Checklist For Survival

By Patricia Clark


The act of continuing to live especially in situations that are hard or difficult is known as the act of Survival. There are actions to be taken and plans that a person need to make in order to survive several difficult situations. Survival can sometimes either be easy or hard depending on a person's preparedness especially in areas that are known to be dangerous and poses a lot of risk for a person's life like in the wilderness, in the jungle or during emergency situations like having a disaster or calamity.One thing that a person can do in order to prepare himself and his family for survival especially in different possible situations that can endanger one's life is to make a checklist on the important things that needs to be done and to prepare for him to be ready with appropriate knowledge ad skills required for survival.

The following is a sample survival checklist that will help you to discern your preparedness level in terms of encountering different situations involving emergency, disasters and calamities:

-Are you always prepared when going on hunting, hiking, fishing, canoeing, mountain-climbing trip or any other outdoor activity by bringing a survival kit that is filled with things that you can use in the event that you or one of your companion will be injured or lost?

-In case a disaster happens and all or some of your family members are away from home, do you have a plan or disaster preparedness plan that will ensure that each of your family members will know what to do, where to go and how to communicate with each other?

-Do you have emergency and survival food and supplies storage in places that you and your family members frequently go?

-Do you make sure that your emergency survival food and supply storage contain all the important things that is needed in every emergency situations like as food and water, emergency lights, first aid kit, matches, rescue signal like whistle, batteries, cash, clothing, sanitary items, blanket, candle and survival gears and will this last for at least a couple of days?

-Were you able to make an emergency preparedness plan which will help you to locate a place where you can possibly go in case there is a need to evacuate your house?

-Do you check for the weather conditions in your area everyday and if there is a possibility of your location to be hit by natural disasters and calamities?

-Do you frequently check your emergency survival food and supplies storage and replace those that have already expired and are not good to eat?

-Are you assured that your yard is free from potentially harmful objects and debris that may hit you in the event that a natural calamity like hurricane, tornado and thunderstorm happens?

-Are all your appliances and furniture placed on your walls and on the corners securely to avoid falling off if in case an earthquake happens?

-Are you and your family aware of the important emergency disaster hotline numbers to dial if in case this calamities happen in your area?

-Are you and your family members able to use a compass and follow directions?

-Are you aware of how to use first aid kits in the event that you or your companions get injured?

-Are you capable to use outdoor survival gears that is necessary if in case an animal may attack you or your companion?

If you have answered yes to most of the questions, it is safe to say that you are equipped and prepared in one way or another to survive in emergency situations. However, it is important to remember that a disaster can happen anytime, anywhere and to anyone so it is always best to prepare and plan ahead in advance to make sure of increasing you and your family's chances of survival.




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