Life's Emergency Handbook

I recently picked up a copy of this small book which can easily be stored in a car glove-box or kept near one's First Aid kit. If I were to give it as a gift to someone I would perhaps include it with a small "emergency preparedness kit" since you never know just when you may come across a potentially life-threatening event. My family knows this situation all too well. My father was a volunteer fire police and we were regularly "in-tow" as kids if there was an emergency call while we were out shopping or having dinner. The tips in this book are easy to follow and brief. It includes some poems to remember what to do in the event of certain emergencies as well as some humorous drawings to help you recall information that you have read. I know from this book that one of the items I plan to carry in my car's 1st aid kit is a clean, unopened pair of shoelaces! Life's emergencies come quickly and when you least expect them. I know, my 7 year old niece was killed just over a year ago in a tragic accident. Even with quick thinking and a lightening fast medical response team, her injuries were too great to save her life. That's why one other feature of this little gift book is great, it includes a brief article on what to do in the event of the death of a loved one as well as an article about facing death, for we do not know just when a life threatening emergency may occur.