Living Safe In An Unsafe World Book

	A Personal Note from the Author	1
	How to Use this Book	3
	Introduction: Certified Emergency Manager Randall C. Duncan Addresses Family Safety	5
Part 1	General Family Preparedness
Chapter 1	Simple Steps Families Can Take to Prepare	11
Chapter 2	Emergencies: Getting Organized	16
Chapter 3	Create a Disaster Plan for Your Family	24
Chapter 4	Your Disaster Supplies Kit(s)	32
Chapter 5	Insuring Against Disaster	41
Part 2	Safety Specifics
Chapter 6	Home Dangers	55
	Fire Safety	56
	Preventing Accidental Poisonings and Falls	67
	Chemical Emergencies	71
	Carbon Monoxide and Radon	78
	Lead-based Paint	82
	Your Water Supply	86
	Waste Management	94
	Systemic and Technological Breakdowns: What to Do in a Major Systems Outage	96
Chapter 7	Travel Dangers	99
	Air Safety	99
	Car Safety	108
	Vital Information about Car Restraint Systems	113
	Defensive Driving	123
	Rail Safety	139
	School Bus Safety	144
Chapter 8	Public Dangers	147
	Crowds	147
	Elevators	150
	Personal Safety	152
	School Violence	155
Chapter 9	Food-Related Dangers	163
	General Food Safety	164
	Botulism	170
	E. Coli	172
	Listeria	176
	"Mad Cow" Disease--Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy	178
	Salmonella	180
	Typhoid Fever	184
	The Safety of the Food You Buy	185
Chapter 10	Dangerous Encounters with Animals and Insects	191
	Alligators	193
	Bats	198
	Bears	202
	Cockroaches, Mice, and Rats	209
	Cougars (Mountain Lions)	214
	Coyotes	218
	Dogs	221
	Killer Bees and Other Stinging Insects	229
	Sharks	237
	Snakes	241
	Spiders	247
	Encephalitis and West Nile-like Virus	250
	Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome	252
	Lyme Disease	254
	Rabies	258
Chapter 11	Weather-Related Disasters	264
	Avalanches	267
	Earthquakes	274
	Extreme Heat: The Stealth Health Threat	285
	Floods and Flash Floods	294
	Hurricanes	300
	Landslides	312
	Lightning and Severe Thunderstorms	317
	The Ozone Layer and the Sun	326
	Tornadoes	334
	Tsunamis	345
	Volcanic Eruptions	350
	Winter Storms	355
Appendix	Hands-on Emergency Information	367
	Shutting Off Utilities	367
	Creating a Temporary Toilet	369
	To Contact for Additional Help	370
	Further Reading	373
	Index	374