-38
Public shelters 23-24, how to identify 24
Some protection provided against blast and heat 14
Supplies for fallout shelters 39-44
Taking cover before going to fallout shelter 21-22
When to leave shelter 13, 24, 32

FIRE:
Firefighting at home 52-54
Firefighting supplies needed at home 43, 53
Fire from nuclear explosions _see_ NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of
Fire in connection with natural disasters 73
Fire prevention at home 51-54
Special fire precautions in time of attack 52-53

Fireball, nuclear _see_ NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of

FIRST AID: 55-67
_General rules_ 57
Bleeding, how to stop it 61-62
Breathing, how to restore it 58-60
Broken bones 63-65
Burns 65-66
Radiation sickness 66-67
Shock, how to prevent and treat it 62-63
Supplies 42
Training courses 2, 55-56

Flash from nuclear explosions _see_ NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, Effects of

FLOODS: 75-78 _see also_ 71-74 (General Guidance)
Special advice on flash floods 78
Using sandbags to protect home not recommended 76

FOOD:
Available and usable after an attack 14-16
Care and use of food supplies in shelter 42, 46, 48
Food supplies in time of natural disaster 72, 82
Food to take to shelter 40, 42
Use of food after a natural disaster 73
_see also_ SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS

Gamma radiation _see_ FALLOUT, Radioactive

GAS SERVICE, Turnoff by householders 75

GAS PIPES, Leaking 73

Heat from nuclear explosions _see_ NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS,
Effects of

HEATING, in time of winter storms 82

HOME FALLOUT SHELTERS:
How to prepare a home shelter: 26-32
Outside type 32
Permanent type 26-29
Preplanned type 30-32
Importance of 24-25
Improvised home shelters 33-38
Managing water, food, and sanitation in 45-49
Supplies and equipment for 41-44
When to leave shelter 13, 24, 32

HURRICANES: 75-78 _see also_ 71-74 (General Guidance)
"Eye" of a hurricane 78

Ice storm _see_ STORMS, Winter

Improvised fallout shelters _see_ FALLOUT SHELTERS

Infants _see_ CHILDREN, Special precautions for

Injuries, treatment of _see_ FIRST AID

MEDICAL CARE IN EMERGENCIES 55-67 _see also_ FIRST AID

MEDICAL SELF-HELP COURSE 2, 55, 56

MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES:
Importance of having available 55, 56
What to keep on hand for natural disasters 72
What to store for home shelter use 42
What to take to a public fallout shelter 40

MILK CONTAMINATION FROM FALL