Basic 72 Hour Survival KitPamela Cook, Brandy Cunningham, Cynthia Hall, Sonja

Jacobson, Shari Nevitt, Regina Saucedo and Alvyn Williams

University of Phoenix

EDTC 560: Multimedia and Web Page Design

Instructor: Eli Collins-Brown

April 19, 2023

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Survival kit

Containers

Shelter/warmth

Light sources

Safety

Money

Tools

Food

Personal needs

Communications

Important papers

Additional items

Emergency

Contacts

Assessment

Basic Survival Kit

• Supports 2 people for 3 days

• Must add any medicines you need

• Must add any special items you require

(www.TheFamily.com)

Containers

• Personal: carrying case/backpack

• Home: plastic garbage bag/lidded plastic bin

• Car: sports bag with shoulder strap

• Kids: sew wrists of sweatshirt and waist sections closed

Warmth/Shelter

• Water-proof matches• Emergency reflective

blankets• 2 (6-hr) hand and

body warm packets• 2 ponchos• 6” tin foil folded flat

for cooking• Wool mittens & hat

Light sources

• Flashlight (battery or hand generated)

• Batteries (stored separately)

• 100-hour emergency candle

• 2 light sticks (available in auto or Halloween areas)

Safety

• First aid kit

• Non-latex gloves

• Mouth resuscitation shield

• Instant glue (closes wounds)

• Potassium iodide tablets for water purification (camping supply section)

• Dish soap

• Bug repellent

• Aloe vera

• Lavender oil

• Tea tree oil

• Baking soda

• Petroleum jelly

• Sunscreen

Money

• $20.00 in your kit in coins

• Passport (If you are crossing into Canada or Mexico)

• Phone card

Food

• 6 sticks of jerky

• 2 cans of meat, vegetables

• Potable water stored in pop bottles

• 2 cans soup (ready to eat variety)

• Small pkg. Cookies

• Meals ready to eat found in camping departments

• Dried fruit• Granola• 4 power bars• 3 pkgs. Hot chocolate &

2 quarts potable water• Hard candy & chewing

gum• Small can opener (A

P38)• Garbage bag

Personal needs

• Small bar soap or anti-bacterial soft soap

• Toothbrushes & paste or baking soda

• Shampoo• Comb

• Toilet paper• Sanitary napkins

(good for large wounds)

• Boy Scout or Girl Scout handbook for information

• Small pack wet wipes

Communications

• Small am/fm radio with batteries stored separately in a bucket

• Whistle with neck cord

Tools

• Pocket knife• Shovel (foldable)• Hatchet or ax• Sewing kit• 50 ft. nylon rope &

clothespins• Fishing line & hooks• Small wire wood saw

Important papers

• Copies of birth certificates, marriage license, will, insurance forms, genealogy records

• Phone numbers you may need• Credit card info• Up to date photos of family members• Shot records• Finger prints & hand prints of family members

Additional items

• Change of clothing for all members of family (include underwear and extra for children)

• Cloth for diapers/slings

• Warm white socks

• Safety pins attached to clothing

• Song book/scriptures/games/coloring books and colors in a small zip-lock bag to entertain small children

Emergency contacts   

Names 

CityNumber (not cell phone)

Phone numbers     Home Work

Out of state contact        

Local contact        

Nearest relative        

Family work numbers Father Mother

     

Family doctor        

Hospital        

Reunion locations   Address: (other than your own)

   

Route to try first  

Test Your Knowledge

1. How many people does the 72 hour kit support?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Test Your Knowledge

2. What type of “containers” can small children carry?

A. a book-bag or satchel

B. a brief case

C. a sweater with the wrists sewn closed, tied around waist

D. None of the above

Test Your Knowledge

3. Which of the following can help provide warmth and/or shelter?

A. Water-proof matches

B. Emergency reflective blankets

C. 2 (6-hr) hand/body warm packets

D. All of the above

Test Your Knowledge

4. What is not necessarily needed for 72 hour kit?

A. Duck tapeB. Instant glue C. Lavender OilD. None of the aboveE. All of the above

Test Your Knowledge

5. Emergency money should be carried in the form of:

A. Dollar bills

B. Coins

C. Credit/Debit Cards

D. All of the above

Test Your Knowledge

True or False?

6. Being prepared means keeping a Girl/Boy scout guide for reference?

Test Your Knowledge

True or False

7. In an emergency, having a whistle (with cord) is important?

Test Your Knowledge

8. Which documents should be carried with you?

A. Copies of death certificates

B. Phone numbers you may need

C. Any photos of family members

D. All of the above

Test Your Knowledge

True or False

9. Duck tape should always be carried for an emergency?

Test Your Knowledge

True or False?

10. Safety Pins should always be carried loose in a bag.

Answers

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. T

7. T

8. B

9. F

10. F