Thursday, August 9, 2012
Emergency preparedness information
(This is some great information given to us from Maria Jensen)
I have been putting together information for Emergency Preparedness and I came across this great 3 minute video from an insurance company and thought it would be great to share with everyone on my email list. This video show's two seperate families doing a mock evacuation and they have been given 10 minutes to pack everything they think they will need and leave their home. Click on the following link to go to the web-site to watch it. http://www2.iii.org/video/evacuation-the-10-minute-challenge.html
I also have another short 1 minute clip that is on youtube that might give you another idea to staying warm outdoors on a cold night, it's known as a super survival tent. One never knows when it could come in handy.
Friday, August 3, 2012
NURSE'S HEART ATTACK EXPERIENCE
I am an ER nurse and this is the best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it
on!
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have ... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in
movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
I had a heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might have brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when
you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the
esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE
(hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasms), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling
about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!
I lowered the foot rest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment.
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to un-bolt the door and then lie down on the
floor where they could see me when they came in.
I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the radiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints.
Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to
know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in
your body, not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can, take an aspirin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road.
Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the
Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain
in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could
survive.
I am an ER nurse and this is the best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and send it
on!
FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.
Women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have ... you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in
movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
I had a heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might have brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.
A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when
you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the
esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE
(hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasms), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).
This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling
about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!
I lowered the foot rest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment.
I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to un-bolt the door and then lie down on the
floor where they could see me when they came in.
I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the radiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.
I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints.
Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to
know what I learned first hand.
1. Be aware that something very different is happening in
your body, not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can, take an aspirin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road.
Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.
Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the
Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr will be notified later.
3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain
in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could
survive.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Preparedness Information
At the very least, many of us have some food and water stored in
case of emergency.
But what about items relative to sanitation?
Click here for more information that was given out at the Rigby Preparedness Fair recently.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Yellowstone Preparedness Newsletter
"If ever you are tempted to become discouraged or to lose faith, remember those faithful Saints
who remained true in Kirtland. Hold on a little longer. You can do this! You are part of a special
generation. You were prepared and preserved to live at this important time in the existence of
our beautiful planet earth. You have a celestial pedigree and therefore have all the necessary
talents to make your life an eternal success story." President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Scriptures of the Month:
Dear young men of the Church, let me ask you a question that I hope you will carry in your heart
for the rest of your life. What greater power can you acquire on earth than the priesthood of God?
What power could possibly be greater than the capacity to assist our Heavenly Father in changing
the lives of your fellowmen, to help them along the pathway of eternal happiness by being cleansed
of sin and wrongdoing? – Adrián Ochoa, Priesthood Session, April 2012
Spiritual goals and Commodity of the Month – June
Legumes
Basic Storage Goal - It is recommended that 60 lbs of legumes (beans) be stored for each (adult) member
of your family. There are several varieties to choose from and they are a good source
of protein and fiber. 1 pound dry beans = 2 cups dry beans = 5 to 6 cups cooked
beans.
Spiritual Goal: Prepare at least one family name for Temple Work.
Priesthood/Provident Living Goal: Make a goal to have 3 months wages in Savings for emergencies.
Write out a realistic plan to make it happen.
Beans: Black, Pinto, and White
Beans, beans and more beans. It is suggested that you store a variety of types of beans. Pinto beans and
black beans are used for Mexican type cooking and chili. The canned refried beans work well in tacos,
burritos and enchiladas. White beans work well for making bean butter which can be used interchangeably
with butter or margarine in baking, White beans are also used for baked bean dishes, soups and casseroles.
RECIPE
Best Veggie Burger
Rhea Gendizer of Lexington, Mass., makes a veggie burger that adds the tang of a Granny Smith apple to the wonderful crunch of fresh vegetables.
½ cup cracked wheat
¼ lb green beans
1 small zucchini
1 small carrot, peeled
½ Granny Smith apple, peeled
½ cup canned chick peas, rinsed and drained
1 Tbs onion, minced
1 Tbs sesame tahini or peanut butter
2 or 3 Tbs canola oil
½ tsp curry powder
½ tsp chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
Server grinds black pepper, to taste
½ cup breadcrumbs
Cook green beans in boiling water until tender-crisp. Drain and chop finely. Cook cracked wheat in 1 cup
boiling water for 1 minute. Remove from heat and cover. Grate the zucchini, carrot, and apple. Place shreds
in a dishtowel and squeeze out excess moisture. Combine with chopped beans. In a food processor blend
chickpeas, onions, garlic, tahini, curry powder, chili powder, salt, pepper, and canola oil until smooth. Add to
shredded mixture. Drain cracked wheat into strainer, pressing with back of spoon to extract excess liquid.
Add to bowl with vegetables. Add breadcrumbs. Refrigerate for one hour. With wet hands, shape into 4
burgers. Cook 3 minutes on each side on grill lightly brushed with oil.
Stock up by the week
This is designed to help you build a good supply, and to help you save money by planning ahead. You don’t need to buy the entire supply at once and substitute if needed to meet you and/or your families needs. Store what your family will eat. Remember, this is not just for emergencies!
By following this program a family should have a full years supply by the end of the year
June - Week 1: Beans: buy a variety.
June - Week 2: Canned Ready Meals: stew, chili, ravioli, etc.
June - Week 3: Detergent: laundry, dishwasher, cleansers, bleach.
June - Week 4: Canned Goods: broth, soups, beans, whatever your family uses.
June - Week 5: Kitchen Items: aluminum foil, plastic wrap, paper towels, garbage bags, Ziplocs.
A Thought – Food Storage: Put in the Joy by First Measuring the Blessings
Presenter: Joe Thompson Technical Manager Bishops’ Storehouse Services
Two young children were overheard talking. The older of the two gave his friend this word of caution, “Never say ‘A’. As soon as you do, they are going to want you to say, ‘B’.“
How many Church members do you know who fear food storage in the same way? When it comes to “year’s supply,” their motto is, “Never say ‘A’.” They do not want to have even the first can of wheat on their shelves. Their fear is that as soon as they “touch” any part of food storage, they are going to be expected to carry the whole load, you know: baking whole wheat bread, drinking powdered milk and even making pinto bean fudge. Their feelings are that they do not have the time or energy and, “Why do we need to do it anyway?”
As we apply this blessing-motivation reasoning to food storage, I would like to ask you to, for a moment, create a mental image. Envision the thought of you feeding a spoonful of oatmeal or rice, or a slice of bread to your own child, or grandchild, or to someone else you love. Now, put that scene into the future by 6 months, or maybe five years or ten years from now. How do you plan and prepare for this event. Most of us have the thought that “because it hasn’t happened yet” it won’t happen. Well, taking that kind of attitude will catch you off guard. When the stock market crashed most of the very wealthy were prepared, while some couldn’t handle the thought of not having enough money and took their own lives. Farmers and those living on farms did much better then their urban cousins because they at least were able to feed the family. When the dust bowl took place most of the farmers went into towns and cities looking for work, or new land to till. Some found it while others ended up right back where they started. Did they expect these events? No, but they were better prepared to help themselves then we are.
During the Spanish Flu Pandemic people were “shut in” for up to three months in some areas. That’s a long time when you’re used to going to town for baseball, soccer, football, shopping, quilting classes and the like on a daily bases. So plan ahead, stock needed supplies, be prepared for an extended time with family without the usual distractions of daily life and review with your families now and plan.
WHITE BEANS REPLACE FAT IN MOST BAKING
Method 1: Cover beans with water and cook until very soft. Mash until they are the consistency of shortening (use blender). Substitute in recipes cup for cup. Example: If recipe calls for 1 cup of margarine, use 1 cup of mashed beans. Liquid may be added to adjust the consistency. Mashed beans do not keep long in the fridge, so freeze them.
Method 2: Grind beans in your wheat grinder. Store in airtight container. Replace fat in the recipe cup for cup as above. You will need to add liquid since the ground beans will be part of the dry ingredients.
Happy Father’s Day!
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