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**Airbornesapper07** · 03-27-2024, 07:41 AM

PREPPING: What to do and NOT to do during chemical emergencies and industrial disasters

03/26/2024 // Laura Harris // 420 Views

Tags: chemical emergencies, chemicals, decontamination, Disasters, emergencies, environment, evacuation, iodine, pollution, preparedness, prepping, shelter-in-place, supplementation, survival, terrorism, toxic chemicals, toxins

Medical preparedness advocate and emergency medicine expert Dr. Joseph Alton shares the following advice to prepare your family medically for any survival scenario. (h/t to Doom and Bloom)As part of his mission to put a medically prepared person in every family, Alton explains that the response to chemical or industrial emergencies highly depends on the substances involved as each agent has a different effect on the human body.
Here is a short list of injuries from chemical agents that may result from industrial accidents, military stockpiling, war or a terrorist attack:

Acids – Chemicals that burn or corrode people’s skin, eyes and mucus membranes or the lining of the lungs, mouth, nose and throat on contact, such as hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid.
Blister agents, also called "vesicants" – Chemicals that severely blister the eyes, respiratory tract and skin on contact, such as lewisite and mustards.
Blood agents – Poisons that affect the blood by being absorbed by the blood, such as arsine and cyanide.
Choking agents – Chemicals that cause irritation or swelling of the respiratory tract, such as chlorine, diphosgene and phosgene.
Incapacitating agents – Drugs that cause an altered mental state or unconsciousness, such as anticholinergic compounds (benztropine, dicyclomine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine. Modern volatile anesthetics, considered sleeping gases are BZ, fentanyl, halothane vapor, methyl propyl ether and methoxyflurane.
Metals – Agents that consist of metallic poisons, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.
Nerve agents – Chemicals that work by preventing the nervous system from working properly, such as cyclohexylsarin, sarin, soman, tabun and VX.
Organic solvents – Agents that damage the tissues of living things by dissolving fats and oils, such as n-hexane, tetrachloroethylene and toluene.
Riot control agents, also called lacrimating agents – Highly irritating agents such as tear gas and pepper spray.
Toxic alcohols – Poisonous chemicals that damage the heart, kidneys and nervous system. Essentially, there are two toxins in alcohol that the body needs to work hard to eliminate – acetaldehyde and acetic acid.
Vomiting agents – Chemicals that cause nausea and vomiting, such as adamsite, diphenylchlorarsine, diphenylcyanoarsine and diphenylaminechlorarsine.

Depending on the chemical agent, the type and amount or concentration of exposure, the effects may be immediate or delayed. This also doesn't take into account long-term effects of exposure, such as possible cancers and debilitating health conditions.
People can be exposed to these agents via one or more of three routes: The eyes, respiratory tract and skin. Even a slight breeze can blow a nerve agent vapor, for example. The effects of vapor are enhanced when exposed to a closed space.
Evacuation

Common sense dictates evacuation as the wisest course of action – not only to prevent physical contact but also to avoid noxious fumes that may be carried by the winds. Monitor the advice of your local emergency department for specific events and do what you safely can to immediately get your family out of the danger zone.
Shelter in place

Some chemical emergencies could make going outdoors riskier and put you in harm’s way. Sheltering in a vehicle might not be ideal, as vehicles are not airtight enough to protect you from noxious fumes.
If you can’t evacuate, choose a room in your home with as few windows and doors as possible. A room with a water supply and a connecting bathroom is ideal. Some gases sink to the floor, so a room not on the ground floor is preferable.
Shut all outside doors and windows as soon as you are aware of the emergency. Locking and taping them will make a better seal against chemicals. Use damp towels, plastic sheeting from your garbage bags and duct tape to form better seals.
Turn off air conditioners, fans and heaters. Close off any vents and any place where air can enter from the outside.
Go into your designated safe room and shut the door. Stay updated with a radio or through the internet with a desktop, laptop or smartphone. If it is necessary to drink water, drink safely stored water and not water from the tap.
Decontamination

As many substances can penetrate clothing and be absorbed through the skin, remove and safely dispose of potentially contaminated clothing. Thoroughly wash your body with soap and water. The faster this is accomplished, the more effective the decontamination.
Avoid hot water and vigorous scrubbing, as these may worsen the effects by increasing chemical absorption into the skin.
Avoid pulling your contaminated clothes over your head. Cut it off instead. When removing clothing from others, make every effort to avoid touching contaminated areas with unprotected skin. Use rubber gloves, tongs or other methods to avoid skin contact. Place all contaminated items in biohazard bags and seal them.
To prevent serious eye damage, remove any contact lenses, if any, and rinse eyes with clean water for 10 to 15 minutes. Hold the eyelids away from the eyeball while moving your eyes in all directions. Wash eyeglasses, if any, with soap and water.
Health supplementation

Your medical emergency stockpile should include stable iodine supplements since they can be taken in response to possible nuclear power plant explosions to support your thyroid glands by keeping them from absorbing radioactive iodine. (Related: Protect your health and your thyroid with potassium iodide in case of a nuclear emergency or terrorism event.)
Watch this episode of the "Health Ranger Report" as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, interviews environmentalist David Steinman regarding the toxic chemicals in the environment, food and water that are impacting your health.

This video is from the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com.
More related stories:

Secrets of the worst industrial disaster in history: The public may never know the full extent of the damage from Fukushima.
In preparation for nuclear war, Romania issues potassium iodide pills to citizens.
Canadian government asked to distribute radiation pills to residents living near nuclear facilities.
Sources include:
DoomAndBloom.net
Emergency.CDC.gov
eMedicineHealth.com
Brighteon.com

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**Airbornesapper07** · 03-28-2024, 09:26 AM

Every Alone Show Winner Had This in Their Backpack

Every Alone Show Winner Had This in Their Backpack

Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:50

Source: https://www.askaprepper.com/

There are a lot of wilderness survival shows out there, but one of the best and most realistic to watch is the aptly named Alone.
In production since 2015, Alone is a reality television series that challenges participants in the show to survive in the wilderness with minimal equipment and absolutely no human contact.
The show follows a unique format where people are scattered in remote locations, with each person equipped with a limited set of survival tools and cameras to document their experiences, which becomes the footage used for the show.
The primary goal is to endure the harsh conditions, secure food, find shelter, and ultimately outlast the other contestants to win a cash prize.

Perhaps the best way to describe the show is as a mix between Survivorman and Survivor, in that each participant is living out in the wild as Les Stroud did in the former but where there is only one winner at the end as like the latter.
The participants on Alone are selected for their diverse range of survival skills. Some are experienced outdoorsmen and women while others are novices seeking to test their mettle in the wild.

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The main theme of the show highlights the mental and physical challenges of living in isolation, pushing the contestants to their absolute limits.
Another notable aspect of the show is how the survival conditions are demanding, with contestants surviving factors such as extreme weather, limited resources, and even encounters with wildlife.

Each contestant is also allowed to bring exactly ten items with them to help them survive.

All of this naturally begs a simple question: what kinds of tools did the winning and runner up participants on Alone use to help them survive?
And what was the most popular tool or item used by the winners specifically?
The answer may surprise you.
The Most Popular Item on Alone

The most popular item on Alone was the same item that every single winner all brought with them to the show.
Want to guess what it is?
A knife? Nope.
Paracord? Nope.
Canteen? Nope.
Water filter? Nope.
Magnesium flint striker? Nope.
Matches? Nope.
Tarp? Nope.

The answer is a sleeping bag.
If you think about it, it’s not hard to see why. A sleeping bag provides you with immediate warmth and shelter. Beyond the obvious comfort it provides, it can play a crucial role in maintaining body temperature, especially in cold or inclement weather.
The insulation they offer essentially creates a microclimate around the sleeper, which prevents heat loss to the ground and effectively shields them against chilly winds. This insulation is particularly vital in preventing hypothermia, which is a very real threat in many of Alone’s cold locations such as Patagonia in Argentina or the Rocky Mountains of Canada.
Furthermore, the compact design of sleeping bags allows for easy transport, making them essential when setting up temporary camps or when changing locations. So if you think about it…it actually makes sense as to why the sleeping bag is the most popular item used on the show.
While a sleeping bag is definitely important for surviving in the wilderness, just having one isn’t enough to guarantee you’ll make it. That’s why this guide is my go-to for learning all the skills I need to really survive in the wild if I have to.
The Wilderness Long-Term Survival Guide teaches you how to prepare for uncertain times and learn from those who made the wilderness their home. It’s packed with essential knowledge for handling tough situations out there. And get this: it’s written by Nicole Apelian, who actually was on the TV show Alone and lasted 57 days on Vancouver Island with basically just her knowledge.
Additional Popular Items

The sleeping bag may be the most popular item used by the Alone winners, but there were several additional items that were very popular on the show as well. Remember that each participant is allowed ten items specifically.
Other popular items included a ferro rod, a fishing kit, a saw, ax, and a two-quart pot. Each of these items were selected by 90%+ of winners, but it’s the sleeping bag that’s the only item that was chosen by 100%.

Surprisingly, a knife was not one of the most popular items on the show, with one study finding that less than 65% of winning participants on the show brought a knife.

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It appears that the participants favored the ax or the saw over the knife, perhaps because of the increased versatility of both tools.
Other items that you would think would have been popular among the winning participants, but weren’t, are water bottles, tarps, knife sharpeners, shovel, frying pan, hammocks, soap, multi-tool, and a machete. Each of these items were only selected by less than 50% of participants.
In short, it seems that the priorities amongst the winners were to stay warm and dry (hence the sleeping bag), to gather more food (hence the fishing kit), to get a fire going (hence the ferro rod), to boil water and prepare meals (hence the pot), and to chop or saw wood (hence the ax and the saw, in addition to the multitude of other uses that these tools can be used for as well).
So if you think about it, the winners were actually extremely well-rounded in the tools that they selected and made sure that their bases were covered. When putting together your own bug out bag or survival kit, you’ll want to make sure you do the same thing.
To that end, make a list of the priorities you would have in a wilderness survival situation (finding food, purifying water, defense, shelter, warmth, etc.) and then make sure that you have the right tools for each of those priorities.

Alone is definitely a show worth watching so you can see how ordinary people across a variety of backgrounds can survive out in the woods.
If you went on Alone, what would be the ten items that you would bring with you? Let us know in the comments.

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