CHECKLIST OF EMERGENCY ACTIONS 6-7 CHILDREN, Special precautions for: Avoiding contaminated water and milk 6, 9, 16 Effects of radiation on children 13, 16 Finding fallout shelter at all times 24 Giving artificial respiration to children 59, 60 Infant supplies to be stored for shelter use 43 Construction of home fallout shelters _see_ PLANS FOR HOME FALLOUT SHELTERS Cover _see_ TAKING COVER CRAWL SPACE (use as improvised fallout shelter) 33, 36 DRIVING IN A TIME OF NATURAL DISASTER: Car may be needed for evacuation 72 Driving after a natural disaster has occurred 74 Driving at the time of a flood or hurricane 75, 76, 77, 78 Driving at the time of an earthquake 86 Driving during a winter storm 82-84 If you see a tornado while driving 80 EARTHQUAKES 85-86 _see also_ 71-74 (General Guidance) Effects of nuclear explosions _see_ NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of ELECTRIC SERVICE 75,82 ELECTRIC WIRES, Downed 73, 77, 78, 86 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 73, 76 ELECTRICITY (as related to fires) 52, 54 EMERGENCY ACTIONS CHECKLIST 6-7 EMERGENCY SKILLS: Need for 2, 5, 55, 56 Training courses in 2, 55 EVACUATION IN A TIME OF NATURAL DISASTER: 75-78 Securing your home before leaving 75-76 EXERTION, Physical: Avoiding overexertion during a storm 84 FALLOUT, Radioactive 5, 6, 10-13, 15, 16 FALLOUT SHELTERS: _General information_ 13-14, 23-25 Home shelters 24-25, how to prepare 26-32 Improvised shelters 33-38 Public shelters 23-24, how to identify 24 Some protection provided against blast and heat 14 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