it is also the foundation of the family and where we live. It can slowly improve towards meeting our comfort levels and demands. A place we can feel safe and rest after a long day at work.
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Adding the necessary accessories to make our life more comfortable and better makes it even more pleasant for us to live in and being able to entertain our guests is a welcome feeling. Being prepared for potential emergency or natural disasters could mean protecting our health and our loved ones at home.

​Crucial items that could help the situation
Preparing a complete and decent medical kit for emergency purposes can be quite handy. Medicines such as Aspirin, cough medication, and cold-flu tablets are a must to have. Bandages and anti-bacteria wound ointments will be critical when someone is wounded or scratched.

• Food and Beverage- Keeping a few sealed water bottles and perhaps canned goods are quite handy. That can depend on the emergency situation and if accessibility to the outside of your home is not possible. Having you and your fellow house members safe and secure with food will be very important.
• Tools That Can be Handy- Portable and rechargeable lamps and flashlights will be very useful during power outages or when no electricity is available. That can provide help in finding your safe location or family members. In the dark, it can give you a form of comfort level in the situation while giving you better ability to meet the task.
• Communication and Ability- A two-way radio and other communication devices can be helpful in finding help or asking for assistance from the police and emergency response.

That makes it useful in helping the Rescue Team find you and to assist in potential rescue efforts.

Be ready and well prepared
Having an emergency plan for you and family members are crucial. That is needed to prevent potential panic or unwanted discomfort. Practice emergency drills with family members so they can adapt to their critical roles when the time comes. While all the needed tools for an emergency are accessible.

Better Access and Ability
Keep the emergency aid kit and medical kit well secure and easily obtainable. Family members need to be aware of their location to avoid confusion and panic. All the medical supplies and bandages must pass the proper date and check the time and date stamp for the expiry and its validity. It is best always to keep them within the valid date and replace them when needed. Further completion would be acquiring the much needed insurance for you and your home and that could extend the preparedness even further.

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