🚨 Event Safety & Emergency Guide

❤️ Collapsed / Not Breathing — CPR & AED

• DO NOW: Call 911 → start chest compressions → send someone for the nearest AED.
• Don't move an injured person unless they're in immediate danger.
• American Heart Association — CPR & AED

🩸 Bleeding (cuts, scrapes, tent-stake injuries)

• DO NOW: Firm, direct pressure with a clean cloth — keep pressing, don't lift to peek. Soaked through? Add more cloth on top.
• Raise the injured area above the heart if you can.
• 🚑 Call 911 if it spurts, won't stop with pressure, or is severe. Life-threatening: pack the wound and press hard; tourniquet only as a last resort on a limb.
• Stop the Bleed — Bleeding Control

😮‍💨 Choking

• DO NOW: Can't cough, speak or breathe → call 911, then give back blows and abdominal thrusts (Heimlich) until the object comes out. If they go unresponsive, start CPR.
• Red Cross — Adult & Child Choking

🌡️ Heat Illness

• 🔴 Heat STROKE — CALL 911 NOW: hot, red, possibly DRY skin · confusion · slurred speech · fainting. Move to shade and actively cool (wet cloths, ice packs at neck, armpits, groin) while waiting.
• 🟠 Heat EXHAUSTION: heavy sweating · cold, clammy skin · dizziness · nausea · headache · weakness. Move to shade, loosen clothing, give water, apply cool wet cloths. Watch closely.
• 💡 Key tell: dry skin + confusion = heat stroke. Treat it as an emergency.
• Prevent it: water on hand, shade and cooling breaks, watch crew and guests on hot days.
• CDC — Heat & Your Health

🩹 Other First Aid

• Red Cross First Aid app (free)

☠️ Carbon Monoxide — Silent Killer

• 🚑 Symptoms: headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, drowsiness, especially in several people at once → get everyone to fresh air and call 911.
• 🚫 NEVER run generators, heaters, grills or any fuel-burning equipment inside or near a tent or enclosed space. Keep generators far away and downwind.
• CO has no smell or color. A tent with sidewalls can trap deadly levels fast.
• Put a battery CO alarm in any enclosed structure with equipment running nearby.
• CDC — Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Basics

⚡ Electrical

• Something wrong? Sparking, a hot or burning smell, water pooling near power → stop, kill the power if safe, and call a pro. Don't improvise.
• Keep cords, connections and power strips up out of water and puddles.
• Never touch electrical gear with wet hands or while standing in water.
• Use GFCI protection on outdoor circuits.

⛈️ Lightning

• DO NOW: Thunder within 30 seconds of the flash → get everyone to solid shelter. Stop outdoor activity when lightning is within 10 miles.
• Wait a full 30 minutes after the last thunder before resuming.
• National Weather Service — Lightning Safety
• Ready.gov — Severe Weather

⛺ Tents & High Wind

• LEAVE NOW if: fabric snapping hard · poles bowing · stakes lifting · sidewalls billowing · structure swaying.
• Evacuate early and calmly to a solid building, NOT another tent or cars in the open.
• Before the event: get the wind evacuation trigger from the tent company and confirm who can call it.
• Don't try to take down a tent once winds are up. Get people out and let the pros handle it.

🌊 Flooding

• Turn around, don't drown. Never drive or walk through flooded roads or around barricades. Six inches of moving water can knock you down; a foot can float a car.
• Ready.gov — Floods

🏠 Shelter in Place

• Move indoors, away from windows, and wait for instructions from Event Command.

🚨 Active Threat — Run · Hide · Fight

• 🏃 RUN: If there's a safe way out, leave now. Leave belongings; help others out if you can.
• 🚪 HIDE: Can't get out? Get out of sight. Silence your phone, lock or barricade the door, stay quiet.
• ✊ FIGHT: Only as a last resort, if your life is in immediate danger.
• 📞 Call 911 when it's safe. When police arrive, keep hands visible and empty and follow their instructions.
• Ready.gov — Active Shooter & Mass Gathering Incidents

🧠 Sensory Overload or Distress

• DO NOW: If safe, help the person reach a quieter, less crowded area. Reduce unnecessary noise and stimulation.
• Speak calmly, give them space, and ask what would help. Avoid unwanted physical contact.

🦻 Deaf or Hard of Hearing

• DO NOW: Get the person's attention. Face them, speak clearly, and offer written or phone-text instructions.
• Do not assume they can hear announcements or read lips. Ask how they prefer to communicate.

🦽 Mobility or Vision Assistance

• DO NOW: Ask before assisting. Keep pathways clear. Offer directions or guidance based on the person's preferences.
• If evacuation assistance is needed, alert event staff or emergency responders immediately.

🆘 Immediate Danger

• CALL 911 if anyone is in immediate danger. Give their exact location and any assistance or communication needs.

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🔗 Trusted Resources

• ADA — Effective Communication
• Ready.gov — Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

• 👶 Lost child · 🍺 over-intoxicated guest · 😠 conflict escalating → notify Event Command, a First Responder, security or venue staff right away. Don't intervene alone.