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Earthquake Survival Kit And Their Importance

By Tammie Caldwell


Natural disasters are sometimes difficult to predict and the best one can do is to stay expecting it and that entails been prepared. It's not a mandatory that you be an expert in it but a few precautionary measures during and after the earthquake can save lives and this include an earthquake survival kit. This among other steps should be made aware especially in areas along the seismic lines as they are worse affected.

In the past and recent times this natural phenomena have wiped thousands of lives and with the earth plates still moving they won't seize. The origin of this shakes are induced by volcanic activities, brushing and collision of tectonic plates. Anthropogenic induces earthquake may originated from atomic bombs, large water reservoirs, train passing but this are usually of low magnitudes as compared with the natural ones.

Keeping enough food stock and medical supply to last for days are some of the personal safety measures. The family should be aware on which rooms are safest to run into, store heavy object in low shelves among other. Road carnage rate shoots at the moment. Therefore when this disaster strike on should stop and park the car off the road, away from trees, building and electricity lines.

One of the most important measure to undertake is purchasing an emergency tool kit. This should be kept at homes, schools, automobiles and workplaces. The kit should be stored well and made of plastic to prevent the content from damage. The place of storage should be safe and most accessible. Regular check on its supply is crucial.

Medical supply such as medicines, bandage, and cotton-tipped adhesive tapes are some of kit content. Other supply include scissors, needles, soaps and instruction books among others.The storage place should be made aware to everyone and very accessible.

There is a lot of isolation from friends and families and this means one might have to face the consequences of the quakes alone. Communication goes down due to network facilities destruction. Sewerage, water, electricity, gas among other basic services are also interrupted and thus the kit should be prepared to sustain for weeks.

A part of being prepared means that one should be psychologically ready for such occurrences something that majority of people lack. Panic is the last thing needed. These supply in your kit can be source of chaos as people might want help or one might underestimate the seriousness of the matter and use them carelessly.

Nature is can give us such a scare. Casualties are hard to miss but if the situation find one prepared the tragedy will be less. It's impossible to mitigate earthquakes and that all effort should be in adaptation process. Children are the most affected and to make them less prone disaster education should be integrated in the curriculum. Parents on the other hand should train the rest of the members on steps to take to reduce life loss chances.




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