Rikki Wilson-Blog 1

3. Many families, schools, and communities these days have many ways to help students become more aware during emergencies. Many schools have planned out escape routes mapped and posted all throughout a school building and have fire/tornado drills so that students will be somewhat prepared during emergencies. When people realize that a situation they're in is an emergency most likely their first reaction is to panic, but practicing escape routes, and teaching students emergency numbers and what the proper thing to do in certain emergencies is definitely influencing them to help out more. These days students are also more aware of people with disabilities and the many emergencies that can occur with them. In the article posted below it shows many ways for students with disabilities and those without to be prepared before any emergency occur so that they won't be so tempted to panic and will be able to handle the situation more calmly; thus, maybe reducing injury and death rates. I feel terrible that in the reading "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" that innocent people were injured and died because of lack of help from bystanders. But I feel comforted when I read such articles that reassure me that there is things being done to help accomplish better outcomes in emergencies.

http://www.emergencyinfoonline.org/3030/files/sch_disabilities.pdf