How to Survive a Plane Crash
You're in a plane crash -- like when US Airways FL 1549 came down in New York's Hudson River. What would YOU do to stay safe? Air travel is considered by the experts to be the safest way to get from point A to point B. Statistics are constantly backing up this statement. But every year odds-defying accidents do occur, and fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to survive a plane crash--just in case.
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Know where you are on the plane. As you board, count how many rows you are from the exits. If your plane goes down and there is smoke, you will be able to count the rows until you are safely to an exit.
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Know the plane's safety procedures. Read the safety card and actually pay attention to the flight attendants' demonstration. Knowing the safety procedures will greatly improve your survival chances after a plane crash.
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Prepare for a crash landing. Cross your hands on the seat in front of you and place your head in your hands. Stay in this position until the plane has come to a rest.
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Get to the nearest exit quickly. After the plane comes to a stop, get out as fast as possible because the plane can fill with poisonous fumes very quickly. Stay low to the ground and get out as fast as you safely can.
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Move as far away from the plane as you can. Get behind something large, like a building or a large tree for cover, in the event that there might be an explosion.
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Leave everything on the plane. Don't waste your time looking for your bag or your laptop. Things can be replaced; your life, unfortunately, cannot.
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Tips & Warnings
Locate the emergency exits on the plane. Request a seat as close to an exit as possible.
Stay calm. It will be difficult, but you need to be able to think as clearly as possible.
Do not push and shove while trying to exit the plane. Stay calm and follow others out. Pushing and shoving will only cause a disturbance and take more time.
Do not carry an infant on your lap on a plane. Buy a plane ticket for the baby's car seat and secure it as you would in an automobile.
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madeira
Jul 20, 2009
razzlegames' comment that frequent travellers are almost bound to be involved in a plane crash sooner or later is incorrect. It misses out on one very vital point - and that is that each individual person has a very limited lifespan. True, even if the chances of an outcome to an action are extremely small, if you continue to repeat the action for long enough, the chances of that outcome happening are almost 100%. But, the chances of being killed or injured in an aircrash are extremely small. Even if you take one flight a day, the chances of you being involved in an aircrash before your natural lifespan finishes (i.e. you die of other causes) is still extremely small. razzlegames' miscomphrehension of probability theory is common enough really. How many people think that they will eventually win the multi-million dollar jackpot on the lottery? Sure the odds are small, but I b... -
jenng
Feb 12, 2009
Great article thanks 5*
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wingonomics With Mark A. Wingo
Feb 04, 2009
These are helpful tips and I will always keep them in the back of my mind when flying. Thanks
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Dino1353
Feb 03, 2009
Great tips I hope i'll never have to use them. 5*
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offgrid
Feb 02, 2009
Excellent - I always sit at the back - but I haven't flown for several years now... 2005 maybe. 5 *
