THE ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF PERSONAL SAFETY AND SURVIVAL
David Bramwell
ISBN: 0764157787
Well, here it is already 2005. I still don’t have a flying car and they don’t have teleportation worked out yet where I am willing to jump in the booth. But, we do have cloning and everyone can be a Batman. Plus with the right attitude and training you can live death free.
And now, using 3D images and state of the art animation “The Illustrated Manual of Personal Safety and Survival” will teach the wary reader how to escape from choke holds, rape situations, simple terrorism defense, home safety, car and truck security, safe driving techniques and even how to travel safely.
One of the ideas I have always thought was a good one was to use the locks that are on a suitcase. I mean they are there for a reason and I hate to make them feel slighted. But, my wife and mother in law don’t use them. When I was single, I even went so far as to tape my suitcase shut (another idea the book presents).
Actually, avoiding danger while traveling is a relatively simple matter. Using some basic common sense and a little training you can avoid almost all the problems that you hear about or read about.
Sure, it is almost impossible to protect yourself against some nutcase with a bomb; but avoiding the loss of personal property like a camera, wallet, car or even a child can be prevented in many cases. I know of people who have been attacked or robbed just because they would not look around themselves at an ATM or when they checked into a motel.
What I most hate is when I see children who don’t know how to exercise safety or security when they are traveling. Folks, no parent is 100% attentive 100% of the time. You need to teach your kids how to use a peep-hole, some basic first aid, simple self defense especially against abduction or sexual predators, and most importantly of all, how to stay safe in their own home.
I still see kids who just open a door for a stranger when there is no one else at home. This little book is a handy-dandy little reference book and guidebook on what to do in certain situations. Dealing with physical attack, it actually shows the reader where pressure points and tender areas are on an assailant, and demonstrates how to strike to bring down an attacker.
In practical images, the book shows the reader how to actually ‘watch’ what is happening around them. The captions that accompany the images are forthright and easy to read and follow. They take you through numerous articles on personal safety and security, without making you feel like a dork. Or a paranoid who thinks someone is always out to get him or her.
And let’s face it, it is sort of like the old western movie saying about the Indians. “Even if you can’t see them, they are out there.” And in the same way, just because you don’t see a mugger or rapist or someone who is looking to steal your child, does not mean they are not there. They are just not seen.
As well as security and self-defense, the book also tackles many first aid problems. Covering topics such as heatstroke, insect stings, heart attack, choking, sprains, nosebleeds, eye injuries and much more. It also gives very good information on how to use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It left out one thing about
mouth to mouth, however. Don’t use your tongue; the victim usually hates that.
And don’t miss the chapters dealing with driving in the rain, snow, for and ice, getting out of a burning building or surviving floods, earthquakes and storms. Here is some advice I learned about storms.
If someone asks you to hold an iron bar during a thunderstorm, don’t do it. Boy, did my dad have a warped sense of humor.