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1. Tell what you should do to prevent injury and/or possible loss of life in the following situations:

a. A fire in your house, a neighbor's house, and a public building

Locate the fire and stay calm, then stop,drop, and crawl

b. If you are stranded in a car in a blizzard or desert

In a blizzard, make sure the doors are closed and all windows are up. Use water a little at a time and make sure the car is off to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

c. Motor vehicle accident

contact your parents and the police and stay calm and safe

d. Earthquake

stand somwhere safe like at the door frame and stay calm, and away from breakable objects

e. Flood

try to stay on higher ground away from ground level

f. Tornado

g. Hurricane

Put up shutters if you get the chance to. Stay calm, have can food so that if you don't get the chance to go to the store you will have something to eat.

h. Thunderstorm

stay away from trees and metals

i. Atomic emergency

try to get away from there before the transportation blows up

j. Rock or snow avalanche

k. Your boat or canoe capsizes in open water

2. When telephoning for help in an emergency situation, what essential information should be given and who should hang the telephone up last?

3. Demonstrate what emergency first aid measures you should take in the following situations?

a. Someone's clothes catch on fire

b. A severely bleeding wound

c. Someone is choking

d. Someone swallows poison

4. Do the following:

a. Draw an escape route for your family in case of fire in your home when your normal exits are blocked.

b. Practice with your family a home fire drill.

c. Discuss with your examiner the procedures for safely getting people out of your church and school in case of a fire. Consideration should be given as to how to prevent panic.

5. What should you and your parents do to prevent abduction of children in your family? What should you do if you are abducted?

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 ===g.    Hurricane===
-put up shutters if you get the chance to. stay calm, have can food ao that if you don't get the chance to go to the stroe you will have something to eat.
+Put up shutters if you get the chance to. Stay calm, have can food so that if you don't get the chance to go to the store you will have something to eat.
 ===h.    Thunderstorm===