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New MobileAid All-Terrain Trauma First Aid Station Responds NOW, Anywhere!

For almost 10 years, the MobileAid Easy-Roll Trauma First Aid Station has been helping on-site responders meet critical medical needs without having to wait for outside EMTs to arrive on the scene.  

Our mobile trauma carts have been used in schools, universities, hospitals, military facilities, prisons, U.S.embassies, factories, warehouses, businesses, and non-profit facilities throughout the United States and the world.  Our customers have thanked us for providing a wheeled solution that brings critical trauma first aid supplies directly to the patient rapidly and easily.  

MobileAid Easy-Roll carts and stations have meant no more relying on first aid cabinets bolted to the wall or heavy duffel bags or backpacks that leave the responder winded before they even have a chance to go to work on the injured.

MobileAid made "rolling" the new standard in Trauma First Aid delivery. Years ago we all used to carry our suitcases when travelling, but now we roll them along for quick and easy transport through the world's airports. With its Easy-Roll carts and stations, MobileAid brought the same practical and easy "wheeled" approach to Trauma First Aid delivery.

Now MobileAid has upped its game even further with an all-terrain version of its best selling mobile trauma first aid kit.  The MobileAid All-Terrain Trauma First Aid Station, with its 11.5 inch no-flat NeverFlat wheels, is designed to respond immediately, anywhere!  

This fast and stable cart can take any terrain - indoors or outdoors: hallways, stairs, escalators, parking lots, athletic courts and fields, grassy areas, roads, sidewalks, paths, and trails.  It will roll over rocks, sand, dirt, and snow.  Anywhere you can roll, it can go!

This complete 260-piece all-terrain trauma first aid station is fully organized with labeled first aid organizer boxes and includes a flexible stretcher, First Aid Flag, and an integrated seat and gear platform that can hold up to 300 lbs..

The super-durable aluminum frame is nearly indestructible but very light for a glide-along feel that makes it easy to push or pull for a person of any size. The frame features a perforated exoskeleton design with secure joints, and chrome plated screws with shake-proof nylon aircraft lock nuts for extra strength.

The handle can be adjusted to perfectly fit anyone, short or tall.  It can also be fully collapsed to provide compact storage for the unit when not in use.

The internal First Aid bag is made from premium polyester coated with water-repellent polyurethane to protect the inner contents and features a high-visibility reflective rain flap and clear markings for added safety and protection.

After experiencing the overwhelmingly positive response to this new all-terrain trauma first aid solution at a recent trade show, we believe that the MobileAid All-Terrain Trauma First Aid Station is destined to become the new standard in mobile Trauma First Aid response.

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Free Emergency Cell Phone Charger - Stay Charged Up Anywhere - No Matter What!

In an emergency or disaster the natural "first reach" is for our cell phones.  Whether to call for help or let others know we have survived, communication with the outside world, and especially loved ones, becomes critical.  The last thing we need is a dead cell phone battery or one that will quickly be that way.  Thus, having a portable battery backup on your person or in your emergency kit becomes a must.

For the past few months I have avoided plugging my cell phone into the wall and have instead been using the Goal Zero Flip 10 Emergency cell phone charger.  

I even convinced my wife (a total "non-gadget" person) to do the same.  This week she pronounced the Flip 10, "Fantastic!" as it has saved her from having her cell phone go dead multiple times when on the run.  Now when she is about to head out and notices her cell phone is about to die, she just grabs her Goal Zero Flip 10 Cell Phone Charger and takes it with her. There is no leaving the phone behind to charge or waiting for it to charge up either at home or in the car before she can use it.

What I like about this great little emergency charger is:

1) Small and compact: The charger weighs in at the "no-weight" of 2.5 oz and it's small enough (3.6" x .75" x .75") to carry in any pocket and any size emergency kit.  So it's a perfect EDC (Every Day Carry) item or addition to any emergency kit.  I keep one in the car as well.  I will now be adding at least one in each of my emergency kits.

2) Ease of Use When Charging:  The Goal Zero Flip 10 is so compact that I often end up using my phone (speaking, texting, emailing, or browsing) even while I am charging.  As soon as my cell battery gets low, I grab the Flip 10 and plug it in to my phone and keep texting, talking, or emailing.

3) Charge indicator: I never have to wonder how much juice is left in the charger. Four blue lights activated by pressing on the USB (when folded in and stored) give an exact read of how much power is left.

4) Easy to Recharge: When its time to recharge, I just stick it in any USB port (on my computer, on my cell-phone charger base, or on my Goal Zero Sherpa 100 Solar Power Pack).  It charges up quickly.  I actually keep a few of the Flip 10s around as well as a Flip 20, and Flip 30 so I always have portable charging available at a moments notice.

5) High Visibility Color:  I love that my green (also comes in bright blue) Flip 10 is so easy to spot.  It's easier to find than my phone with its black case.

6) Includes Compact Charging Cord: The charger comes with a compact USB to mini USB cord.  This works great for my Android phone.  If you have an IPhone, you can use your own cord or purchase a compact cord.

Perhaps the best thing of all is that you can now get a Goal Zero Flip 10 Emergency Phone Charger FREE with any purchase of $125 or more (before shipping & taxes) on www.lifesecure.com.  Just enter the Coupon code CHARGE at the checkout. So head to www.lifesecure.com now to stock up on the latest emergency preparedness gear and get your FREE emergency cell phone charger.

 

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What To Put In A Gunshot Wound Kit

This map of mass shootings illustrates the extent of the threat ...

With the ongoing and increasing incidents of mass shootings, Lifesecure is getting increasing requests for a gunshot would kit.  So today starts the development process for a MobileAid brand gunshot wound kit that can be used by lay people and trained lay responders in a shooting incident. 

The purpose of the gunshot wound kit will be to keep people alive until trained EMS and other medical personnel arrive on the scene.  It will address the critical window of opportunity to save a life that begins the moment someone is injured in a shooting.

So join us as our product development staff works on this kit. 

The very first question is, "What are the 'must haves' in a gunshot wound kit?"

What would you put in a gunshot wound kit?  Give us your input and tell us your expertise.

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Urban Disaster Survival: Be Prepared, But Don't Look Prepared

While in a best case scenario you may find yourself already at home with plenty of supplies as a disaster strikes, and the situation may allow you to "shelter in place" and stay away from less secure environments, this may not always be the case.  In a severe emergency, you may find yourself in a situation where you have to evacuate to get home or to leave your home if it is unsafe.  In many evacuation scenarios you may not find yourself in the relative isolation and security of your car.  This will potentially put you out in public with whatever emergency supplies you have.  So think about this...  

While it's important to have the right supplies to keep you and your family secure for three days or more in a disaster situation, it can also important not to "advertise" your level of preparedness to others. Especially in an urban environment in which you may be among many strangers, most of whom will NOT be prepared with their own supplies (this is just a reality), it is important to keep a low profile.  In a less than secure environment, don't "advertise" what you have by what you use to carry it.

Your selection of a backpack or bag that has a design and color that will not readily signal what is inside may help you avoid becoming a victim of those who, out of despirtation, may be willing to try to take your supplies from you.  If you have to travel by foot in a desparate sitiation, a bag with clear "Emergency" colors, lettering or design, may scream, "I've got what you don't!"

While disasters can bring out the good in many people, the more dire the situation, the more likley that some people will do whatever it takes to meet their own immediate needs.  If it is clear that you have what they need, you may become a target of violence that could deprive you of needed supplies, or worse, leave you injured or dead.

Here is an example of a "Survival Kit" pack that might prove problematic in an "unfriendly" urban post-disaster environment. While high-visibility backpacks and bags have their place and very practical application in emergencies, if you are in a high density urban/suburban environment you are safer to stay with backpacks and bags that don't have a specific "emergency" look.  You will want to avoid bright emergency colors like red, orange, yellow, or green. You will also want to avoid using a military style backpacks that may signal that you are well prepared. You will espcially want to avoid showing your supplies by dangling knives, flashlights, and other supplies on the outside as you might naturally do in a wilderness suvival situation.

Think "stealth." Stick to black, navy blue, or other colors that don't draw attention.  At Lifesecure, we have always offered such options in our emergency preparedness product line.  Recently we sold a large amount of our SecurEvac Stealth-200 24-Hour Urban/Suburban Evacuation Kit (50200) to a well known national company. They plan to provide these kits to their employees who work in urban areas and who, in a disaster, might have to try to get home without the aid of their usual modes of transportation. They wisely chose a kit that will not tend to draw attention to itself. This kit is packed in a small black bag with only a small logo that helps in initial identification but which will not draw attention in use.

To stay secure in an emergency situation you may need to think about others and their reactions as much as you do about your own preparedness and plans.  Think carefully about the potential situations you may face.  If you are likley to have to evacuate on foot in an environemnt that may not be safe, chose to carry your supplies in a way that will keep you in a low profile.  This may go a long way to helping you be secure in an unsure world.

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Tornado Myth: "Good Thing We Don't Have Tornadoes Here!"

That's what the lady at the post office told me as we talked about the tornadoes just reported in another state yesterday.  She must not know about the one that wiped out a small town and killed several people just 30 or so miles from here in the past few weeks.  She also must not know that tornadoes can happen anywhere in the United States and do happen in many other countries.

Tornadoes have been reported in all 50 stated including Alsaka and Hawaii.  

There is also a misconcpetion that tornadoes only happen in rural areas.  This may myth may largely be due to the fact that the central part of the United States, where tornadoes are most common, includes many rural areas.

So no matter where you live, now is a good time to brush up on what to do in a tornado.

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LifeSecure Corporate and Employee Discount Programs - Emergency Kits and Supplies

Over the years we have set up automatic discount codes for many companies seeking to prepare their employees  at work and to encourage them and their families to be prepared at home.  

We have made our LifeSecure Corporate and Employee Discount Program very simple by providing a discount code that the company or its employees can enter at the checkout for an automatic discount. These discounts are good on any product we offer on www.lifesecure.com.  

Many companies love our program because it requires no administrative effort.  All a company needs to do is communicate the discount code to its employees.  

If you would like us to set up this program for your company or organization, just give us a call at 877-877-5522 or email us at [email protected].  We would be happy to help you keep everyone in your organization secure in case of an emergency or disaster.

Here are a few of the companies who have looked to Lifesecure to help them keep their employees secure in an emergency or disaster:

Alcoa Boeing BMO Financial  CB Richard Ellis Chevron Clorox Conoco Phillips Corizon  Disney  EMC Exxon Mobil  FedEx Fidelity Investments  Frito Lay  General Mills, Inc.  Hilton Hotels IKEA  Indymac Bancorp

John Deere  Kaiser Permanente Kawasaki Motors Corp. Liberty Mutual Insurance Macy’s Mercury General Milliken & Company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Raytheon  Securitas Snap-on Tools  Sony U.S.A. Sovereign Bank Suncor Energy  Time Warner Toyota, U.S.A. Wachovia Corp. Weyerhaeuser

* Numerous large and small businesses, law firms, banks, and medical practices

 

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Apply Now for An EVERY LIFE SECURE Community Non-Profit Emergency Preparedness Grant

At Lifesecure, we believe that every life matters in an emergency or disaster. We're working to help make "every life secure" in communities like yours. Our Every Life Secure Emergency Preparedness Gear Grants help community non-profit organizations prepare to secure lives in an emergency or disaster.

YOU CAN GET HELP: If your non-profit group would like to receive up to $500 in an "Every Life Secure" Emergency Preparedness Gear Grant to help your community in an emergency or disaster, simply email us at [email protected] and answer three questions:

1) What is your website URL? (So we can lean more about the great work you do in your community).

2) What emergency preparedness item(s) available on www.lifesecure.com would help you keep every life secure in your community?

3) How would you use these supplies to keep every life secure in your communituy in case of an emergency or disaster?

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: 

Every Life Secure Emergency Preparedness Gear Grant requests may be made by an authorized representative of any community non-profit group.  This may include, but is not limited to, representatives of community non-profit groups such as schools, medical facilities, community centers, CERT groups, Search & Rescue squads, volunteer fire departments and other non-profit organizations. No grants will be aware to for-profit organizations.

Every Life Secure Emergency Preparedness Gear Grants may be requested for gear listed on www.lifesecure.com and valued at between $50 and $500.  All gear grants will be made with actual emergency kits or supplies.  No cash grants will be made.  The awards will be made at the full retail value listed on www.lifesecure.com

Every Life Secure Emergency Preparedness Gear Grants will be made by an internal committee of emergency preparedness product experts. Grants will be made on the basis of available funds, the applicant's response to application questions, and the positive work of the non-profit organization.   All decisions made by the grant committee are final.  All grantees agree to submit a picture of people in their organization with the donated gear and have this image and information shared on social media.

Every Life Secure Emergency Preparedness Gear Grant applications not accepted for award in any given quarter will be kept for up to one year and will still be eligible for a quarterly grant at that time.  The grant application will expire one year from the date of submission.

Community organizations may apply for only one grant at a time.  Once a grant has been awarded or the grant application has expired, the organization may apply again for a grant.

Comments or questions regarding this emergency preparedness grant program may be submitted to the grant committee by emailing [email protected].

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Order on LifeSecure.com, and We'll Donate $5 to Keep "Every Life Secure" In an Emergency or Disaster

At Lifesecure, we believe that every life matters in an emergency or disaster.  That's why we're working to make every life secure in communities like yours. It's the focus of Every Life Secure, our initiative to help community non-profit organizations prepare to secure lives in an emergency or disaster.

Beginning May 1, 2015...

YOU CAN HELP:  For every order placed on www.LifeSecure.com we'll donate $5 in LifeSecure Emergency Supplies and Kits to non-profit organizations in communities like yours.  

So, to secure yourself and help make every life secure, place an order now on www.LifeSecure.com.

YOU CAN GET HELP: If your non-profit group would like to receive up to $500 in an "Every Life Secure" Emergency Preparedness Gear Grant to help your community in an emerency or disaster, submit your simple application now.

Email us at [email protected] with comments or questions.

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When is Tornado Season in the United States?

The short answer is that "tornado season" in the United States is from March to June.  This is when most tornadoes occur.

However, it should be noted that tornadoes have been recorded in every month of the year in the United States.  So tornado season may come in the spring, but being prepared for a tornado or other severe weather is important 365 days a year.

Make your shelter-in-place plans and be sure to have an emergency kit to handle the aftermath should you end up in the path of a tornado.

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New York - Do you have your Shelter-In-Place Kit Ready?

It's not a good day to live in New York as Winter Storm Juno begins to make its power felt.  The predictions are for this to be the worst snowstorm on record for New York City.  New Yorkers may see two feet of snow or more. The mayor says ,"Prepare for the worst."  

We have begun to get emails that East Coast companies are closing down and don't expect to be open tomorrow.

Blizzard conditions are expected and this means people will have to shelter in place in their homes (hopefully that is where most New Yorkers will be).  They will also need to be prepared for power disruptions.  This is a good time to make sure that one has their shelter-in-place emergency kit ready.

Such shelter-in-place kits should include all the basic survival supplies necessary to sustain life and comfort for at least 72 hours.  When a severe winter strom hits, it can take a few days to get things back to normal.  

One never knows if they will have the time to fully prepare in the moment for such weather events, so being prepared in advance with a shelter-in-place kit and supplies is the only way to be sure to be secure in this unsure world in which we live.

New York, we feel for you as it could be any of us next.  From Chicago... Be secure and safe New York!

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School Mass- Stabbing Shows the Need For On-Site Trauma First Aid Kits and Supplies

The horrific mass-stabbing of 21 students and staff members at a Pittsburgh high school shows, once again, that we live in an unsure world in which violence can happen anytime and anywhere.  Such incidents highlight the need to have trauma first aid supplies on-site at every school, workplace, and other facility.

Many of the wounds that were sustained needed immediate attention to save the lives of the victims and lay responders were there on-site in the critical first moments after the event.  Many of those who responded first were fellow students, teachers, and other staff.  It is important to have trauma first aid supplies on site to begin the response even before outside medical responders can arrive on the scene.

Especially in mass stabbings or shootings or other major disasters, there is no way for outside medical responders to get to everyone in need as immediately as those who are already on the scene.  Those bystanders can best respond if they have quick access to basic medical supplies such as bandages for large wounds.

The kind of first aid supplies needed for an instant response rarely exist in sufficient quantities in a regular first aid kit.  What is needed is a well equipped trauma first aid kit.

Many U.S. schools use our MobileAid Trauma Stations and backpack kits to provide just such trauma first aid supplies in the case of such incidents.  Is your facility prepared with adequate trauma first aid supplies?

If this had happened at your school or workplace, would you have been prepared with the supplies necessary to respond instantly?  If not, we can help with our line of MobileAid Emergency Response products.

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California: Time To Get An Earthquake Kit

Dear California:

May we humbly suggest that its time to either (1) take a good look at your current earthquake kit (checking for the stuff that has expired since you bought it years ago), or (2) get yourself an earthquake kit?  

We make this suggestion because Lucile M. Jones, a seimologist at the United States Geological Survey, told the New York Times this week, "The last 17 years has been the quietest time we have ever seen.  Maybe we're starting to turn back to more normal levels."

More normal levels included the devastating Northridge Earthquake of 1994 among others. We are glad that this week's California earthquakes left few injuries, no fatalities, and relatively minor property damage. Hopefully what they did leave is a bit of a wake up call for the need for earthquake preparedness.

So, take a few minutes to make the effort to make sure you are secure in an unsure world, by getting your earthquake kit all set.  If we at LifeSecure can help, you know where to find us.

Sincerely,

Your Lifesecure Friends

  

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Danger - Rabbit Starvation

Never before have I associated rabbits with any sort of danger. There always seems to be one or more rabbits living in my yard, or at least foraging there. But somehow I never feel threatened when working in the yard.  I can honestly say that no rabbit has ever caused me to experience a fight or flight response.  Rabbits just don't get my adrenaline going.

So I was surprised to find on page 127 of the "SAS Survival Handbook" (A fun survival read from a former British Special Forces Survival Instructor - John "Lofty" Wiseman) the word, "DANGER!" next to the word "Rabbit".

To be fair, the word "DANGER!" was actually next to the words "Rabbit Starvation".  With that section title, I then quickly wondered why starving rabbits would pose any danger in a survival situation?  So, Lofty had my attention and I read the following:

"Rabbits can provide the easiest of meals but their flesh lacks fat and vitamins essential to man.  The Hudson Bay Company recorded cases of trappers dying of starvation although eating well on easily available diet of rabbit.

The body uses its own vitamins and minerals to digest the rabbit... If they are not replaced, weakness and other symptoms of vitamin deficiency appear.  If more rabbit is eaten, the condition becomes worse.  Trappers literally ate themselves to death when eating vegetation would have ensured their survival.  This situation often occurs when vegetation has been buried by snow and survivors rely on rabbits for food."

I then investigated this survival hazard further and found the following in Wikipedia:

"Rabbit starvation, also referred to as protein poisoning or mal de caribou, is a form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (e.g., rabbit) coupled with a lack of other sources of nutrients usually in combination with other stressors, such as severe cold or dry environment. Symptoms include diarrhea, headache, fatigue, low blood pressure and heart rate, and a vague discomfort and hunger (very similar to a food craving) that can only be satisfied by consumption of fat or carbohydrates."

So there is one more thing to be careful of should you find yourself in an extreme survival situation. Though it may sound funny or even absurd, a few words to the wise... DANGER - RABBIT STARVATION!.

 

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Has Your Emergency Kit Expired? Replacement Kits are the Easy and Inexpensive Solution

Remember the emergency kit you bought years ago?  Perhaps long enough ago that you aren't sure exactly what year you did buy it in?  Is it possible that it has been four or five years or more since you bought it?  Have you looked through it since?  If you had to use it today, would all of the supplies still be within their use by dates?  Would all of the supplies function fully?

Every emergency kit expires.  Actually the whole kit doesn't expire, just some of the supplies within the kit.  In fact many items in your emergency kit have an indefinite shelf life.  This means that these items will essentially last forever.  Other items do expire and need to be replaced on a regular basis (every few years).

Purchasing a replacement kit will allow you to replace expired items while leaving the other items in place. This is a less expensive way to make sure you have an emergency kit that is up to date than just replacing the whole kit every few years.

Here a list of common items that are found in most emergency kits with their typical expirations:

Light sticks - 5 years (older versions used to be only 4 years)

 

Emergency water - (the kind in packets approved by the U.S. Coast Guard) - 5 years

Emergency Food - (again the U.S. Coast Guard approved type) - 5 years

 

 

 

 

Batteries- most now at least 7 years

 

First aid - some components are up to 2 years while others are indefinite

 

 

At LifeSecure, we offer Replacement Emergency Kits for each of our most popular emergency kits.  These replacement kits only have the items that expire.  So, you don't pay to replace what doesn't need to be replaced.

Take a look at your emergency kit and then look at our replacement kits.  

For a limited time, you can use the coupon code REPLACE to save an additional 10% off the product cost on this or any other lifesecure.com purchase.  Any time of year is a good time to check out your kit.  So go check it out and save a bit as you make sure your kit is updated and youy are secure in case of an emergency or disaster.

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Emergency Kit Holiday Gift Savings for 2013

If you are thinking about buying a holiday gift that could really make a difference in someone's life (not an even larger screen TV than they already have), then we have got some help for you.  For a limited time, use the coupon code 2013HOLIDAY to get an additional 10% off the lowest sale price on emergency kits and supplies at www.LifeSecure.com.

It's that simple.  Just chose what you want to give from among the many emergency kits and disaser supplies that we have sold to help Secure over 600,000 Lives.  Then enter the code 2013HOLIDAY at checkout on www.LifeSecure.com to get an additional 10% off the lowest sale price.

It's a bright way to "lighten" your total at the checkout when you buy emergency kits as a holiday gifts (or to lighten the worry about emergency preparedness for a few more people on your gift list).

It's just another bright option in the LifeSecure 2013 HOLIDAY LIGHTS Promotion.

Happy and Secure Holidays,

The LifeSecure Holiday Lights Team

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS Promotion: FREE Luci Solar LED Emergency Lantern

HOLIDAY LIGHTS Promotion: FREE Luci Solar LED Emergency Lantern

Half the fun of doing a Holiday promotion is coming up with a fitting theme and the other half is finding something cool to give away.  We're in the emergency preparedness business, and so emergency lights are a natural part of our product offering.  So it hit us that it was about time this year (it's our 9th Holiday season) to launch a "HOLIDAY LIGHTS" promotion... half the battle won.

So the next thing we had to do is find some cool emergency light products to give away... no problem.  We have just launched the Luci Solar LED Emergency Lantern.  We love this versatile compact lantern and so its a natural to offer FREE with a purchase of $200.00 or more on www.LifeSecure.com.  Just use the checkout Coupon Code: LANTERN. This, indeed, will make a great gift or stocking stuffer itself.  Or just keep it for your own emergency kit.

Here are the basics on the Solar LED lantern:

 
The Luci 10-LED Solar Lantern is compact (1" x 5" when collapsed) and lightweight (4.5 oz) for storage and transport and bright (80 lumens) for emergency use.  It's waterproof enclosure inflates to 4" for use in low light, bright light, and emergency flashing light modes.  It can be used as a task light, flashlight, and diffuse area lantern (15 sq. ft.). 

An 8 hour charge yields 6 to 12 hours of light.  A single charge will hold for up to 3 months. Key to its usefulness when stored in an emergency kit is that it maintains 50% power even after 2 years in dark storage.  So just recharge in sunlight or incandescent light every year or so. 

It has a handle for carrying or attaching to walls,ceilings, or backpacks. The long life on this product should keep anyone happy: 300 - 500 recharge cycles.  It durable and maintenance free.

We really do hope that you will like it as much as we do.  So load up on Secure gifts for the Holidays and let us send you your FREE Luci light.

Happy and Secure Holidays,

The LifeSecure Holiday Lights Team

 

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Radiological Drinking Water Filter Helps Keep You Secure in A Nuclear Disaster

People are increasingly concerned about contamination from fallout after a nuclear disaster such as what occurred in Fukashima, Japan. When ground water is contaminated by nuclear elements, the availability of safe drinking water becomes a real concern.

18 countries around the world have 436 nuclear reactors.  Any of these reactors could experience a melt-down like that which happened in Fukushima. That fallout can spread well beyond the original source and respects no borders.

In the United States there are 104 nuclear reactors in 31 states.

Now there is a radiological water filter system can provide safe drinking water under these circumstances and can help people be secure in the event of a nuclear disaster her in the United States or elsewhere.  The water filtration system has been specifically designed to filter out nuclear contamination in drinking water supplies.  The system has been tested using EPA protocols and tested to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 Broward Testing Labs.

This emergency water filter system comes in a portable 28 oz. water bottle, a compact drinking straw, and a pump filter system for groups.  Each product is designed using the a unique radiological filter system developed by long time experts in water filtration.  Each is suited to various scenarios in which one may have evacuated or may need to shelter-in-place.

How does it work? This new filter removes the four basic zones of contamination: Aesthetic (Chlorine, taste and odor), Chemicals (from Industry and Agriculture), Dissolved Solids (heavy metals such as lead, mercury, Chromium 6) and up to 99.99% of Radiological Contaminants such as Gross Beta, Radon 222, Radium 226, Plutonium, Uranium, Cesium 137 and Radioactive Iodine 131.

The filter is designed with a hard shell that is formed to exact or 2 micron absolute porosity. The filter is impregnated with various proprietary media that have the ability to remove, absorb, adsorb, chemically bond and chelate different contaminants as they pass through the tortuous path designed in the filter. The basic media in the filter is a proprietary powder activated coconut carbon that has a surface phenomenon that causes a molecular attraction of substances to the surface of the filter. The rate or volume of adsorption or removal of toxic chemicals, radioactive contaminates and heavy metals is caused by the specific volume of medias used, their quality, and the flow rate of water passing through the filter.

Prepare now.  A nuclear disaster is a very real threat that can affect any of us no matter where we live.  Despite advanced safety systems, no nuclear power plant is 100% safe from every possible disaster scenario.

Now is the time to consider your water filtration needs in the case of a nuclear accident or disaster.  These radiological filters are one of the solutions that may help you be secure in such an emergency scenario. 

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LifeSecure Kicks Off "Secure Water Week" with New Emergency Water Filter Lineup

With growing concerns about the safety of the world water supply, LifeSecure has launched a new line of emergency water filtration products designed to provide secure and safe drinking water in any emergency or disaster.  To share these products with those concerned about securely surviving a disaster, LifeSecure has kicked off its "Secure Water Week" on this blog and in social media.

We encourge you to think about how well prepared you are to provide safe water for you, your family, and others for whom you may be responsible (school, work, church, etc.) in an emergency.  Do you have the water storage ot the water filter necessary to ensure that you have enough claen water?

Now is the time to be sure you have a secure water supply in case of emergency.

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Over 850,000 Lives Secured with Emergency Kits & Disaster Survival Supplies...

 

LifeSecure has now secured over 850,000 lives in case of an emergency or disaster.

Our short term goal is now to reach over a million lives secured with emergency kits and disaster supplies.

Our long term goal is to help make Every Life Secure in An Unsure World. 

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What To Do In A Tornado

Here are three simple guidelines for how to shelter in a tornado: Get In, Get Down, Get Covered.  The key is to protect yourself from falling or flying debris.  So you want to get as far down and as far away from exteriors as possible.  The more solid protection between you and the tornado the better.

Here are another 15 tips on what to do in a tornado.

Remember, among those things never to do in a tornado, is to tray to outrun it.  Take shelter as quickly as you can and as best you can.  Get in, Get down, and Get Covered.

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Tornado: Emergency Kit Needed

Even as an expert in emergency preparedness, I have tended to think of tornadoes as more localized disasters and ones in which help is usually readily available to meet all of the basic disaster survival needs.  However, after seeing the devastation and the aftermath of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado, I am convinced that a well stocked emergency kit is as needed after a tornado as it is after any other catastrophic disaster.

Just watch this video of the aftermath of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado and consider the need for a tornado emergency kit.

 

Remember a tornado emergency kit is really the same kit that you would use for any disaster.  It should meet the same 10 basic disaster survival needs: water, food, breathing protection, first aid, shelter, warmth, communication, light, tools, sanitation & hygiene.

 

Take the time to either get an emergency kit today or make sure that your current emergency kit is well stocked and that all the supplies are current and not expired.

 

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Here is a link to live updates on tornado damage in Oklahoma.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/05/live-updates-of-tornado-damage-in-oklahoma/

50 tornadoes in 24 hours - some massive.  The most destructive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma and already over 50 are confirmed dead.  They had 20 to 30 minutes warning but with winds over 200 MPH, it wasn't enough to keep everyone safe.  That tornado was over a mile and a half wide and was on the ground for over an hour.

Sometimes we think that tornadoes are such localized events that there is no need for a tornado emergency kit.  The truth is that torandoes can be of disasterous proportions and help may not be immediately available to everyone.

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What Causes Tornadoes?

After 28 tornadoes reported yesterday in the U.S. heartland, I was wondering, "What causes tornadoes"?

As I looked up several sources, I liked this animated tornado formation video the best as it made the causes and formation of a tornado very easy to understand.

Here are some other top links that answer the question of what causes a tornado...

http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_tornadoes.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tornadoes/causesoftornadoes.shtml

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/what-causes-tornadoes

If you live in America, where 95% of the world's tornadoes actually hit, then be ready to respond and protect yourself in case of a tornado.  Make sure to have your tornado emergency kit at the ready during tornado season.

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  Eyewitnesses describe the horror of the recent Texas tornados:  "I couldn't stop screaming."

Be prepared for any disaster.

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WHO Calls H7N9 One of the "Most Lethal" Viruses So Far

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling the H7N9 now developing in China one of the "most lethal" because it seems to be infecting people much more easily than previously know bird flu strains.

So far we are at 108 cases and 23 fatalities.  That about a 21% mortality rate.  What concerns scientists and health professionals is that this strain of bird flu seems to be developing much more quickly than the H5N1 strain that caused such concern.

We are not yet at human-to-human transmition, so we'll just cotninue to keep and eye on this one along with the SARS-like coronavirus.

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Two hospital workers are the latest confirmed cases of the new SARS-like coronavirus.  The latest stats are 40 confirmed infected and 20 fatalities.  That's a 50% mortality rate.  Medical professionals are going into high gear to undersrand and stop this outbreak.

We'll continue to keep an eye on this one.

Novel viruses have the potential to spread person-to-person and rapidly travel around the world.  We all must be prepared for a global pandemic.  Experts continue to tell us its a when, not if scenario.

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Coronavirus News - SARS-like Virus Now Spreading Human-to-Human

The World Health Organization has announced that the new SARS-like corona virus is now spreading person-to-person.  While it is too early to worry about a pandemic, there were four more cases confirmed in Saudi Arabia today bringing the total confirmed cases to 34, with 18 fatalities from the virus.  That's a 53% mortality rate at this early stage.

We will be keeping on eye on developing coronavirus news.

Its important to be prepared with the right supplies in case of a pandemic disease outbreak.

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Boston Shelter-In-Place - What Do We Learn?

Always be ready to Shelter In Place (SIP).  It's a basic emergency preparedness lesson.  No one in Boston could have anticipated just a few days ago that parts of the city would be in a government ordered Shelter-In-Place situation because of a manhunt for the Boston Marathon terrorist.  None of us can be sure when we might have to do the same for similar or very different reasons.

Here are some good resources to learn the basics of how to Shelter In Place (SIP) in an emergency:

http://www.nationalterroralert.com/shelterinplace/

http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/shelter/

http://www.ready.gov/shelter

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/shelterinplace.html

Always be prepared to GO (evacuate) or STAY (Shelter-In-Place).  Be secure EITHER WAY.

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Secure Your Life Suggestion #1

Start by simply making a list of the potential natural and man-made emergencies or disasters that could impact you in your area. 

Here is a list of potential hazards.  Which could happen in your neighborhood?

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Pandemic Flu Supplies - Do You Have them On Hand?

Flu season is ramping up. 

Are you prepared with the pandemic flu supplies needed when the eventual pandemic arrives? Experience shows these supplies evaporate quickly as soon as the pandemic starts to spread. 

Advance preparation is the key to all emergency preparedness.

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Sea Level Rising Faster Than Previously Thought - More Severe Storms

The latest report says the sea level is rising 60% faster than previously thought.  This means a greater frequency of severe storms with damaging surges like Hurricane Sandy.  Are you prepared to deal with these new realities? 

The newly released study indicates that ice sheets in Antarctica nad Greenland are disappearing three times faster than they were just two decades ago.

The study, published in the journal Science, is thought to be an extremely accurate analysis of polar region ice melts. The study indicates that the rapid polar ice melt has caused an increase in sea level that is expected to pose problems in low coastal regions.  These rising sea levels pose the greatest danger because they make it more liekly for storms to cause massive flooding. 

Among the alarming findings is that ice in Greenland is melting at a rate five times what it was in the 1990s. Melt from Greenland accounts for two-thirds of the polar ice melt.

Remember this is a study just of how the ice has melted and is melting in polar regions.  For those still worried about the existence of glabal warming or it's causes, it's time to quit worrying about that and just accept the fact that the ice is melting and the seas are rising.  Oh, and cigarettes do indeed kill you.  Those who fight against such data are very clearly finding themselves on a shrinking island of thought (pun fully intended).  It's time to accept reality, recognize the risks, and paln for the possibilities.

The bottom line is that we are going to see greater and greater damage from storms such as Sandy.  Though there is much data from other studies that indicates that the frequency of such large storms will also increase, you can leave that aside and still have cause for concern.  Those who live in costal regions must be increasing prepared for tyhe catastrophies that this seas level rise will make more prevelent.

Its time for all of us to be prepared to deal with disasters.  They are becoming an increasing fact of life in our day.  Make sure that you are prepared for any emergecny or disaster by having an emergency kit and supplies and making other preparations.

And if your friends and family are not yet prepared, emergency kits make a great holiday gift.  We are getting many orders each day from folks responding to recent events such as Hurricane Sandy by buying emergency kits for everyone on their list this holiday season.  Many employers are making an emergency kit their employee gift at their holiday party.

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Now Buy Emergency Preparedness Kits On Facebook

LifeSecure emergency preparedness products are now on sale on Facebook.  Yes, just when you thought you might at least have to leave Facebook to get make sure your are prepared for any emergency or disaster, you don't have to.  Our full LifeSecure website is now availalable right on Facebook.  No need to stop connecting with friends while you shop for emergency kits and supplies.

While you are there, please LIKE us.  We'll keep you up to date on the latest in emergency preparedness on your favorite platform -- whatever it is.

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#1 Selling Emergency Preparedness Holiday Gift

This emergency survival crank/solar radio was our #1 selling emergency preparedness gift yesterday.  A New York City company purchased it large quantity for all of their employees to be given at a holiday party. 

I don't know what they gave as the holiday gift last year, but I'm sure this radio will make them more secure than whatever that gift was.  What a difference a devastating hurricane can make in one's perspective on what makes a good employee gift for the holidays.

Use code BLOG2012 to save 10% off the sale price if you wish to give this or other emergency preparedness gifts to keep family and friends secure in any emergency or disaster.  Find all our gift selections at www.LifeSecure.com.

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Give An Emergency Kit - A Gift That Helps Friends and Family Be Secure

We've all received and given holiday gifts that are nice (perhaps even expensive) but that will make little difference in the life of the receiver. 

In these difficult times, we each want to make every dollar and every gift count.  An emergency or disaster can happen anywhere and at anytime.  In these times of crisis your emergency kit gift may help maintain calm, keep a friend or family member comfortable, or even save a life.

So this holiday season consider giving the gift of emergency preparedness.  Here's a way to do that and save an additional 10% off the lowest sale price...  Use coupon code BLOG2012 through December 7th, 2012.  http://www.lifesecure.com/holidaysales.asp.

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Give the Gift of Emergency Preparedness

Want to give a meaningful gift this year?  How about the gift of emergency preparedness?  Here's a way to do that and save an additional 10% off the lowest sale price...  Use coupon code BLOG2012 through December 7th, 2012.  http://www.lifesecure.com/holidaysales.asp.

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We Are Proud to Secure the U.S. Embassy In Kuwait with Emergency Kits

Though I was born in Pennsylvania, I grew up overseas in Australia and the Philippines, so the U.S. Embassy has always had special meaning for me as a symbol of my mother country.  This is why it really makes me proud when the U.S. Government comes to LifeSecure to help keep our embassy personnel and their families secure in case of any emergency or disaster around the world. 

Just last week we delivered emergency kits to the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait for the first time.  We have provided emergency preparedness kits and supplies to U.S embassies in Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, South America, and now in the Middle East.  We are so pleased to be able to help keep our embassy personnel and their families safe in an emergency.

Thanks to the folks who represent our country acrosss the world in our emabssies and consulates.  I grew up with some of their kids and I respect them for the sacrifices they make in our behalf.

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Save 10% On Emergency Preparedness Gifts Through Dec. 7th. - Coupon Code: BLOG2012

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Use the coupon code BLOG2012 at the www.LifeSecure.com checkout and save 10% on your purchases through December 7, 2012.  This 10% discount is off of the lowest sale price.

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Give A "Secure" Holiday Gift - An Emergency Preparedness Gift - And Save 10%

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This holiday season follows on the heals of the terrible East Coast disaster caused by Hurricane Sandy.  These disaster scenes as played out on TV every night made us remember the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina not so many years ago. 

In such uncertain times (a disaster can strike anytime and anywhere), we may think of giving a holiday gift that has significance and is of lasting value.  One such gift is the gift of emergency preparedness. 

This holiday season, think about helping family and friends be secure in any emergency or disaster.  As relatively few people are completely prepared with emergency kits and supplies, you can be sure that your gift will be appreciated.

For the past eight holiday seasons, people have turned to LifeSecure to provide them with emergency preparedness gifts for everyone on their holiday gift lists.  Our wide variety of emergency preparedness solutions offers gifts to cover the similarly broad range of holiday gift giving needs --from stocking stuffers to large gifts.  At LifeSecure, we can help you with a gift for everyone on your holiday list.  Use the coupon code BLOG2012 at the www.LifeSecure.com checkout and save 10% on your purchases through December 7th.  This 10% discount is off of the lowest sale price.

Each holiday season we offer a specially selected list of emergency preparedness gifts in our Holiday Gift Section on www.LifeSecure.com.

If you are watching your holiday gift budget but want to make sure that you are giving emergency preparedness products that meet or exceed US Government preparedness guidelines and can be trusted to perform in a real emergency, our line of LifeSecure Home emergency kits and supplies offers high quality products at a very competitive prices. 

Our Extreme Disaster Gear emergency preparedness products are a great choice for those on your list who will appreciate emergency gear designed to go "beyond the basics" to prepare them for extreme disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes. 

For those for whom nothing but the very best emergency response kits and emergency supplies will do, MobileAid is your best possible gift choice.  You can find the full line of MobileAid Emergency Response products, including Trauma First Aid and Earthquake Survival Kits at our newest website, www.Mobile-Aid.com or on www.lifesecure.com.

Have a safe and secure holiday, and consider helping everyone on your holiday gift list to do the same with emergency preparedness gifts.  You'll be doing your part to help make "Every Life Secure".

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Have A Happy and Secure Thanksgiving!

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Hurricane Sandy Says it Again, "Disasters Are Not Going Away" - Prepare Now

Even as a follow-on Nor'easter is on its way, the message from Hurricane Sandy is clear... There will be disasters, they will be disastrous, and your neighborhood can be hit, so prepare now.  Everyone needs to prepare to evacuate or to shelter in place for at least three days after a disaster.  You can see from Sandy, three days is a minimum.

Get your emergency kit now.  I can tell you, we are seeing a great surge in orders as many have gotten the reminder message.

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The Surprising Effects of the U.S. Drought - See the Pictures

The drought painted in pictures.  It ain't pretty in more ways than one...

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Seen the Corn Lately?

Well, it doesn't look so good.  The drought just keeps getting worse.  See this week's 6-week drought animation.

Reminder - be prepared for any disaster...

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What is the Most Deadly Weather Disaster?

What adverse weather is most deadly - hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards?  It turns out that heat waves are the most deadly weather disaster.  This is according to a recent study by University of Wisconsin-Madison medical bioethicist Richard Keller.

As one example the study indicated that about 70,000 people dies in the 2003 heat wave that scorched Europe.

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Mass Shooting at Batman Movie Reminds Us of the Need For Trauma First Aid Supplies in Every Facility

In Aurora, Colorado a gunman opened fire in a crowded theater at the premiere of the latest Batman movie.  As of this time 12 are dead and 50 wounded.  The whole incident is just sickening, but reminds us of the need to be prepared for just such emergencies.

How can you prepare for such a disaster?  One way is by having trauma first aid supplies on hand for just such an eventuality.  Whether it is a tornado, earthquake, mass shooting, or another incident, being able to respond in those critical moments before first responders arrive, can mean the difference between life and death for some. 

Having more than just a basic first aid kit on hand can allow even staff members and other lay responders to assist in providing live sustaining aid (such as stropping bleeding) until medical first responders are able to take over and ultimately provide lifesaving care.   Every public or private building or venue should be prepared for such disasters by having adequate trauma first aid kits or trauma first aid supplies.

At LifeSecure, we developed our line of MobileAid trauma first aid stations and kits to allow lay responders to provide livesaving aid in those critical moments before professional help can arrive. We had one reported incident in which EMS responders used the bandages from our MobileAid first aid station to treat a victim of a tragic taffic accident.  In this case, having a large amount of supplies readily on hand actually aided the first responders.

I don't know what medical supplies may have been on hand in the theater, but hopefully they were prepared with supplies to help until the EMS responders arrived on the scene.

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Corn and Soybeans Hit Record High Prices As Drought Worsens

Corn prices hit an all-time high and soybean prices hit a record high as well amid hightened concern over the impact of drought in the United States.  Over 61% of the United States is in moderate to severe drought and over 70% of the corn and soybean crops are currently affected by the drought.

If you are not already prepared to deal with a food shortage, this is a good reminder of the reality that we do depend on agircultural products.  The ready availability of such products is not guaranteed.  Most of us have not experienced a severe food shortage in our lifetime.  The problem is that many of us also don't really believe in the reality of something unless we have already experienced it.  It is possible to go hungry even in America (remember Katrina).  Don't doubt that reality.  Simply be prepared for it.

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