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Simple but practical, Survive Outdoors Longer’s (SOL) “Survival Blanket” costs you only six dollars while offers you much more help than you can ever expect. It’s made of “vacuum-metalized polyethylene” that reflects 90% of body heat and resists shredding, thus to ensure the users a warming shelter when they accidently need to survive in the wild. To provide you with more help, the blanket even comes with printed wilderness survival tips on the surface. So if you feel cold, put on the blanket. If you don’t know what to do, look at the blanket. Things will then go easy.

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While we don’t need to take a bullet-resisting device all the time, it is still nice to see this Ballistic Clipboard launched by Impact Company. Initially designed to ensure the safety of corps who might get attacked by the violent people, the clipboard is lightweight for easy portability while really serves to stop the moving bullets. Sounds great, right? Check the video below for more information.

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Even though earthquakes, fires and other disasters do not happen frequently, we still should always be prepared. Thus the Auto Parachute is strongly recommended to us, which is used for people to get away from high-rise buildings.

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Slim, slim, slim, seeming everything nowadays is pursuing a good figure, even includes the fire extinguishers. Have a look at this one by Jinwoo Kim: it features a slim body design that fits in small storage space, thus makes it quite outstanding among common round-shaped fire extinguishers.  Besides, the Flameingo also comes with a replaceable cartridge to reduce waste; its pressure indicator and a built-in alarm also allow users to check out the status of the extinguisher more easily. When there’s fire breaking out, a LED light will soon switch on for people to find the extinguishers quickly.

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‘KE-Chair’ is an assistive device especially designed for people who have difficulties in evacuating from disaster. It is foldable and smart, making the device compact enough for storage. It is also adjustable, and therefore the KE-Chair is compatible with various shapes of stairs. When needing evacuation, a protector should firstly unfold the KE-Chair and then move the vulnerable people downstairs conveniently and effectively. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Many cellphones would have avoided large damage that happened during the time they’re falling onto the ground, if this patent was approved earlier. It utilizes a smartphone’s inbuilt motion sensors to detect a free-fall calamity, sends emergency signal to a separate protective sleeve, and then lets out an airbag to protect your phone. The idea is quite amazing, but hopefully its price won’t be surprising.

Although we haven’t met a best device for emergency usage till now, we’re truly receiving better and better designs from all over the world. The ONE PASS Wireless Emergency Call System is rightly one of those amazing ideas. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Waterbuoy is basically arguing for prevention rather than cure, and the unique item will be especially useful if you’re on a vacation in Venice. It can locate and retrieve your accessories when they incidentally fall into water. With high strength balloon and quality seals, the Waterbuoy would float on water for up to 24 hours, which is usually enough for finding your lost articles. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Simple but practical cellphones will always easily find their supporters and consumers… especially when they’re endowed with easy-to-use big buttons, built-in sound amplifier, long-lasting battery and a personal emergency response system. But that’s not all, as these smart cellphones are also available in many colors, for $89.99 on the Just5! [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Fire Department” is an innovative app released by the fire department of San Ramon Valley, to alert any iPhone users of emergency activities in the local area. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although we’ve been told to cover our noses with wet cloth during a fire, we can seldom find one as soon as possible. So to ensure people an easy access to water, Han Chi-hoon and Kim Yeon-soo have collaborated with the Crack Mask. It is a set of emergency masks especially designed for public places like metro stations. Simply crack it open, break the water capsule inside and then you use it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

See what we’ve learned from the World Trade Centre Evacuations: about 1,970 of the civilians that were trapped above the impact zones died mainly because they couldn’t get out of the tall buildings in the shortest possible time. So the conclusion is that we need to find better means for people to evacuate a tall building in the event of an emergency, and the Escape Rescue System seems like a practical one. It consists of five collapsible cabins, which can be lowered over the side of the building, to transport rescue personnel up into the building or help the trapped people out of the emergency quickly.

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A balloon with the other end tied to the band on your wrist? What is that used for? It’s intended for ensuring the safety of the swimmers, by helping the lifeguards to quickly and accurately spot those people in danger. The concept features a stylish wristband that releases a balloon when you press the button. Simultaneously the balloons will get inflated by compressed helium gas and rise quickly into the sky, alerting the seashore lifeguards of the emergency situation. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The ‘Help Lock Doorknob’ by Haishan Deng is designed for ensuring an instant rescue if you stay in the room for too long a time. ‘Help Lock’ asks the users to pre-program a phone number and a time limit the first time you activate it. Once the time runs out, the doorknob will sound for 30 seconds to warn you to get out of the room. But if you don’t switch off the first alarm, the device will then call to the programmed number and open the door automatically for the help. Such a device could be quite ideal for those living with the disabled or elderly folks, who are easier to get hurt when bathing alone. [Read the rest of this entry...]

ThermaHelm is a helmet that could stabilize the temperature of the brain, and believed by its designer Jullian Preston-Powers, the helmet “has the potential to save thousands of lives around the world every year”. It contains two lightweight chemical packs— one is filled with water and inside the other is ammonium nitrate. And you may have guessed right, the two will mix and trigger a ‘cooling’ reaction when given an impact.

Jullian Preston-Powers said that, he got the inspiration after sustaining an injury during a game of basketball. When playing basketball with his friend, Jullian Preston-Powers accidentally hit his friend’s head with the elbow and then someone handed them ice-packs for their injuries. “It was so cold I couldn’t hold it for very long,” Mr. Preston-Powers said, “So I placed it in my friend’s motorcycle helmet and he accidentally put it on while the pack was inside. He was surprised by how good it felt and that’s when I had that eureka moment.”

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