Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Uses Of Emergency Survival Gears

By Lelia Hall


Life changes in the twinkle of an eye; it only takes an earth tremor to remind humanity how fragile life is and how unforgiving nature can be. With these factors in mind, humanity should always have a backup plan on and an emergency kit whereby a survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in advance as an aid to survive in an emergency. Depending on the situation and the nature of the environment the emergency survival gears differ in both quantity and quality.

One of the general characteristics of a survival gear is that it must be easy to carry and very easy to use, this is because an emergency occurs and at times its only a matter of minutes before the situation is out of control thus the gears must be easily accessible in times of emergency and must also be easy to carry because the situation might require one to run with the gear at hand.

As part of the survival gear a knife is considered to be a very crucial tool in the trade this is because a knife serves as a multipurpose tool in these gears. The knife is considered to have several uses such as in cutting the fruits and meat hunted it can be used as a weapon too while it can also be used as a digging tool in case some digging is required too.

Heat is one of the most important elements in a human life but in the case of a crisis finding a source of heat can prove to be a challenge due to the situation; this makes the matchbox or a lighter a very essential gear in the survival kit. The reason being the matches will be used to light the fire that will provide the heat and fire that is used to both lights up the place at night, to cook the raw foods to scare off animals.

During crisis normal food sources tend to be so scarce to an extent of starvation. With this in mind, part of the gears that is very vital in an emergency kit is the dried food like nuts and dried cereals, the dried substances are the best candidates in the gear because they are light and have a high nutrient value as compared to other wholesome foods.

Water is also another necessity in the survival kit this is because life without water is improbable. Human beings can survive without food for weeks while a human being without water cannot survive this is because our bodies are mainly composed of water and a major reduction of the water levels is fatal for all human beings.

In cases of emergency such as a volcanic eruption, houses are the last place where one wants to be found this is because the house will be the most unsafe place to sleep at that time and in such cases it calls for sleeping outside this requires either a tent or a sleeping bag.

In emergencies anything is bound to happen from falling ill to getting accidents to counter this part of the equipment necessary for an emergency are painkillers, antibiotics and disinfectants this will enable the survivors to treat minor occurrences of diseases and contain minor injuries.




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