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Well summer is in full swing, and with it comes travel, events, meeting new friends and having just a ton of fun!
However, it's no fun should something bad happen, but by taking the time to just add a few precautions one can often make a bad situation from becoming a horrible one, or avoid it all together.
Here are a few tips one might want to consider:
1. If you are using a stove or generator, have a fire extinguisher. It's a good idea to have one in your trunk anyway, and they are not that expensive.
2. 1st aid kit. It's doesn't have to be huge, but if your organizing a big camp you may want to have one that's stocked accordingly.
3. Fill out an emergency contact card and keep it with you. There are people whom I love and adore, but I don't even know their real name let alone who to contact if something terrible were to happen. Even just a piece of paper saying "I'm so-in-so, please contact what's-his-face if I'm in trouble".
4. Don't get WAY intoxicated without having a friend to take care of you who has at least 1 leg in reality. Ask ahead of time if they will keep an eye on you.....
6. 911 is not enough, take a moment to find the nearest hospital and have a map to it. Also it's not a bad idea to find out who to contact in the event of an emergency in your given area. Even a few seconds could mean the difference between life or death.
5 Whether throwing a party, or putting up a small weekend camp...just take a moment to walk around and look for things that might not be so safe. Put tennis ball over stake ends, tie some ribbons to a line so people can see it, tape down electrical chords or tuck them out of the way. Just taking a moment to idiot check your environment with safety in mind can help prevent a lot, and it's really not that difficult.
Safety is really a group effort, so lets all just look out for each other. If you see something that has you concerned, bring it to someones attention. There is no need to be a Nazi about it, but many accidents happen due to complacency.
So feel free to add a few of your own tips, and lets all have a fantastic summer!
However, it's no fun should something bad happen, but by taking the time to just add a few precautions one can often make a bad situation from becoming a horrible one, or avoid it all together.
Here are a few tips one might want to consider:
1. If you are using a stove or generator, have a fire extinguisher. It's a good idea to have one in your trunk anyway, and they are not that expensive.
2. 1st aid kit. It's doesn't have to be huge, but if your organizing a big camp you may want to have one that's stocked accordingly.
3. Fill out an emergency contact card and keep it with you. There are people whom I love and adore, but I don't even know their real name let alone who to contact if something terrible were to happen. Even just a piece of paper saying "I'm so-in-so, please contact what's-his-face if I'm in trouble".
4. Don't get WAY intoxicated without having a friend to take care of you who has at least 1 leg in reality. Ask ahead of time if they will keep an eye on you.....
6. 911 is not enough, take a moment to find the nearest hospital and have a map to it. Also it's not a bad idea to find out who to contact in the event of an emergency in your given area. Even a few seconds could mean the difference between life or death.
5 Whether throwing a party, or putting up a small weekend camp...just take a moment to walk around and look for things that might not be so safe. Put tennis ball over stake ends, tie some ribbons to a line so people can see it, tape down electrical chords or tuck them out of the way. Just taking a moment to idiot check your environment with safety in mind can help prevent a lot, and it's really not that difficult.
Safety is really a group effort, so lets all just look out for each other. If you see something that has you concerned, bring it to someones attention. There is no need to be a Nazi about it, but many accidents happen due to complacency.
So feel free to add a few of your own tips, and lets all have a fantastic summer!
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Re: Safety 1st
Tue, May 20, 2008 - 9:09 PMYou can make it what ever priority you want.....
But wouldn't it suck if someone you care about trips over a tie-down line and lands dead center on a re-bar stake and all it would have taken is a little ribbon and a tennis ball to keep that from happening or being fatal.
Just saying....
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Put 'ICE' on Your Cell Phone
Sun, May 25, 2008 - 5:15 PM
'ICE' Marks Your Contacts to Call in Case of Emergency
Got your cell phone handy? Take a moment right now to put "ICE" by the names of the people you'd want called in case of emergency.
That's what "ICE" stands for -- "in case of emergency."
The point is to let rescue workers, police, or doctors check your cell phone and reach the people you would want contacted if you're in an accident or other emergency. -
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Re: Put 'ICE' on Your Cell Phone
Fri, June 6, 2008 - 1:44 PMThat is a great idea, and perfect since I often have my phone with me! On playa however, like most I leave my wallet and cell packed away somewhere. However, I ussualy have cards with my info (camp location, email etc) to hand out to folks I meet, and have an ICE contact on my backpack.
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