What to Do If You Are Caught in a Crowd Crush
In a crowd crush, protect your chest with a boxer stance, move diagonally to the edge, and never fight the flow.
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What To Do If
Step-by-step instructions for situations that catch you off guard: something is burning, leaking, rejected, lost, or suddenly went wrong. Each advice is a calm sequence of actions for a moment when thinking clearly is hardest.
How to Handle a Tire Blowout at High Speed
During a tire blowout, fight the urge to brake — grip the wheel, briefly accelerate to stabilize, then coast to safety.
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Never Use Cruise Control in Heavy Rain or Snow
Cruise control in rain can accelerate you into a hydroplane skid — always turn it off on wet roads.
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How to Recognize a Concussion After a Head Injury
Concussion symptoms can be delayed by hours — monitor for confusion, headache, and unequal pupils for the first 24 hours.
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Keep Three Days of Water Per Person at Home
Three days of stored water per person is the simplest emergency prep — and the one you'll be most grateful for.
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Create a Secret Safe Word for Your Family
A family safe word gives children a simple, confident way to verify whether a stranger's story is true.
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Watch Your Drink — Spiking Is More Common Than You Think
An unattended drink is an open invitation to predators — guard it like your wallet.
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How to De-Escalate an Aggressive Stranger
Your goal in a confrontation with a stranger is to leave safely, not to prove a point.
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What to Do If You Suspect You're Being Followed
Never go home if being followed — confirm with four turns, go to a crowded place, and call for help loudly.
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Verify the License Plate Before Getting Into a Rideshare
Never get into a rideshare without verifying the plate, car, and driver — ask them to say your name first.
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How to Stop Heavy Bleeding — Pressure Saves Lives
Press hard with cloth, don't remove soaked layers, keep pressure for 10 minutes, and elevate the wound if possible.
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How to Check for a Gas Leak — and What to Do If You Find One
If you smell rotten eggs, get out immediately — no sparks, no switches, no phone calls inside. Call the gas company from outside.
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What to Do If You Feel Unsafe in a Taxi or Rideshare
If a ride feels wrong, call someone loudly, share your location, and demand to be let out at a public place.
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Yell 'Fire!' Instead of 'Help!' to Get Attention
"Fire" threatens everyone nearby and gets immediate action — "Help" triggers bystander effect and gets ignored.
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What to Do If Someone Is Having a Seizure
Clear the area, protect their head, time the seizure, and never restrain them or put anything in their mouth.
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Know Your Neighbors Before an Emergency
Your neighbors are your real first responders — knowing them before a crisis means nobody gets left behind.
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Never Leave a Child or Pet in a Parked Car — Even for a Minute
There is no safe amount of time to leave a child or pet in a parked car — take them with you, every time.
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Basic CPR Awareness — What Everyone Should Know
Push hard and fast on the center of the chest at 100-120 compressions per minute — imperfect CPR is infinitely better than no CPR at all.
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