**Keep your family safe. Prepare the best you can, and handle the accidents that do arise**
The Reader’s Digest Quintessential Guides do what the Reader’s Digest does better than anyone: the best advice, straight to the point.
Handling Emergencies is the book to keep your family safe, prepared for whatever might happen, and able to react in situations that need quick, smart responses.
Medical emergencies: Dealing with allergic attacks
Handling all sorts of injuries from broken bones to wounds
Recognizing and reacting to a possible stroke
Emergency care for a possible heart attack
Controlling seizures
What to do while waiting for the professionals
Home emergencies:
Preventing fires and knowing what to do if they occur
House damage from storms
Burst pipes and water damage
Dealing with potentially dangerous animal entries
Keeping your car safe and ready
And much, much more, smartly arranged for easy access when every second counts. Accidents do happen. This book will help you do your best to avert them, but when they do occur, now you’ll know what to do.