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Contents: General | Outdoor | EMS and first aid
Emergency Preparedness Links: ready.gov, bt.cdc.gov, FEMA (www.ready.gov), areyouprepared.com/emergency_guidebook.html, scambusters.org/emergencypreparedness.html
Public Health Emergencies
- Types, Home Survival Kit, ...
NJ Hurricanes
First Aid - MayoClinic.com
5 Ways to Survive a Devastating Hurricane | Life Hackery
Outdoor:
Wilderness First Aid
Lightning
bear
Mountain_Lion
Cold Water Survival
Hypothermia
Ski Injury.com
Water contanimation: see Traveler's Diarrhea on the trvel page and Water Purification here.
Blisters
Altitude Sickness
High Altitude Guide
Ticks and Lyme Disease
Dehydration
Hypothermia
Bee or Wasp stings see Anaphylaxis and EpiPen
Diabetes
Medical IDs (bracelets (wrist, ankle), necklaces, running shoe pouches, watch inscriptions, tattoos, ...)
Safety Equipment:
Ten essentials at backpacking.net and
REI
GPS
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and Satellite GPS Messenger - Personal Tracker
Rock Climbing Rescue
Emergency Contacts in the Lake Tahoe Area.
Glossary
Links:
911 call stats and Disease/Injury links in health
EMT
Training
Death Toll from Disasters, War & Accidents
last updated 11 June 2009
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