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Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Safety in the home
Trained by the U.S. Navy to become one of the world's most elite
soldiers, former Navy SEAL Platoon Commander/Sniper and Senior SEAL
Instructor Cade Courtley presents his SEAL Survival Guideas a way
to give readers the tools to live with confidence and security in
an increasingly dangerous world. With insight into how to think and
act like a SEAL, and step-by-step instructions for dealing with
anything from earthquakes to terrorist attacks to mall shootings,
this is the authoritative guide to overcoming life-threatening
situations from the preeminent American survivalist. Delivered in a
user-friendly fashion and with a voice that is both relatable and
backed by extensive experience, SEAL Survival Guideis a manual that
no modern household should be without.
Always Be Prepared What if your life was disrupted by a natural disaster, food or water supply contamination, or any other type of emergency? Do you have the essentials for you and your family? Do you have a plan in the event that your power, telephone, water and food supply are cut off for an extended amount of time? What if there were no medical or pharmaceutical services available for days, weeks, or months? How prepared are you? With this guide by your side, you and your family will learn how to plan, purchase, and store a three-month supply of all the necessities—food, water, fuel, first-aid supplies, clothing, bedding, and more—simply and economically. In other words, this book may be a lifesaver. Inside you'll find 10 steps to an affordable food storage program plus how to: ·Prepare a home "grocery store" and "pharmacy" ·Use what you store and store what you use ·Store water safely and provide for sanitation needs ·Create a first-aid kit, car kit, and 72-hour emergency kit for the whole family ·And many more invaluable hints and tips "This clear, concise, step-by-step program is not only affordable and doable, it's essential in these uncertain times. Now, everyone from apartment dwellers to basement owners can store a three-month supply of the essentials, including peace of mind!" — Joni Hilton, author of Once-a-Week Cooking Plan and Cooking Secrets My Mother Never Taught Me
There are those who've prepared, and those who wish they had. Let
Ready for Anything be your go-to guide for facing any unexpected
crisis with confidence. Bad stuff happens all the time--big stuff
like hurricanes, wildfires, or national emergencies, and
smaller-scale yet no less devastating disasters like a sudden
health scare, job loss, or a computer crash. But this doesn't mean
we have to live in constant fear. Whether you're in the midst of
difficulty right now or being proactive rather than reactive, Ready
for Anything gives finite simple steps for preparing your mind,
your heart, and your home for any unfortunate circumstance. Full of
stories and humor along with facts, tips, and lists, Kathi offers a
down-to-earth guide that will show you how to face the unexpected
with confidence, relying on God's strength and plan rather than
giving in to our fear and anxiety. Her step-by-step plan is easy to
implement and will help any Christian be a better steward of their
resources, as well as the neighbor who helps in a crisis rather
than needing help themselves. For anyone who falls somewhere
between "I'll just trust God" and stocking a ten-year supply of
canned pinto beans in the pantry, Ready for Anything will show you:
How to prep your pantry for two weeks of meals, plus recipes
Essential tips for creating an emergency kit and stocking your
supplies Practical strategies for taking stock of your financials
and building an emergency fund How to mentally, emotionally, and
spiritually prepare and parent your kids in any crisis How to
create a five-minute plan and why you need it Indispensable tips
for safeguarding your physical and digital valuables And so much
more!
In Staying Safe, Juval Aviv, a counterterrorism expert and
international security consultant, outlines the essential tools for
becoming personally responsible for the security and safety of
yourself and your loved ones. You will learn how to safeguard your
home and office, protect your identity, and travel without fear.
Most important, you'll find that Aviv's recommendations and
warnings are practical and easy to follow.
Juval Aviv neither overstates nor minimizes today's threats,
whether they are from criminals or terrorists; instead he sets out
to inform and provide real advice for minimizing risks.
Staying Safe is clear, comprehensive, and full of instructive
and vital tips that cover: Flying with confidence Traveling to a
foreign country Identifying a potential terrorist threat Basic
safety precautions Survival and escape strategies Securing your
business Keeping your identity confidential Making transactions on
the Internet And much more
A straightforward guide to being smart with your firearm With gun
sales at an all-time high in the U.S., easy-to-understand advice on
storing and possessing guns safely is at an all-time premium. Safe
Gun Ownership For Dummies paves the way for new and novice gun
owners to learn the basics of firearm ownership in a non-partisan
tone. This book helps gun owners thoroughly explore the rules of
gun safety and adopt the habits of savvy firearm aficionados.
Written by a firearms expert and analyst who has reviewed hundreds
of firearms along with gun safety and storage options, this guide
helps you develop a safety mindset and apply practices to assure
you and your family avoid harm. Learn, internalize, and apply the
rules of gun safety Understand federal, state, and local gun laws
Find a good gun safety course for hands-on practice Store and
transport your firearm securely When it's time to start training on
your new firearm and the safety rules of gun ownership, Safe Gun
Ownership For Dummies is at the ready with everything you need to
know to make safety your aim.
With immunization against major childhood diseases widely available, parental concerns in the nineties are focused on safety issues. A handbook and working reference for parents of children from birth through high school. Using positive guidelines rather than a list of do's and don'ts, the book will help you provide your child with a sense of security and the ability to act and react in challenging situations. Topics covered include school, street, transportation, recreation and medical safety, spending time at home alone, sexual abuse and more. Parents and children will learn how to handle the hazards of today's complex world.
From salmonella to deadly E.coli, from hepatitis-infected berries
to mad cow disease, millions of people all over the world are
getting sick from food they've eaten. How can you be sure the food
you prepare for your family is safe? How can you protect yourself
when eating out? What do you need to look out for?
From salmonella to deadly E.coli, from hepatitis-infected berries
to mad cow disease, millions of people all over the world are
getting sick from food they've eaten. How can you be sure the food
you prepare for your family is safe? How can you protect yourself
when eating out? What do you need to look out for?
The definitive pocket guide on food safety from the source America
turns to for food and nutrition advice. Each year, about one in
every 10 Americans develops a food-related illness. You can protect
yourself with Safe Food for You and Your Family, an indispensable
guide to preventing foodborne illness. This book explains how to
detect hidden dangers at home or away, which foods are potentially
unsafe, and how they become contaminated. Valuable tips include
preventing the spread of bacteria in your kitchen, how to tell if
food has gone ""bad,"" storing and serving safe foods, and how to
pack bag lunches safely and order at restaurants, markets, and
delis.
As we age, our sense of balance and our vision, hearing, and
cognition become less sharp. Aging-related changes greatly increase
our risk of injury. In Living Safely, Aging Well, nationally
recognized safety expert Dorothy A. Drago spells out how to prevent
injury while cooking, gardening, sleeping, driving - and just
walking around the house. In the first part of the book, Drago
describes the causes of injuries by type-falls, burns, poisoning,
and asphyxia - and explains how to decrease the risk of each. She
then explores the home environment room by room, pointing out
potential hazards and explaining how to avoid them, for example, by
installing night lights, eliminating glass coffee tables, and using
baby monitors. Lively line drawings make it easy for readers to
visualize risks and implement prevention techniques. Living Safely,
Aging Well pays special attention to hazards encountered by people
with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. A chapter
devoted to health literacy helps people and caregivers make the
best use of the medical care system and a chapter on driving helps
evaluate when it is no longer safe to be behind the wheel.
'Ground-breaking. Everyone should read this book' Bessel van der
Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score When it comes to
understanding the connection between our mental and physical
health, we should be looking at the exceptions, not the rules. Dr
Jeff Rediger, a world-leading Harvard psychiatrist, has spent the
last fifteen years studying thousands of individuals from around
the world, examining the stories behind extraordinary cases of
recovery from terminal illness. Observing the common denominators
of people who have beaten the odds, Dr Rediger reveals the immense
power of our immune system and unlocks the secrets of the mind-body
connection. In Cured, he explains the vital role that nutrition
plays in boosting our immunity and fighting off disease, and he
also outlines how stress, trauma and identity affect our physical
health. In analysing the remarkable science of recovery, Dr Rediger
reveals the power of our mind to heal our body and shows us the
keys to good health. 'In an era of incurable chronic diseases
causing 60% of all deaths worldwide, this book provides one
potential way out' Dr Mark Hyman, author of The Blood Sugar
Solution 'Seasoned with the author's penetrating insights about
healing, clearly articulated science and illuminating case
histories, Cured opens genuine vistas of transforming illness into
health' Gabor Mate, author of When the Body Says No
SAS hero Chris Ryan tells you how to keep your family safe in a
dangerous world. In today's increasingly hostile climate people are
anxious about how to keep themselves safe. In 2016, Chris Ryan's
family was targeted by a terrorist cell. He didn't know who they
were, or where they might strike. All he knew was that he wanted to
keep his family safe. And since that's all any of us want, he
decided to write this book. In SAFE, Chris Ryan has compiled all
the personal security expertise he acquired during his time serving
with the Regiment - he was awarded the military medal for his
quick-thinking and survival instincts. He reveals the skills that
kept him safe working undercover in Northern Ireland, on the
dangerous streets of central Africa and in the war zones of the
Middle East. He explains how civilians can employ these techniques
to keep themselves: * Safe on the streets and in their vehicles *
Safe in a fight or in the midst of a terror incident * Safe on
aircraft or in hostage situations * Safe from cyber attacks * Safe
in riots * Safe from sexual predators and much more. Chris Ryan
analyses real-life incidents, such as the Manchester Arena bombing,
the London Bridge terror attack and the Tunisian beach shootings,
and explains how ordinary people should act if they find themselves
in similar scenarios. And he reveals fascinating stories, never
before told, about life in the Regiment and the dangers faced by
SAS soldiers. In a world of ever-present, ever-changing threats,
this is a book that will empower you to take personal
responsibility for your own security.
Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants
are now mired in controversy. Some argue that data show the
chemicals are unsafe while others continue to support their use.
The tactics of each side have far-reaching consequences for how we
interpret new scientific discoveries. An experienced environmental
sociologist, Alissa Cordner conducts more than a hundred interviews
with activists, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals
to isolate the social, scientific, economic, and political forces
influencing environmental health policy today. Introducing
"strategic science translation," she describes how stakeholders use
scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals and construct
"conceptual risk formulas" to shape risk assessment and the
interpretation of empirical evidence. A revelatory text for
public-health advocates, Toxic Safety demonstrates that while all
parties interested in health issues use science to support their
claims, they do not compete on a level playing field and even good
intentions can have deleterious effects.
How can nations ensure that buried nuclear waste goes undisturbed
for thousands of years? The United States government tried to solve
this problem with the help of experts they identified in
communication, materials science, and futurism. From the
perspective of a contemporary archaeologist, The Future of Nuclear
Waste looks at what these experts suggested, and what the
government endorsed: designs for a modern monument, an artificial
ruin, a purpose-built archaeological site that would escape future
exploration. One design, selected for development, argued that
because specific archaeological sites and objects (among them
Stonehenge, Serpent Mound, the Rosetta Stone, and rock art) made
long ago have endured and are seen as significant today,
contemporary engineers could build monuments that would be equally
effective in conveying messages that last even longer. An
alternative proposal, which government planners set aside, was
rooted in the idea that universal archetypes of design arouse
similar human emotions in all times and places. Both proposals used
common sense, assuming that human reactions and understandings are
relatively predictable. Employing an anthropology of common sense,
Rosemary Joyce explores why people chosen for their expertise
relied on generalizations contradicted by the actual history of
preservation and interpretation of archaeological sites and the
closest analogues to archetype-based designs, which are the large
scale installations produced in the Land Art movement. The book
reveals the underlying imagination shared by the experts,
government planners, and artists, in which the American West is an
empty space available for projects like these. It counters this
with the dissenting voices of indigenous scholars and activists who
document the presence on these nuclear landscapes of Native
American people. The result is an eye-opening and unique
demonstration of how a deep understanding of the remote past
informs critical debates about the present.
Whether planning a long weekend in Mexico, a business trip to
Ghana, or a semester abroad in Vietnam, travelers need current and
practical information on protecting their health in foreign
countries. Staying Healthy Abroad gives straightforward and
easy-to-follow recommendations for those traveling for pleasure,
study, business, or volunteer work; for short- or long-term stays;
and to destinations ranging from rural areas to large cities, in
both developing and industrialized nations. Observing that risk is
determined less by where you go than by what you do, physician and
educator Christopher Sanford provides succinct overviews and
commonsense advice on how to prevent communicable diseases, malaria
and other mosquito-borne illnesses, and travelers' diarrhea; avoid
traffic and water accidents; and evaluate post-trip symptoms; and
addresses many other concerns. His emphasis is on ailments and
injuries that travelers are most likely to encounter, because "if
something occurs less frequently than one-in-a-million, it probably
isn't going to happen to you." Staying Healthy Abroad also covers
concerns unique to women, men, children, LGBTQ individuals, and
travelers with chronic illnesses. International travel can be a
business requirement, a study-abroad opportunity, an exciting
adventure, or a quick getaway outside the normal routine. The
majority of health and safety risks for travelers can be avoided
with sensible pre-travel precautions, such as immunizations, and
attention to safe behavior while away. From altitude sickness to
Zika virus, the clear and concise information in Staying Healthy
Abroad helps make global travel less stressful and more enjoyable.
‘Fighting like a girl says I can be powerful in ways that are
natural to me; I have access to power too – it may not look the
same as your power, but it’s there and I can claim it.’ It
should never be a woman’s job to have to protect herself – but
choosing to learn about self-defence can be incredibly liberating.
Fight Like a Girl is a practical beginner’s guide, in which
women’s martial arts expert and survivor Della O’Sullivan draws
on her years of experience to give us the tools to protect our
bodies and minds. A truly empowering illustrated handbook, it
includes: easy-to-follow self-defence manoeuvres how to spot red
flags and protect yourself against alarming behaviour how to adopt
the mindset of a survivor It is the book you’ll want to press
into every woman’s hands.
Earthquakes strike with devastating force and often without
warning. Approximately 41 US states are at risk of moderate to
severe earthquakes, and amazingly, these states are located in
every region of the country. Based on international protocols,
Earthquake Survival focuses on what people can do before, during
and after an earthquake to protect themselves and their property.
Also included in each guide are smartphone QR codes that link to
the websites of various emergency services agencies. Laminated for
durability, this portable guide is an ideal source of quick and
accurate information. Made in the USA.
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