Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a poisonous, colorless, and odorless gas that is the cause of at least 430 deaths a year in the U.S.

Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas that is produced when any fuel is burned in an incomplete combustion process. It is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, making it difficult to detect. In high concentrations, carbon monoxide can be fatal due to the gas's ability to rapidly reduce oxygen levels in the bloodstream, leading to hypoxia, brain damage, and eventually death.

Sodium Chloride IV Kits

November 29, 2021
Salt is so commonplace and so often used in the kitchen that we forget it serves more critical purposes. Sodium chloride (salt) and sodium chloride solution make for essential items everyone should have in their survival kit.
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Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

September 7, 2022
Most people automatically reach for a generator, candle, or fireplace when the electricity goes out. All of which can result in carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning if not used properly. Due to a broken gas line or some unforeseen circumstance, it occasionally occurs even while the electricity is on.
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What COVID-19 has Taught Us About Survival

September 15, 2021
COVID-19, without a doubt, was the most life-altering event of recent times. Although it is not the first pandemic to target mankind, it is the first large-scale outbreak since the dawn of the 21st century. The last pandemic before COVID was the Spanish flu, which took place in the early 1900s.
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Explainer: what’s the difference between an outbreak and an epidemic?

November 15, 2019
What’s the difference between an epidemic and pandemic? It’s time to brush up on the vocabulary that can help you understand just what infectious disease experts are trying to tell us.
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