Preparedness for when

muffin_man_7

Not much prepping today as both my youngest daughters 21 and 18 in2 months went for a meal last night and ended up with food poisoning from 4am21yrold is the worst she colapsed cue ambulance who wouldnt take her to hospital just phone back if get worse within an hour ive tried out of hours pharmacy as per ambulance persons instructions in the end nhs 111 were helpful and a 2nd ambulance was sent (different crew within an hourof the 1st thankfully )they made checks and called a gp then stayed until gp called back he prescribed something to help they were very concerned at the amount of pain she was in and also she was very stressed and exhausted i had to leave both in order to collect prescription so youngest had to help her sis while i was gone by time i got back youngest was able to keep a little water down so had 1 of tablets as instructed but her big sis was unable to keep the water down so unlikly tab stayed down hoping more sucses with next dose its an anti sickness tablet crazy it cant help if she cant stop being sick long enough to take it and keep it down they have had a nap inbetween youngest looking better now fingers crossed wont be too long before her sis feeling better
Im used to tummy bugs with 7 kids but this is 1st time for food poisoning so this just shows you can prep for some things but not everything

MrsCD

Perplexed_Pineapple wrote: »

Most of these diseases, including flu which as mentioned is still very dangerous. are caught when the bugs on your hands come into contact with eyes, nose or mouth. So more important than not touching the toilet doors, IMO, is developing good habits of not rubbing eyes or mouth and washing hands well before eating. This might be obvious to some of us, but just watching people in the street you can see that a lot of people are not too careful in this respect.

Yes I agree, PP. I banned myself from buying at a major supermarket's deli after going to the ladies and seeing a deli assistant leave without washing her hands, then going back to work on the deli. She then started to serve people without washing her hands behind the counter.

Muffin Man - hope the daughters are recovering.

twiglet98

Quickly before I read through and catch up, there are programmes on TV now about Hurricane Katrina and the Japanese tsunami.

Worth recording to watch when less tired... sorry if anyone has already mentioned them.

calicocat

Ebola may be in colchester..........

muffin_man_7

Thanks mrscd youngest is looking better but herbig sis has got worse had to phone nhs 111 again as advised if she didnt improve very helpful again heard my daughter in pain being sick but only the water she managed to drink came back sorry if tmi with blood in it she has now been taken to hospital her sis is with her and im waiting for news made sense for her to go as shed be able to help with questions etc and as she didnt eat as much she seems to be improving its gona be a long night

nuatha

muffin_man_7 wrote: »

Thanks mrscd youngest is looking better but herbig sis has got worse had to phone nhs 111 again as advised if she didnt improve very helpful again heard my daughter in pain being sick but only the water she managed to drink came back sorry if tmi with blood in it she has now been taken to hospital her sis is with her and im waiting for news made sense for her to go as shed be able to help with questions etc and as she didnt eat as much she seems to be improving its gona be a long night

Fingers crossed you get better news soon.

MrsChristmas

Good very early morning to you all.
On my second cup of coffee already but have a busy day ahead.
How awful for your DDs Muffin Man, hope they begin to feel better today.
Picked up some more preps yesterday including those batteries Bob & some of the meatball tins from L1d! GQ. As the store cupboards are now full, I've started 2 emergency boxes, one for cleaning & hygiene products & the other for foodstuffs & popped them upstairs. I'm just going to add items that are on offer like the 25p tins of beans, 59p sugar & 33p shower gel until they are full & if we don't experience a SHTF scenario in the next 2/3 yrs, will open them up and eat & clean at a few yrs ago prices... kind of like a time capsule. I will make & add a note of the prices paid & pop it in the box to compare the difference in so many yrs time. It's a bit of light hearted fun but also a bit of added security.
Water wise, we only have bottled & I need to look at 2nd & 3rd options in the coming weeks so thank you for the useful information on Milton & bleach as ways of sterilising.
I'm also aiming to get to 100 toilet rolls & restock as used. Yesterday they went through 2 & a half :eek: it seems every time I go I have to replace it & it really is a bug bear of mine. I don't know what they do with it & it's not the cheapest (l1d!s 20 when on offer) Think I will start crushing the roll in half especially with half term coming up.
Winter prep wise I need to get 2 large chocolate/mink/cocoa coloured fleeces to safety pin to thin curtains at huge patio doors.
Ebola news wise, it seems to have quietened down the last few days on our media. I'm hoping that the next few weeks bring no further cases in the US, showing us that it can be successfully handled in wealthier countries so that efforts can be focused on tackling it in Africa.

thriftwizard

Oh goodness, Muffin man 7, here's hoping your DDs are soon on the mend. Here we all are watching out for exotic diseases, but their experience goes to show just how nasty "everyday" threats can be.

Another one owning up to having both John Seymour and Richard Mabey, more than one book in both cases! I also found John Yeoman's Self-Reliance thought-provoking & useful. I'm less inclined to read about the psychological aspects of prepping/surviving; I think anyone aware enough to own & read books like these is probably going to have a "can-do" mindset, which will stand you in good stead far more than any amount of physical preps.

Frugalsod

I will not be prepping for ebola because I think the risks are minimal, also the prices for such items will have shot up. I will however get some water storage cans in so if necessary can isolate myself for the duration. I will not bother buying in water, tap water is sufficient. I have plenty of dried food and items in the freezer so will be able to cope.

Karmacat

I'm loving the sound of Canadian window quilts, elaine241, I googled and had a whole cloud of them suddenly appear

Muffin Man - how utterly horrendous! Hope you've had better news by now, and you're all catching up on your sleep.

Preps today: tidying! I'm forever tidying. And using up expensive skincare products that I was gifted so I have more space for preps if it then so happens that my skin feels lovely, well, thats just a fortunate by-product :j