I don’t know. Honestly, it depends on your situation. Well, generally, what should i do first?Be familiar with your surroundings, especially any and all potential exits, not just the main one. You should also be alert for suspicious actions. Finally, don’t hesitate. While it can be hard to recognize the sound of gunshots, especially indoors, where someone dropping a binder can make a similar noise, generally gunshots will be repeated. Once you hear them, or see someone running away in panic, take action. So, running drills will be helpful, right?Wrong. A key component of survival is flexibility, and, when drilled with the same routine, any complications mixed with the panic of a life-or-death situation can be fatal. Additionally, many shooters are from within whatever community they attack, so drills could notify them of potential gathering places. However, it is important to have a plan of some sort and train personnel in charge of the safety of the group (security guards, teachers, administrators, etc.) what the procedures should be. It is also important that each person be educated on how to approach the situation and make the best plan possible, as the stress of such an event can make the brain not work to its fullest ability. is there anything i can do to make sure my brain doesn't Freeze up on me?Yes. Taking a few deep breaths always helps. Another strategy is to shift your emotions from fear of the shooter to anger, allowing you to remain in control of your thought processes. Whatever you do, don’t freeze up. Always take an action of some sort. Ok, then what do i Do when the shooter opens fire?Avoid the shooter/Evacuate. This goes back to finding any and all possible exits. Don’t stop for important belongings or injured individuals. While this may seem selfish, it is more important to escape in order to alert others in the vicinity and give emergency services enough time to arrive. Whatever you do, don’t pull the fire alarm, as this exposes people who would’ve been safer climbing out windows rather than going through fire exits and causes general chaos. In fact, the shooter last week in Parkland, Florida pulled the fire alarm for this very reason. Instead, yell “gun” as you run or notify the person in charge of such situations. Be sure to keep barriers between you and the shooter and run in a zig-zag to avoid injury. But what if i can't avoid the shooter?Deny access/Hide out. The first step of this is to make sure the shooter cannot see you. If possible, you should lock or barricade the door. Turn the lights off, silence your phone, and remain very still to keep the gunman off your trail. However, your hiding space should still, if possible, have an available exit of some sort in case you are found. So, I should play dead?No, absolutely not. While there are some success stories of this method, shooters generally tend to continue to shoot into people lying around. Even if you are injured, you should look for the most accessible hiding place/escape route and keep going. Then, what if i can't hide, or I'm trapped?Defend yourself/Take action. Remember that you have the right to do so; don’t feel bad. Be as aggressive as possible, using the objects in you surroundings, such as scissors or textbooks, as weaponry, and aim for spots such as the eyes, neck, and groin. I know it sounds ruthless, but remember, this is about not only your survival, but the survival of those around you. Everything you do counts and could save lives. If i have a gun, can i use it?You probably shouldn’t. See, when emergency personnel arrive, they are looking for a gunman. Holding your gun would make you fit this description. Obviously, this is circumstantial, but generally having a gun out at the location of a shooting should be avoided. What if someone i'm with is injured?Wait until you can address the injuries without jeopardizing your own safety. If hiding, only open the door when your sure the shooter is clear. Not doing so could endanger everyone in the room. For more intense injuries, try to apply a tourniquet, if possible, to slow the bleeding, but remember to be careful, as untrained people can cause harm in doing so. Worst case scenario, do whatever possible to limit blood flow, as people suffering from such injuries typically only have a few minutes to live. If someone only has a less severe injury, elevate the bleeding area and apply to help stop blood flow. It’s also important to have people run hands down their bodies to check for injuries, as people can be shot without even realizing in in such stressful situations. When do i call emergency services?As soon as it’s safe to do so. If you have safely evacuated, then call 911 immediately and answer any questions asked by the dispatcher. If you don’t know the answers, say so. It’s important for officers to know the situation they are heading into. If you are in a secure hiding place, then as soon as you deem it safe to do so. Remember to keep volume to a minimum. If necessary, turn the volume off and leave the dispatcher on speaker phone so they can hear the situation. What can i do when the police arrive?You should remain calm, listen to them, put down anything you have in your hands, and place your hands up with your fingers spread to ensure you aren’t perceived as a threat. You also shouldn’t shout at them or make sudden movements, as these actions could alert the shooter to your location. It is important to remember that the first officers on the scene aren’t there to deal with injuries, but to apprehend the shooter and make a safe path for rescue teams, who will then treat injuries. So, What should i do to surviVe a mass shooting?To increase your chances of survival, you should evacuate, hide out, and take action, in that order, contacting emergency services as soon as possible. ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) uses the acronym ADD for Avoid, Deny, and Defend. Either way, when the time comes, all of the decisions made are up to you, and only you can ensure your survival. Don’t hesitate or freeze: use these guidelines and your own abilities save yourselves and others. CurIous? Here's some more information!
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Um, probably because your skin is being ripped open. yes, but why Are they so much more painful than a normal cut or scrape?Because paper cuts usually occur on fingers, which have a lot of pain receptors. This makes getting a cut on your finger the equivalent of getting one on your face. So, why do we have so many pain receptors on out fingers?It’s one way we protect ourselves. Think about it: our fingers are used to do pretty much everything, from opening doors to typing. It makes sense that they should be sensitive to anything hot or sharp. But paper isn't sharp.Wrong. One quick glance at a piece of paper magnified at 100x shows that the edge of a piece of paper isn’t as smooth as it appears. But that’s only half the problem. See, a knife, while sharper than a piece of paper, is straight and sturdy and therefore only performs one, quick slice. The flimsyness of paper means it doesn’t perform a clean cut, but rather flexes a little, causing microscopic damage to the skin. ThEn why don't paper cuts bleed evEry time? Because, as I stated earlier, our fingers are full of pain receptors, and paper isn’t as sharp as a knife. How do those relate to anything?Patience, grasshopper. I’m getting there. Let’s start with the dullness of paper. Paper is just not sharp enough to draw blood. It cannot go that deep into the skin. This means that the normal blood clotting and scabbing that helps close and protect wounds doesn’t occur. Furthermore, on the second point, this leaves your pain receptors exposed to the outside world so, unless you quickly cover them, it will be painful. is there ANYTHING i can do to make it less painful?Unfortunately, scientists can’t exactly conduct studies on paper cuts as no one willingly wants to subject themselves to such pain. However, the best solution is to immediately seal the cuts as best you can, be it with a bandage, Vasaline, or even Super Glue. This will prevent the pain receptors from being exposed. So, why do paper cuts hurt so much?Paper cuts hurt because our fingers are sensitive to pain, paper is both rough and flexible, and paper cuts are shallow enough to leave pain receptors susceptible to the outside world. curious? Here's some more information!
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