| As your college bound student leaves the
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| | percent for on campus living.
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| safety of your home, are they well
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| | First Aid and Personal Safety Kits:
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| prepared for any emergency that they
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| | All students should be prepared with
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| might encounter in their new environment?
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| | their own personal college safety kit.
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| Knowing that they are prepared to deal
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| | Contents should include items for
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| with any type of emergency will put your
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| | unexpected emergencies. Students have to
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| mind at ease in case one should arise.
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| | be responsible for their own safety while
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| There are simple steps that can be taken
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| | attending college. The list below is an
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| in order to ensure their safety.
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| | example of items for their safety. A
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| Carbon Monoxide and Fire Safety:
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| | safety kit is a great way to keep all
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| The first day that your student moves
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| | safety items in one place.
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| into the dorm inspect the room for a
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| | 路First Aid Kit
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| smoke and carbon monoxide detector. If
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| | 路Flashlight with Extra Batteries and
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| there are no detectors, have them
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| | Bulbs
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| installed immediately. The first night
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| | 路Light Sticks
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| they lay their head down to rest in their
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| | 路Water Packets
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| new environment, you should feel at rest!
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| | 路Swiss Army Type Knife
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| Your student should take the sounding of
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| | 路Battery Operated Radio
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| a fire alarm and fire drills seriously.
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| | 路Whistle
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| They should know their plan of evacuation
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| | Personal Safety Devices:
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| in advance. According to The U.S. Fire
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| | While it is always best not to walk alone
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| Administration (UFSA), student apathy is
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| | at night, it is sometimes unavoidable due
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| very common in colleges. Many students
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| | to late night classes and activities. You
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| are unaware that fire is a risk or threat
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| | can arm your student with pepper spray or
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| in their environment. Evacuation efforts
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| | mace to ward off an attack. Pepper spray
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| are hindered since fire alarms are often
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| | will cause an assailant to become
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| ignored.
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| | disoriented because it will burn the
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| Make sure that there are sprinkler
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| | attacker's eyes. It gives the victim a
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| systems installed in the dormitory rooms.
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| | chance to get away to safety. A student
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| As parents, you should know the school's
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| | can also attach a personal alarm to their
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| safety policies. College safety is as
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| | key chain that they can sound if they
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| important as the curriculum being
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| | feel that they are being followed or in
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| offered.
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| | any kind of danger. This simple device
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| Send them off to school with a fire
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| | has warded off many impending attacks.
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| escape ladder. They are portable and
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| | Auto Safety:
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| compact and may be placed under a bed.
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| | If your son or daughter drives to and
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| They are available in two and three story
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| | from school, don't let them take the trip
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| lengths.
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| | without an auto safety kit packed in
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| Fire Prevention Tips:
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| | their trunk. Hopefully they will never
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| Warning should be given to not overload
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| | have to use it, but if they do it will be
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| outlets in the dormitory room. Inspect
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| | there for them. You can feel secure that
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| all electrical chords and plugs for
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| | they have the necessary items to help
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| damage. Purchase appliances with
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| | them in a roadside emergency. The more
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| automatic shut off features.
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| | prepared that they are for an emergency,
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| Students should use fireproof gloves and
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| | the more secure that you will feel while
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| mitts when cooking. Candles should be
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| | they are traveling.
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| kept away from curtains and linens. Every
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| | A Final College Safety Tip:
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| year senseless deaths occur when a
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| | Advise them to add an entry into their
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| curtain catches fire from a candle. For
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| | cell phones under ICE, "In Case of
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| additional safety, a multi-purpose ABC
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| | Emergency". This name and number should
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| fire extinguisher should be installed
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| | be the emergency contact in case of an
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| within ten feet of the kitchen area.
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| | emergency. Emergency personnel are aware
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| On vs. Off Campus Living and Safety:
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| | of this and will look in the cell phone
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| Be extra diligent in making sure that the
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| | and reach out to this ICE number if
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| necessary safety precautions have been
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| | needed.
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| addressed in this situation. Check for
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| | College is an exciting new experience. It
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| fire sprinklers, smoke alarms and carbon
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| | should and could also be a SAFE one!
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| monoxide detectors. Seventy nine percent
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| | College safety is an important component
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| of fire fatalities occur in off campus
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| | of campus life.
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| living quarters compared to twelve
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