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Emergency Reboot – $11.95
Has the tranquility of your day been broken by a major computer malfunction? You need the Emergency Reboot button from the NeatoShop. Push the button, listen to the sirens blare, and feel the power of the robot voice directing you to reboot. With this fun little toy everyone in the office will understand the severity of the situation.
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Emergency Affirmation Button - $11.95
Are you feeling a little down? You need the Emergency Affirmation Button from the NeatoShop! Push the button and you will be instantly told that, “You are awesome!” Finally, you are given the appreciation that you so greatly deserve.
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ER Stories has a first-hand account of the destruction in Joplin, Missouri, when a tornado ripped the town apart on May 22nd. Dr. Kevin Kikta was on duty at the emergency department of St. John’s Regional Medical Center at the time.
“Like a bomb went off. ” That’s the only way that I can describe what we saw next. Patients were coming into the ED in droves. It was absolute, utter chaos. They were limping, bleeding, crying, terrified, with debris and glass sticking out of them, just thankful to be alive. The floor was covered with about 3 inches of water, there was no power, not even backup generators, rendering it completely dark and eerie in the ED. The frightening aroma of methane gas leaking from the broken gas lines permeated the air; we knew, but did not dare mention aloud, what that meant. I redoubled my pace.
We had to use flashlights to direct ourselves to the crying and wounded. Where did all the flashlights come from? I’ll never know, but immediately, and thankfully, my years of training in emergency procedures kicked in. There was no power, but our mental generators were up and running, and on high test adrenaline. We had no cell phone service in the first hour, so we were not even able to call for help and backup in the ED.
Dr. Kitka goes on to describe individual patients and their injuries, as well as the response from medical and emergency workers and others who pitched in to help. Link -via Monkeyfilter
(Image credit: Flickr user Mercy Health)
TARDIS Emergency Fund Keychain – $12.95 
Need emergency cash? Any Time Lord knows that it pays to be prepared – so get yourself this nifty TARDIS Emergency Fund Keychain from the NeatoShop that lets you store money in case of an emergency (and when your wallet is empty). Use it for a taxi ride or to buy that last minute gift you forgot to get.
The diecast metal construction makes the TARDIS Emergency Fund Keychain very sturdy. It’s big enough to fit a few bills, yet small enough to clip on your school bag or keys. It’s the perfect little gift for your favorite Doctor Who fan and a Valentine’s Day gift for your geeky lover.
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Emergency Underpants – $4.45
What’s that thing moms always say? Semper ubi sub ubi? Well, in any case – you can never be too careful, so keep this Emergency Underpants from the NeatoShop at hand at all time.
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Jason Bonham answered a 911 call at the Hancock County, Indiana dispatch. On the line was a five-year-old named Savannah Hensley who reported that her father had trouble breathing. An ambulance was dispatched, and Frank Hensley’s life was saved by her calm but adorable call. Link -via Digg
You won’t regret listening for six minutes to hear what Savannah had to say. The YouTube video is audio only.
Last year, Chesley Sullenberger saved the day when he landed a crippled passenger jet on the frigid Hudson River. This year we have Frank Vogt, a traffic reporter’s pilot whose Cessna lost oil pressure 1200 feet off the ground. In the early dawn darkness, that ground looked like one big mass of black void… except the turnpike.
“I knew it was wide enough, I knew it was straight enough. There wasn’t any wires, and I didn’t see many overpasses,” Vogt tells Asylum. He reasoned that since the traffic was still light, there would be enough space between the cars that they could slow down and let him in.
His hastily concocted plan worked perfectly. He even managed to pull his Cessna to the side of the road, although the inevitable rubbernecking — completely justified in this case — still blocked traffic a mile-and-a-half in both directions.
Link with video from CBS (which is also responsible for the photo.)
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Poster by Lebedev Studios
From the people at Art Lebedev Studios, this poster would make a great wall decoration while serving as a reference guide in case of the unthinkable. And oh yeah, it glows in the dark.
Link. Previously, Lebedev’s See-Through Tractor Trailer.
Just because you need an emergency tent it doesn’t mean that you have to live in an unstylish one. Here’s the Accordion reCover Shelter, by designers Matthew Malone, Amanda Goldberg, Jennifer Metcalf and Grant Meacham:
There’s nothing flimsy about the intricate folds of the reCover Shelter, which can sustain a family of four following a disaster for up to a month. As you may suspect, the oversized origami structure can be entirely collapsed into not one, but two different shapes (either horse-shoe or flat) depending on which is easier to transport. Plus, it’s composed of polypropylene, meaning no harmful gases go into the production of the shelter and it is 100% recyclable after use. Set-up takes minutes and only requires one person on deck.
The Accordion reCover Shelter was designed as a first response shelter – “something that could be transported to the site when infrastructures such as roads were unusable”. Once the temporary residence is unfolded, the functional ridges can be used to collect drinking water, and local materials or even ground cover can be used to better insulate the structure and keep harsh weather at bay. As a sustainable and inexpensive solution to an unfortunate situation that seems to arise more and more often these days, the Accordion Shelter provides a quick roof over victim’s heads and lets them start planning immediately for better days to come.
