Read it now. Remember it when it counts.
Twenty articles for the person who wants to stop guessing. Each one written to be read once and held onto.
In the moment
How to Do CPR
If someone is unresponsive and not breathing, call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest at 100 to 120 compressions per minute, at least two inches deep.
How to Stop Severe Bleeding
You are the variable between a manageable injury and a fatal one.
How to Use a Tourniquet: Step-by-Step Guide
A tourniquet stops life-threatening bleeding on an arm or leg when direct pressure fails.
How to Pack a Wound: Step-by-Step Guide
Wound packing is for deep wounds and junctional injuries (groin, armpit, base of the neck) where a tourniquet cannot reach.
Methods of Bleeding Control: The Complete Guide
There are three methods of bleeding control, applied in order.
When to Call 911 for Bleeding: How to Decide Fast
Call 911 immediately if blood is spurting with the pulse, soaking through cloth in under a minute, not slowing after three minutes of firm pressure, coming from the torso, neck, or groin, or if the person is pale, sweaty, confused, or fading.
How to Stop Bleeding in a Child: A Parent's Guide
Stop bleeding in a child the same way you would in an adult: firm, two-handed pressure directly on the wound, held without lifting for three minutes.
What to Do If Someone Is Choking
When someone is choking, you are the intervention.
How to Treat a Burn
You already know more than you think.
What to Do If You Smell Gas
You smell gas and the next thirty seconds are the ones that count.
When it starts
What to Do During an Earthquake
During an earthquake, drop to your hands and knees, get under a sturdy desk or table, and hold on until the shaking stops.
What to Do During a Tornado
When a tornado is imminent, you move immediately to the lowest floor of a sturdy building, to an interior room with no windows, and you cover your head.
House Fire Escape Plan
You already know your house better than any floor plan.
What to Do During a Power Outage
When the power goes out, the people who move well are the ones who already knew what they were going to do.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: What to Do
Carbon monoxide has no smell, no color, and no warning you can feel until you are already impaired.
Before it happens
The 72-Hour Kit
A 72-hour kit is what you need for three days if nobody is coming.
Family Emergency Plan
A family emergency plan is a set of decisions your household makes before pressure arrives: where to meet, who to call, and what each person already knows by heart.
What's in a Stop the Bleed Kit: The Complete Checklist
A real bleeding control kit holds six things: a CoTCCC-recommended tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, a pressure bandage, nitrile gloves, trauma shears, and a permanent marker.
Different states. Different threats.
The hazards that matter have names, seasons, and a pattern. Learn the ones that apply to where you live.