Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Electrical Safety
Circuits
The wiring or paths electricity travels in your home are called circuits. One circuit may provide electricity to several wall outlets, or it may be for just one major appliance. Each home has many circuits.
How Electricity Can Hurt You
If the line or wire on which electricity normally travels is broken or interrupted, and you touch it, you can become part of the pathway. You become a conductor for the electricity to travel to the ground. If you touch a live power line, an electric shock will travel through your body to the ground. Never touch a power line, even on the ground, it can cause sever burns or death.
Short Circuits
Electricity may also find a new path to the ground if an appliance or a wire is broken. This is called a short circuit, or short. If you touch a wire with damaged insulation, or try to use a broken appliance, electricity can use your body as its new path to the ground.
Indoor Safety
Wiring
All the inside wiring should be insulated with material. Rubber or plastic are common used as insulation material on wiring. The current cannot travel to ground through the insulation. When you are adding or repairing wiring, it is important to have a qualified person do the work. Faulty internal wiring can cause home fires.
Electrical Fires
If you see smoke or fire, or smell a strange odor coming from wires, appliances or electric motors. Turn off the appliances and the main switch at the circuit breaker or fuse box and call the fire department. Never throw water on an electrical fire! Use a fire extinguisher recommended for electrical fires. You can also use baking soda to put out electrical fires.
Repairing wiring
If you have an electrical problem such as flickering lights, your electric company employees will check their equipment. Their equipment includes the power lines, transformers and meters. They will make repairs that may be necessary. If the problem is not theirs, you are responsible for checking or repairing your homes electric panel, circuit breakers, fuses and internal wiring.
Outlets and Safety Caps
Make sure that all outlets and wall switches have cover plates. If you have any unused wall outlets, cover them with plastic safety caps that are available in the electrical section of most stores. These will help prevent small children from pushing objects into the outlet openings.
Overloaded Circuits
Avoid octopus plugs. When too many cords are connected to an outlet, they can overload an electrical circuit and cause a fire hazard. Also, plugging too many appliances into one circuit can overload the circuit and trip the breaker or blow a fuse.
Three-Pronged Plugs
Moisture-resistant, three pronged plugs have a grounding prong that should never be removed. The grounding prong used in a three hole outlet is designed to safely ground electricity.Power tools and major appliances should have three pronged plugs. If you do not have a three-hole outlet, adapters are available.
To Be Continued...
The wiring or paths electricity travels in your home are called circuits. One circuit may provide electricity to several wall outlets, or it may be for just one major appliance. Each home has many circuits.
How Electricity Can Hurt You
If the line or wire on which electricity normally travels is broken or interrupted, and you touch it, you can become part of the pathway. You become a conductor for the electricity to travel to the ground. If you touch a live power line, an electric shock will travel through your body to the ground. Never touch a power line, even on the ground, it can cause sever burns or death.
Short Circuits
Electricity may also find a new path to the ground if an appliance or a wire is broken. This is called a short circuit, or short. If you touch a wire with damaged insulation, or try to use a broken appliance, electricity can use your body as its new path to the ground.
Indoor Safety
Wiring
All the inside wiring should be insulated with material. Rubber or plastic are common used as insulation material on wiring. The current cannot travel to ground through the insulation. When you are adding or repairing wiring, it is important to have a qualified person do the work. Faulty internal wiring can cause home fires.
Electrical Fires
If you see smoke or fire, or smell a strange odor coming from wires, appliances or electric motors. Turn off the appliances and the main switch at the circuit breaker or fuse box and call the fire department. Never throw water on an electrical fire! Use a fire extinguisher recommended for electrical fires. You can also use baking soda to put out electrical fires.
Repairing wiring
If you have an electrical problem such as flickering lights, your electric company employees will check their equipment. Their equipment includes the power lines, transformers and meters. They will make repairs that may be necessary. If the problem is not theirs, you are responsible for checking or repairing your homes electric panel, circuit breakers, fuses and internal wiring.
Outlets and Safety Caps
Make sure that all outlets and wall switches have cover plates. If you have any unused wall outlets, cover them with plastic safety caps that are available in the electrical section of most stores. These will help prevent small children from pushing objects into the outlet openings.
Overloaded Circuits
Avoid octopus plugs. When too many cords are connected to an outlet, they can overload an electrical circuit and cause a fire hazard. Also, plugging too many appliances into one circuit can overload the circuit and trip the breaker or blow a fuse.
Three-Pronged Plugs
Moisture-resistant, three pronged plugs have a grounding prong that should never be removed. The grounding prong used in a three hole outlet is designed to safely ground electricity.Power tools and major appliances should have three pronged plugs. If you do not have a three-hole outlet, adapters are available.
To Be Continued...
Monday, February 22, 2010
TOO LATE!
When disaster strikes, the time for preparation is "OVER"!
We can't emphasize enough. Are You ready?
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Monday, February 15, 2010
When Breathing Stops
1. Check for Unresponsiveness
Tap or gently shake victim. Shout, "Are you okay?"
2. Shout, "HELP"
Get attention of people who can phone for help.
3. Position the victim on His or Her back
Roll the victim toward you by pulling slowly and evenly from the victim's hip and shoulder.
4. Open the Airway
Tilt head back and lift chin with fingers under bony part of jaw.
5. Check for breathlessness
Look, listen, and feel for breathing for 3 to 5 seconds.
6. Give two full breaths
Keep head titled back. Pinch nose. Seal your lips tightly around the victim's mouth. Give 2 full breaths for 1 to 1 1 /2 seconds each. NOTE: You can purchase a mouth protector at your drug store. to carry with you.
Someone you love might be the victim.
7. Check for Pulse at Side of Neck
Keep head titled back. Feel for carotid pulse for 5 to 10 seconds.
8. Phone 911 system for help
Send some to call an ambulance. Send 2 people if possible. Give location of emergency and condition of victim.
9. Begin Rescue Breathing
Keep head tilted back. Pinch nose. Give 1 breath every 5 seconds. Look, listen, and feel for breathing
between breaths
10. Check pulse every minute
Keep head tilted back. Feel for carotid pulse for 5 to 10 seconds. If victim has pulse but is not breathing,
continue rescue breathing.
NOTE: You may want to take a class from the Red Cross and repeat it every year.
Tap or gently shake victim. Shout, "Are you okay?"
2. Shout, "HELP"
Get attention of people who can phone for help.
3. Position the victim on His or Her back
Roll the victim toward you by pulling slowly and evenly from the victim's hip and shoulder.
4. Open the Airway
Tilt head back and lift chin with fingers under bony part of jaw.
5. Check for breathlessness
Look, listen, and feel for breathing for 3 to 5 seconds.
6. Give two full breaths
Keep head titled back. Pinch nose. Seal your lips tightly around the victim's mouth. Give 2 full breaths for 1 to 1 1 /2 seconds each. NOTE: You can purchase a mouth protector at your drug store. to carry with you.
Someone you love might be the victim.
7. Check for Pulse at Side of Neck
Keep head titled back. Feel for carotid pulse for 5 to 10 seconds.
8. Phone 911 system for help
Send some to call an ambulance. Send 2 people if possible. Give location of emergency and condition of victim.
9. Begin Rescue Breathing
Keep head tilted back. Pinch nose. Give 1 breath every 5 seconds. Look, listen, and feel for breathing
between breaths
10. Check pulse every minute
Keep head tilted back. Feel for carotid pulse for 5 to 10 seconds. If victim has pulse but is not breathing,
continue rescue breathing.
NOTE: You may want to take a class from the Red Cross and repeat it every year.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
First Aid for Choking
FOR CONSCIOUS VICTIM:
If victim can cough, speak, or breath...Do not interfere.
If victim cannot cough, speak, or breathe, have someone call for help!
Phone: 911
TAKE ACTION!
PERFORM THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
1. Stand behind the victim.
2. Wrap arms around the victim's waist.
3. Make a fist with one hand and place the thumb side against the victim's abdomen in the midline slightly above the navel and well below the xiphoid..
XIPHOID: The third and lowest segment of the human sternum.
4. Grasp fist with the other hand.
5. Press into the victim's abdomen with quick upward thrusts. . Each thrust should be distinct and delivered with the intent of relieving the airway obstruction. . No pressure should be exerted against the rib cage with the rescurer's forearms. Repeat thrusts until object is expelled or the victim becomes unconscious.
CAUTION: Abdominal thrust may cause injury. Do not practise on people.
In cooperation with the American Red Cross. Take a class with the ARC.
If victim can cough, speak, or breath...Do not interfere.
If victim cannot cough, speak, or breathe, have someone call for help!
Phone: 911
TAKE ACTION!
PERFORM THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER
1. Stand behind the victim.
2. Wrap arms around the victim's waist.
3. Make a fist with one hand and place the thumb side against the victim's abdomen in the midline slightly above the navel and well below the xiphoid..
XIPHOID: The third and lowest segment of the human sternum.
4. Grasp fist with the other hand.
5. Press into the victim's abdomen with quick upward thrusts. . Each thrust should be distinct and delivered with the intent of relieving the airway obstruction. . No pressure should be exerted against the rib cage with the rescurer's forearms. Repeat thrusts until object is expelled or the victim becomes unconscious.
CAUTION: Abdominal thrust may cause injury. Do not practise on people.
In cooperation with the American Red Cross. Take a class with the ARC.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Helping with the Earthquake in Haiti
The Earthquake In Haiti?
2010 January 14
tags: charity, earthquake, haiti by Thomas
.Like me you probably learned about the earthquake in Haiti on Wednesday morning when the news was dominated by footage of the collapsed presidential palace. At first very little was known other than that which was obvious from the images we were seeing: the earthquake has caused major damage and devastation. It became clear that Haiti didn’t have the resources to deal with the issues which were arising when the search for survivors had to stop on Wednesday night due to lack of electricity/light.
Rescue teams have now started to arrive in Port Au Prince to offer their support. As ever with events of this magnitude the death toll is set to rise in the coming weeks as the country struggles to cope with the injured and homeless. Rapid work will need to be done to prevent the spread of disease caused by broken sewers and lack of infrastructure. Water and electricity supplies will need to be restarted and building work will be needed as soon as is possible.
If you want to donate to help the rescue teams and charities who are working to support those in Haiti there are several ways to do so. It is worth pointing out that if you want your money to go to those in Haiti rather than to a charity in general then you need to donate to a specific fund. Most of the major disaster relief charity have already set up funds and there are also local charities who need your help. Below is a list of some of the more high profile charities, if you have anything to add please leave a comment or get in touch via the contact page.
The Red Cross
If you are in America you can donate $10 to the Red Cross Haiti earthquake appeal via your cell phone by texting ‘HAITI’ to ‘90999′. You can also visit the Red Cross US site.
Yele Haiti
Also for Americans: donate $5 to Wyclef Jean’s charity Yele Haiti by texting ‘Yele’ to 501501.
The British Red Cross
You can visit the British Red Cross site to donate to their Haiti Earthquake appeal.
Oxfam
Oxfam have set up a Haiti earthquake page which includes information on the situation as it develops. You can also donate to the Haiti earthquake fund.
This Unexpected tradgedy is one of the Major reasons to be prepared.
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2010 January 14
tags: charity, earthquake, haiti by Thomas
.Like me you probably learned about the earthquake in Haiti on Wednesday morning when the news was dominated by footage of the collapsed presidential palace. At first very little was known other than that which was obvious from the images we were seeing: the earthquake has caused major damage and devastation. It became clear that Haiti didn’t have the resources to deal with the issues which were arising when the search for survivors had to stop on Wednesday night due to lack of electricity/light.
Rescue teams have now started to arrive in Port Au Prince to offer their support. As ever with events of this magnitude the death toll is set to rise in the coming weeks as the country struggles to cope with the injured and homeless. Rapid work will need to be done to prevent the spread of disease caused by broken sewers and lack of infrastructure. Water and electricity supplies will need to be restarted and building work will be needed as soon as is possible.
If you want to donate to help the rescue teams and charities who are working to support those in Haiti there are several ways to do so. It is worth pointing out that if you want your money to go to those in Haiti rather than to a charity in general then you need to donate to a specific fund. Most of the major disaster relief charity have already set up funds and there are also local charities who need your help. Below is a list of some of the more high profile charities, if you have anything to add please leave a comment or get in touch via the contact page.
The Red Cross
If you are in America you can donate $10 to the Red Cross Haiti earthquake appeal via your cell phone by texting ‘HAITI’ to ‘90999′. You can also visit the Red Cross US site.
Yele Haiti
Also for Americans: donate $5 to Wyclef Jean’s charity Yele Haiti by texting ‘Yele’ to 501501.
The British Red Cross
You can visit the British Red Cross site to donate to their Haiti Earthquake appeal.
Oxfam
Oxfam have set up a Haiti earthquake page which includes information on the situation as it develops. You can also donate to the Haiti earthquake fund.
This Unexpected tradgedy is one of the Major reasons to be prepared.
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