Geoscience Reference
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Thumb/finger splint
Burn gel and “second skin”
Echinacea, colloidal silver, spilanthes-usnea, and grapefruit seed extract natural antibiotics and anti-
fungal (internal and external)
Tea tree oil natural antifungal and antibiotic (external only)
Single-edged razor blades and surgical scalpel kit
Kelley hemostats
Surgical blunt-tip and pointed scissors
Silver nitrate to cauterize bleeding (powdered goldenseal herb also does a good job at stopping
bleeding from wounds)
Prescription antibiotics and painkillers
Sterile thread
* Check expiration dates and try to rotate stock every year.
Your Life in a Box
Most people who have “lost everything” in earthquakes, fires, floods, or other emergencies will
tell you that they wished they had somehow been able to save at least one box filled with critic-
al documents and other items that would help them prove their identity, manage their bank ac-
counts and credit cards, contact their insurance companies, reproduce family photos, and in
general speed the process of putting their lives back together. The following is a checklist of
items to put into a box that you can grab on a moment's notice to take with you, which will be
of assistance in the process of putting your life back together, should you have to suddenly
“leave it all behind.” When compiling “your life in a box” using original documents, it is a
good idea to make a second set of copies for storage off-site at a significantly removed location
(far enough away that a single fire, flood, or earthquake should not take both locations down),
such as a relative's or friend's home. The use of a “fireproof” storage file is a good idea, but
realize that these containers are not totally fireproof, but fire resistant to hold back the heat of a
normal fire for a certain period of time (check the box's rating) without igniting the internal
contents. The use of a safety deposit box may be a good idea, but you should consider whether
or not your bank might be in a potential flood zone, susceptible to earthquake damage, or inac-
cessible in times of disaster or crisis when you may wish to grab your “life-in-a-box.” I suggest
you use the following checklist to organize “your life in a box” into seven different folders with
the following headings:
Life-in-a-Box Checklist
