Prepared or Not Prepared That is the Question

This lecture focuses on just what emergency preparedness is. By the end of this lecture you will know just what emergency preparedness is and why it is important.

In this lecture I will be going over what it means to be personally prepared. By the end of this lecture you will know what you need to do to become personally prepared.

I will be going over what it is that we need to be prepared for. By the end you will know what to do when a natural disaster or an emergency event happens.

This video goes over a few different kinds of natural hazards and emergency events that could possibly occur in any area. By the end of the video you will know about some of the things you may need to prepare for.

In order to get a clearer understanding of just how destructive a natural hazard or emergency event maybe you will need to assess it and this lecture tells you how.

   Effective communication is extremely important for when disasters strike and I will now go over why it is and how it is used to help keep everyone safe and informed.

Will be briefly going over maps and how to read them.

Prepared? How?

I will now be going over the answer to those questions.

I will describe what someone needs in order to be prepared along with what you need to do. So that by the end of this lecture you will be ready to start getting yourself prepared.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

One of the most important things you need to be prepared is an emergency book. So now we will  be creating one for yourself and your family.  This lecture describes what all is needed to make an emergency kit so that you can have your own created by the end of this course.

A video detailing all that you might want to include in your emergency kit

What do you do when there is no water coming from the pipes in your house and it cant be found in any store?

One suggestion, you try and find some.

Many may  wonder how? So inorder to answer that question I created "Thirsty?, How to Find and Purify Water". Listed within it are some ideas to help someone locate water and when they do ways to purify it.

If your someone who forgets things easily you may want to include some of the information within your Emergency Book.

Students will gain basic first aid knowledge for CPR, Burns, Fractures and Sprains, Shock, Stroke, Control Bleeding, Poisoning, Allergic Reaction, and for Heat Stroke/ Ex Exhaustion.

They will also know about Medical Response and Triage. Along with when to call 911.

A13 First Aid Practice Exercises

This link will get you to the document which details this assignment.

Once finished students will have a basic understanding of what First Aid is and put what they learned into practice.

Goes over a few things that someone should keep in mind when trying to survive.