Emergencies Outside the ER

Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination - Al Gore

Emergencies Outside the ER

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When the Earth and the Heart Break Open

Studies show that in an emergency only 15 percent of us may remain clear-headed. That means 85 percent either panic or wander around, dazed and confused. Experts on fear and survival point out the two skills we need in an emergency:

  • The practical skill acquired by mental rehearsal
  • A solid and confident sense of intuition

The mental rehearsal part is literal. It is about making a "folder" in your mind about what to do in an emergency so that if fight, flight or freeze puts you on "automatic," you have a program to follow. When you look at the instructions card in an airplane, you are more likely to move to an exit in a crash landing.…

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 When the Earth and the Heart Break Open

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