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    Supplies for fallout shelters 39-44
    Taking cover before going to fallout shelter 21-22
    When to leave shelter 13, 24, 32

FIRE:
    Firefighting at home 52-54
    Firefighting supplies needed at home 43, 53
    Fire from nuclear explosions see NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of
    Fire in connection with natural disasters 73
    Fire prevention at home 51-54
    Special fire precautions in time of attack 52-53

Fireball, nuclear see NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of

FIRST AID: 55-67
    General rules 57
    Bleeding, how to stop it 61-62
    Breathing, how to restore it 58-60
    Broken bones 63-65
    Burns 65-66
    Radiation sickness 66-67
    Shock, how to prevent and treat it 62-63
    Supplies 42
    Training courses 2, 55-56

Flash from nuclear explosions see NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of


FLOODS: 75-78 see also 71-74 (General Guidance)
    Special advice on flash floods 78
    Using sandbags to protect home not recommended 76

FOOD:
    Available and usable after an attack 14-16
    Care and use of food supplies in shelter 42, 46, 48
    Food supplies in time of natural disaster 72, 82
    Food to take to shelter 40, 42
    Use of food after a natural disaster 73
    see also SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS

Gamma radiation see FALLOUT, Radioactive

GAS SERVICE, Turnoff by householders 75

GAS PIPES, Leaking 73

Heat from nuclear explosions see NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS,
    Effects of

HEATING, in time of winter storms 82

HOME FALLOUT SHELTERS:
    How to prepare a home shelter: 26-32
        Outside type 32
        Permanent type 26-29
        Preplanned type 30-32
        Importance of 24-25
        Improvised home shelters 33-38
        Managing water, food, and sanitation in 45-49
        Supplies and equipment for 41-44
        When to leave shelter 13, 24, 32

HURRICANES: 75-78 see also 71-74 (General Guidance)
    "Eye" of a hurricane 78

Ice storm see STORMS, Winter

Improvised fallout shelters see FALLOUT SHELTERS

Infants see CHILDREN, Special precautions for

Injuries, treatment of see FIRST AID

MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCIES 55-67 see also FIRST AID

MEDICAL SELF-HELP COURSE 2, 55, 56

MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES:
    Importance of having available 55, 56
    What to keep on hand for natural disasters 72
    What to store for home shelter use 42
    What to take to a public fallout shelter 40

MILK CONTAMINATION FROM FALLOUT 9, 16

Missiles, nuclear see NUCLEAR ATTACK and NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS,
    Effects of

MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION 58-60

NATURAL DISASTERS: 69-86
    General guidance 71-74
    Earthquakes 85, 86

    Emergency feeding and shelter stations 75
    Floods and hurricanes 75-78
    Supplies for 72, 82, 83
    Tornadoes 79, 80
    Value of preparations 70, 71
    Warning 71-72, 75, 79, 81
    Winter Storms 81-84

NATURAL DISASTER WARNING 17, 18, 19, 71-72

NUCLEAR ATTACK: 3-67
    Areas of damage 10-11
    Assistance available in time of attack 5
    Checklist of emergency actions 6-7
    Deaths and injuries 5, 10-11
    Hazards of an attack 9-16
    Importance of following local instructions 1, 2, 6, 7
    Survivors 10-11
    Taking cover if there should be a nuclear flash 21-22
    Warning 6, 17-22

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of 9-13

Outside fallout shelters see HOME FALLOUT SHELTERS

PLANS FOR HOME FALLOUT SHELTERS: 26-32
    Improvised home shelters, description of 33-38

Preparations for natural disasters see NATURAL DISASTERS

Preparations for nuclear attack see NUCLEAR ATTACK

Protective materials against fallout see SHIELDING MATERIALS

PUBLIC FALLOUT SHELTERS:
    How to identify 7, 24
    Supplies to take to public shelter 40
    Water, food and sanitation in public shelter 45-46
    When to leave shelter 13, 24, 32

Radiation see FALLOUT, Radioactive

RADIATION SICKNESS: 11-13, 32
    How to recognize and treat it 66-67

Radio see BROADCASTING, Radio and television

Radioactive fallout see FALLOUT, Radioactive

SANITATION 41-42, 45-49

Shelters see FALLOUT SHELTERS

SHIELDING MATERIALS 14, 25, 34
    Comparison of various materials 25

SHOCK, How to recognize and treat 62-63

Sick and injured, care of the see FIRST AID

Sign, public fallout shelter see PUBLIC FALLOUT SHELTERS

SIGNALS, Warning: 18-20 see also ATTACK WARNING and
    NATURAL DISASTER WARNING

Sirens, warning see SIGNALS, Warning

Snow storms see STORMS, Winter


STORM CELLARS:
    For protection from tornadoes 80
    Use as fallout shelters 36

STORMS, Winter 81-84 see also 71-74 (General Guidance)

STORM TIDES OR SURGES 75-78

SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS: 39-44
    Home shelters 39, 41-44, care and use of supplies 45-49
    Public shelters 40, 46

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR NATURAL DISASTERS 72, 82-83

TAKING COVER:
    For protection from tornadoes 79-80
    In time of nuclear attack 21-22

TELEPHONE, Restricted use in a time of emergency 6, 20, 72, 74, 79

Television see BROADCASTING, Radio and television

TOILETS, Emergency 42, 45-46, 48-49

TORNADOES 79-80 see also 71-74 (General Guidance)

TOURNIQUETS, Special advice on 61-62

Training courses see EMERGENCY SKILLS

WARNING: 17-22 see also ATTACK WARNING and NATURAL DISASTER WARNING

WATER:
    Available and usable after an attack 14-16
    Care and use of water supplies in shelter 46-48
    Possible danger of contaminated water to children 6, 9, 16
    Precautions on use of water after a natural disaster 73
    To store for home shelter use 41
    To store for use in a natural disaster 72, 82
    To take to public fallout shelter 40
    Water service, turnoff by householders 75
    see also SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS

Winter storms see STORMS, Winter

KEEP THIS HANDBOOK
WITH OTHER EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS
YOU RECEIVE

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1968--O-297-579

1. In a time of nuclear attack or major natural disaster, don't use the telephone to get information or advice. Depend on radio or television.

2. These smaller particles would drift to earth more slowly, losing much of their radioactivity before they reached the ground, and would be spread by the upper winds over vast areas of the world.

3. This table, and other suggestions concerning emergency supplies of food and water, is contained in "Family Food Stockpile for Survival," Home and Garden Bulletin No. 77, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402, price 10 cents.






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