What To Do When Shots Are Fired?

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Things You Need To Do Before A Disaster Strikes

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Things That Should Be In Your First Aid Kit

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Supermarket Health Dangers

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What Not To Say When Pulled Over By A Cop

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Safety Tips For the Entire Family

Teach Your Kids (And Yourself) What To Do If You Are In A Situation Like Sandy Hook


   One of the things that makes the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary even more horrifying to me is that the school seems to have done everything right—the building was locked and had a camera surveillance system, the teachers were well-trained in emergency procedures—but it still didn’t prevent Adam Lanza from getting in and killing 26 people.
Safety experts like Trevor Pyle, who has worked with many top disaster and emergency service agencies, stress that the tragedy could have been much worse. “The teachers and staff did the right thing, and their actions saved countless lives,” he told me in an interview.
There are certain behaviors that could make it more likely for you (and your child) to make it out of a situation like that alive—like six-year-old Aidan Licata and his friends, who ran when the opportunity presented itself, or one little girl, the only survivor from her classroom, who played dead. Here’s what Pyle suggests.

For kids:
• Tell them to listen to their teachers and school staff members. They receive extensive training on what to do and how to take care of the children. So tell them to recognize when the teacher is serious, and follow directions.
• Make sure that they pay attention during the drills, and know what to do when they are told to evacuate.
• Tell them to tell an adult if something appears to be “weird,” and that they aren’t going to get in trouble if they are wrong. Better to be safe than sorry. If they see something, make sure they say something.

For adults:
• Always know where at least two exits are. If you can, escape. If you can’t, hide. If you have to, fight with everything you have.
• If you can run, bring everyone you can with you. Get out of the building, and don’t stop until you find cover. Warn other people away from the building and call 911. Report your location. When cops arrive, keep your hands clear and don’t approach them. They aren’t there to rescue you, they are there to stop the shooter.
• If you have to hide, close and lock the door, turn out the lights, and mute your cell phone. Don’t move until the cops arrive.
• If you have to fight, improvise a weapon and attack. Target the shooter’s head, and torso. Do not hesitate, and don’t stop until he is down.
Hopefully, this is the kind of information you won’t ever have to use—but it may just save your life.



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Energy Drinks Deaths

Energy Drinks Deaths, The Food and Drug Adminstration said it’s investigating reports of 13 deaths of people who took 5-Hour Energy beverage shots. The drink can be found on store shelves throughout the island.
The federal agency says it has received 92 reports, including 33 hospitalizations and 13 deaths, after consumers drank 5-Hour Energy. These reports allege that people suffered adverse reactions after consuming the products, but don’t prove that the drink was the cause.

Biggest Toy Recalls 2012

Biggest Toy Recalls 2012, The products on this year’s recall list aren’t as bad as the scary toys in this classic late-night skit, but they did have some frightful defects. Keep reading to discover which toys and kids’ gear were included in some of the biggest recalls of 2012.

Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

Walking while listening to an iPod or other MP3 player can be dangerous, a new study shows.

After analyzing records of pedestrian injuries and deaths between 2004 and 2011, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine say 116 pedestrians had been hit by a car while wearing headphones. Eighty-one died. And the yearly death rate tripled from from 16 in 2004-05 to 47 in 2010-11. Nearly 90% of the accidents took place in urban areas; more than two-thirds of those injured or killed were men under the age of 30.

Researchers suggest that wearing headphones endangers pedestrians two ways: by distracting them because they are listening to and operating the device rather than paying attention to their surroundings and by preventing them from hearing the honking horns of approaching cars or trains.


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Source:Injury Prevention