164484 327 First Aid & Safety General Disasters & Emergency Preparedness true Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:08:34 -0700 /system/videos/5/84/44/16/164484.flv first, aid, safety, disasters, emergencies, preparation, preparing, panic, react, act How To Increase Your Odds Of Surviving a Disaster http://www.howcast.com/videos/164484-How-To-Increase-Your-Odds-Of-Surviving-a-Disaster http://www.howcast.com/videos/164484-How-To-Increase-Your-Odds-Of-Surviving-a-Disaster/edit approved 103 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=164484"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=164484" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 22 mrmanoog http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/survive_disaster_hd4_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 3063 false false false 62615 0 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/20.jpg Have drills Hold drills with your family for fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other disasters until the repetition locks the life-saving behavior into their brain. People react best in an emergency if they’re trained to go on automatic pilot.

]]> 62616 1 37 Tip When flying, always listen to the flight attendant’s instructions and read the safety card in your seat pocket, no matter how many times you’ve heard it all before.

]]> 62617 2 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/47.jpg Be safe, not sorry Don’t waste time debating whether the building is really on fire or not. Get out at the first sign of danger, and ask questions later.

]]> 62618 3 56 Tip If you see people frozen with fear, yell at them. This is what flight attendants are trained to do to get shocked passengers to leave a burning plane.

]]> 62619 4 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/66.jpg Hurry up! For heaven’s sake, hurry up! Amazingly, people are inclined to dawdle during an emergency, rather than acting as quickly as possible.

]]> 62620 5 76 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/76.jpg Leave everything behind Leave everything behind. The few seconds you took to grab your iPhone could be the few seconds that cost you your life.

]]> 62621 6 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/164484/83.jpg Befriend your neighbors Get to know your neighbors. That’s who will be next to you when a catastrophe strikes.

]]> 62622 7 92 Fact “Group think,” where people follow each other and wait for instructions rather than thinking for themselves, is more common in an emergency than stampeding.

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