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Caller is trapped in a motor vehicle. |
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| Q1: What
is your location? |
| Q2: Can
you see any signs or landmarks? |
| Q3: Are
you alone? If others are with you, are they
children or elderly? |
| Q4: Do
you have food, water, and warm clothes or
blankets? |
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Tell the caller... |
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Stay in your vehicle. Disorientation
occurs quickly in wind driven snow and cold.
People have been lost within a hundred feet
of their vehicle. |
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Run the motor about ten minutes
each half-hour for heat, but: |
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Open the window a little for fresh air to
avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. |
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Make sure the exhaust pipe is not blocked! |
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Make yourself visible to rescuers
by: |
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Turning on the dome light at night when
running the engine. |
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Tying a colored cloth to your antenna or
door. |
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Raising the hood (after snow stops falling)
indicating trouble. |
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Exercise from time to time by
vigouously moving arms, legs, fingers, and
toes to keep blood circulating and keep yourself
warm. |
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If appropriate and if there
is time, give the caller with a number for
a towing agency. |
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