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2016-05-27

How To Ensure Campus Emergency Prepardness

By Margaret Hill


All members of institutions need to be equipped with the necessary skills to apply in the event they are confronted with dangerous situations. Responding to various perilous situations is of paramount importance, and therefore students as well as staff and generally entire college stakes need to take time to learn how to cope with such situations. Here are the key steps to follow in ensuring Campus Emergency Prepardness.

There are basically various approaches or steps that can be used to combat these dangerous incidents. The most obvious and effective of them all is making awareness. When individuals know a certain place might be risky at a particular point in time, they are more likely to avoid visiting the place, and will lay out efficacious ways to neutralize the menace. Staying in groups is an advisable measure, alongside avoiding very dark places as well as those that appear to be abnormally deserted.

The next solid option is always speaking out in case you sense any suspicious doings or utterances from equally suspicious persons. Studies have manifested that individuals who typically use violent means like weapons undergo a certain process prior to executing the violent activity. These people, according to the studies, more often than not might do or even blatantly say things that may ring bells. The utterances, if keenly looked into, can produce some clues of their frustrations or anger.

If you notice such signs, you should not ignore them because they could lead to the aversion of serious danger. The best action would be first and foremost informing reliable stakes like security personnel working in or around your college, police officer, a member of faculty, an adviser, etc. This is a strategy that can aid in preventing the violence from happening.

This should not stop there. On informing relevant personnel, then go out of the way and raise the agenda for serious discussions. Engage a number of people in discussing about the issue. This is in the quest for obtaining a sustainable remedy to the situation at hand. Seeking for advice from security experts is also a valid option. Let them know of the situation, and by speaking their minds, a solution to this threat can be swiftly formulated.

The fourth step is getting ready to spring into action. When a dangerous person confronts you, for example with weapons such as gun, always be very ready to run, hide or even fight back. This is a mantra that is endorsed by agencies that enforce laws across United States. It basically advises citizens to always run for cover or move very far away from trouble, the quickest possible. If running is not possible, then hiding is the next viable alternative.

Hiding should however be done in a safe, lockable and preferable silent place, with minimal activity. When these two steps are not possible, then you can consider fighting back. This is however very difficult and risky, since the gunman might outweigh you. You can use all your strength or any nearby item to disarm and neutralize the culprit.

In conclusion, these are the basic ways of ensuring you avert getting harmed in a dangerous encounter. It is very fundamental to learn on how unsafe circumstances are responded to. It is therefore of great essence to ensure you always keep yourself safe by learning the techniques.




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