Tuesday, June 17, 2014

How To Stay Healthy With A Safety Kit For Emergency Hygiene And Sanitation

By Eric Holm


When people devise an emergency plan, one thing that often gets forgotten is the importance of staying clean and the negative effects unsanitary conditions can have on the chance for survival. People in an emergency situation are so concerned with securing adequate nourishment and locating a safe shelter, they forget to think about what they will do when it comes to getting rid of waste and staying clean. It is imperative to put together a safety kit that addresses this need before disaster strikes.

Emergency sanitation is just as important to survival as having enough water and food. Disease and infection can spread quickly if human waste like urine and stool are not properly discarded and emergency hygiene is not addressed. People attempting to survive in an evacuation center without a proper system for disposing of waste are at risk of becoming ill. In extreme circumstances, the illnesses can be life threatening.

Aside from keeping an emergency hygiene and sanitation kit inside your home in preparation for hurricanes, earthquakes or other unwanted incidents, you also need to keep such kit inside your car, van or RV. This is particularly important if you are planning to take your family on a road or nature trip. If you are traveling with your kids, you also need to be prepared for any eventuality. You know that children cannot properly hold their urge to vomit or use the bathroom so you need to be ready or else you have to get used to having funny smell inside your car throughout the duration of the trip.

When putting together a germ kit for emergency hygiene, it helps to consider all the different supplies that people tend to use every day. Start with various things found in a typical bathroom like toilet paper, soap and shampoo. Pack away enough toothbrushes for everyone in the family and some toothpaste. Facial tissue, self-heating cloths and moist wipes are helpful in any messy situation. Families who go camping can consider purchasing an emergency toilet. Toilet bags are designed specifically for the sanitary disposal of human waste.

Although you can make your own emergency hygiene and sanitation kit, you really do not have to. There are a lot of kits available in the market. We can help see our "Hygiene and Sanitation" category on our web site and click on these kits on our home page. Surely, you will find one that would fit your needs and that of your family.




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