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Torres, John E.
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Emergency management.
Preparedness.
Survival -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
First aid in illness and injury.
Natural disasters.
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Torres, John E.
Emergency management.
Preparedness.
Survival -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
First aid in illness and injury.
Natural disasters.
MARC Display
Dr
.
Disaster
's
guide
to
surviving
everything
:
essential
advice
for
any
situation
life
throws
your
way
/ John E. Torres, MD ; [ill. by Nathan Burton].
by
Torres, John E.
Mariner Books, 2022, c2021.
Call #:
613.69 T693d
Subjects
Emergency management.
Preparedness.
Survival -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
First aid in illness and injury.
Natural disasters.
ISBN:
9780358721628 (pbk)
Alternate title:
Doctor
Disaster
's
guide
to
surviving
everything
Guide
to
surviving
everything
Edition:
1st Mariner Books paperback [ed].
Description:
240 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes resources and index.
Summary:
"A practical, all-encompassing
guide
to
disaster
preparedness, from avalanches and blackouts to pandemics and wildfires. An emergency room physician and U.
S
. Air Force veteran,
Dr
. Torres, aka “Dr.
Disaster
,” has spent his career on the front lines, saving lives in all sorts of disasters. He’s seen it all, from late nights treating patients in the ER to early mornings covering the country’s latest crisis on NBC/MSNBC as senior medical correspondent. His entire job is to think about the best practices in an emergency -- and now he’s sharing this hard-won knowledge with you. In
Dr
. Disaster’s
Guide
to
Surviving
Everything
,
Dr
. Torres shares the
essential
advice
you need to survive
any
worst-case scenario, from natural disasters like lightning strikes, hurricanes, and wildlife encounters, to human-made ones like terrorist attacks and active-shooter situations. As fun to read as it is informative, this book is full of hacks that could save
your
life
, such as: How to prep
your
home for
any
emergency Why you should never use a landline during a thunderstorm The safest place to sit on an airplane How to start a fire with common household items The first thing you should do every time you enter a shopping mall With this book in
your
pocket, you will be ready for whatever the future holds."--Publisher.
Other authors:
Burton, Nathan, 1974-
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1
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