Winter blizzards in North America have severely affected the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. These blizzards have caused traffic disruptions, power outages, and even reports of deaths due to hypothermia. In the extreme weather of blizzards, ensuring family safety is a top priority. Here are some key safeguards:
1. Stock up on supplies in advance
Warm supplies: Refer to the previously mentioned list of supplies and prepare sufficient cold-proof clothing for family members, such as a cold-proof hat for each person, multiple scarves, heavy down jackets, warm base shirts and pants, cold-proof gloves, and snow boots, etc., to ensure that body temperature can be maintained both indoors and outdoors. At the same time, stock up on a sufficient number of blankets for warmth when heating is insufficient.
Food and water: Reserve at least 3 days of drinking water, calculated at 2 liters per person per day, to cope with possible water outages. You can prepare bottled or bottled water. In terms of food, there should be canned food (meat, vegetables, fruits, etc.), freeze-dried food, energy bars, instant oatmeal and other convenient foods, as well as an appropriate amount of staple foods such as rice, flour, noodles, etc., and seasonings such as cooking oil, salt, sugar, etc., to ensure that simple hot food can be made to maintain the body’s energy needs.
Emergency lighting and communication: Place at least one hand-cranked flashlight in each room to ensure a stable light source during a power outage. It is best to choose a style with an SOS distress signal light and a mobile phone charging port. At the same time, prepare several emergency candles as backup lighting, but pay attention to fire safety when using them. If conditions permit, equip with a satellite phone or signal booster, plus multiple power banks to ensure smooth communication with the outside world so that you can call for help in an emergency.
2. Indoor safety maintenance
Heating guarantee: Check the heating equipment in the home in advance, such as electric heaters, oil-filled heaters, etc., to ensure that they can operate normally and the power used does not exceed the carrying range of the household circuit to avoid circuit failure. If there is a fireplace in the home, reserve enough dry firewood in advance, and pay attention to the correct use of the fireplace to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
Door and window reinforcement: Check whether the doors and windows are well sealed. If there are gaps, seal them with sealing strips or old towels to reduce the amount of cold air entering the room. For old windows, additional windbreaks can be installed to enhance the ability of windows to resist strong winds and prevent them from being blown apart, endangering the safety of family members.
Prevent slipping: Lay anti-slip mats in slippery areas in the house, such as doorways, bathrooms, kitchens, etc., to prevent family members from falling and getting injured due to ice on the ground or slippery snow after melting.
3. Outdoor safety precautions
Clearing snow: Prepare a high-strength aluminum alloy snow shovel and regularly clean the snow around the house, especially at key locations such as doorways, eaves, and driveways to prevent excessive snow from causing the roof to collapse and the doorway to be blocked and unable to travel. Pay attention to safety when clearing snow from the eaves to avoid being hit by falling snow.
Travel safety: If family members must go out, be sure to wear professional cold-proof clothing, snow boots, gloves, hats, scarves and other warm equipment, and tie crampons to increase the friction between the soles of the shoes and the snow to prevent slipping. When traveling, avoid objects such as billboards and trees that may collapse due to snow and strong winds, and stay away from dangerous facilities such as high-voltage lines.
Through the above measures, the safety of the family in blizzards is fully guaranteed, allowing the family to spend the bad weather with peace of mind.
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