Lightning

"If you hear it, fear it."

This is another saying, if heeded, that can save your life.

 The other day, I was going to go on an errand. I got in my car and as I drove a few blocks toward my destination, I saw some pretty dark clouds and heard a low rumble of thunder. I turned the corner and made my way back home. I had imagined the worse that could happen and knowing my luck...I decided to not put myself in the position of being in danger. What did I imagine? I was imagining myself getting struck by lightning as I walked across the parking lot of the store I had planned to go to.

 "Better safe than sorry!" is another great maxim!

Swift Water Dangers!

Swiftly moving water, can sweep you off your feet and carry you towards danger, even death.
 Many tragedies happen when cars drive around barriers that have been erected on flooded streets.

The saying is: "Turn around, don't drown!"

I myself have had the experience of almost being swept off my feet as I crossed a river, even as I had a walking stick to dig into the bottom of the river and even as I held onto the hand of another person as a took one careful step after another. The power of swift rivers and flash floods should never be underestimated.

Mosquitoes!

Read  Are You A Mosquito Magnet? and How To Naturally Repel Mosquitoes Outside

 to learn how to avoid mosquitoes...or at least a lot of them!


MOSQUITOES! They like to suck your blood! They spread disease...like West Nile Virus, like Malaria...etc. The bites itch..some folks are allergic to the bites.

Besides wearing long sleeves and pan legs and a net around your face, you can use commercial repellents.

Or see what kind of natural, DEET free repellents work well on you:

Scenario # 8 SAFETY WHILE CAMPING IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS

When camping with children, you need to be extra alert and cautious about what possible danger there is.
 Teach your kids the RULES OF CAMPING SAFETY !

We recently went camping with all of our kids and grandkids...Here is one snap shot from that adventure!
By the way, the only injury we had was: a sliver in that cute little blond girl's toe!

Safety in the SUN

The beach is so much fun: splashing in the waves, running in the surf, riding your boogie board, etc. Be sure you do all you can to prevent painful sunburn!!!

Be sure to have a SUNSCREEN BUDDY to apply the sunscreen lotion to your back...it is almost impossible for you to do it yourself and reach all the skin you want to cover. Sunscreens also come in spray form.

 Some moms have their kids wear long sleeved shirts to protect their skin!

SO...REMEMBER THE SUNSCREEN !

Slivers!

I just returned from 3 days of beach camping. There were about 13 grandkids all under the age of 11. The worst thing, thankfully that happened, as far as needing first aid goes, was a sliver in the toe of 3 year old Cosette.

MY daughter in law saved the day by being able to carefully remove it from Cosette's big toe using tweezers. Another person was needed to hold Cosette down (lovingly!) because she cried a lot, anticipating great pain.
One daughter said she always used a needle to remove her kids'slivers.

After returning home, I did some research and found out about this hand tool for slivers: Do check out the description by clicking on...

Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper

Also...here is a detailed video of how to really remove a hefty sliver well...this one has bleeding, so fair warning:


http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-remove-a-splinter

Scenario for June/July

I have been super busy and out of town ALOT the last few months. Therefore I extended the April scenario into May. I did introduce the June scenario at Relief Society and will extend it into July since we are half way into it now. Time seems to be flying! OK...the scenario we are going to work on is this:

THERE ARE NO MEDICAL FACILITIES OR PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE

To prepare for this scenario, you need to do 2 things:

1.  Put together (or update) your FIRST AID KIT. Make sure you have one for the home, one for the car and a small one for your purse.

2.   Take a class or read a book on Basic First Aid. There are first aid classes online even!

 A first aid kit has certain basics, but yours will have specific items for your family's unique needs.

Keep up to date with thelates information on first aid. For example, do you know about Hands Only CPR?