Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Importance Of Vital Family Survival Kits

By Ruthie Livingston


Many of the disasters that affect life on earth happen suddenly with no warning. For others the warning may come at short notice and for some even if the warning is given well in advance, the results are still crippling. Those who fail to prepare are twice as likely to suffer seriously in a disaster than those who do. In order to ensure that your loved ones make it through any disaster, you need vital family survival kits as a part of your preparation and plans.

Floods, hurricanes, fires, tornadoes and earthquakes are among the disasters that can descend upon a country or area with a vengeance. These undesirable occurrences affect physical spaces and lives as well. Sometimes the threat to human life and safety comes about as a result of the damage to the physical space. Preparation mitigates the negative impact on lives.

First Aid tools are a must for these kits. The first aid tools are important because they allow for critical help to be delivered to any member of the family who gets injured during the course of a disaster. This care allows the person to remain alive and in as stable a condition as possible and by extension increases their likelihood of making it to professional help.

Disasters do not last forever, they may take seconds, minutes hours or days but eventually, they stop. Once the disastrous event has stopped the focus automatically shifts from withstanding to surviving. It is at this point that people try to ensure that they are able to make it to the point where the environment is restored.

One of the items needed for this survival is water. Water's value in maintaining life cannot be underestimated. It re-hydrates the body and without it you face the risk of complications of dehydration. It also serves important sanitation purposes. Clean water for drinking and cooking especially, is a crucial need after any disaster. Clean water is also important for the prevention of the spread of dangerous diseases.

Food is another crucial necessity for those planning to make it successfully through disastrous times. Families that are serious about food security in times of dire need have specially built store rooms for the stocking of food items and water. This allows them to have enough reserves to maintain the family for days, weeks and in some cases even months or years.

It is for this reason that many families across the world have established their own private storage facilities. These are disaster proof units that are used to stock water and food to sustain the family in the event of unfortunate circumstances. Some families opt to have their units attached to their homes while other don't. For some families a large unit is required while for others a small one suffices.

Do not leave your family's survival to chance. Be prepared for the undesirable events of life because you cannot truly predict their occurrences or impact. You and your loved ones may not see the value of taking these steps right now, but when the situation becomes dire, you will be glad that you did what you could in calmer times.




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