by Billie Nicholson | Mar 29, 2017 | Car Emergency Kit, Emergency Preparations, First Aid, Preparedness
Whenever you travel, you are at risk of a car breakdown that will leave you stranded. During winter, when more foul weather is expected, a car emergency kit could save your life. In an earlier article, Winterize Your Car Emergency Kit, we listed an expanded list of...
by Billie Nicholson | Nov 12, 2016 | Bee Stings, First Aid, nake Bites, Spider Bites
First Aid for Bites and Stings Sooner or later most folks have an encounter with biting or stinging insects. Most bites stimulate a reaction to the venom or other protein that the insect or animal injects into you. The reaction can result in redness, swelling, pain...
by Billie Nicholson | Oct 7, 2016 | Broken Bones, First Aid, Preparedness
First Aid for Broken Bones If more pressure is put on a bone than it can withstand, it will break. These are referred to as fractures. If a bone punctures the skin, these are referred to as open or compound fractures. A hairline crack, or stress fracture, can develop...
by Billie Nicholson | Oct 7, 2016 | 72-Hour Kit, First Aid, Laundry Detergent, Rice, sanitation, Solar Chef, Solar cooking, Solar Shower
Project Noah, a Yearlong Preparedness Project Project Noah is a yearlong food storage and emergency preparedness program designed to help you set and obtain goals in the area of family preparedness. The program is divided into twelve monthly assignments touching on...
by Billie Nicholson | Sep 13, 2016 | Bleeding, First Aid
Blood is the fluid that travels throughout our bodies in tubes called veins. This fluid is essential for life because it carries oxygen and essential chemicals to where they are needed in the body. In its travels it also picks up waste from different body parts and...
by Billie Nicholson | Aug 5, 2016 | CPR, Emergency Medical Assessment, First Aid, Survival skills
Mayo Clinic Staff Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped. The American Heart Association recommends that everyone —...
