How to survive a rampage shooting and/or stabbing

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Lives can change in an instant. However, there are ways to survive a rampage shooting and/or stabbing.

You’ll need
Sturdy walls, doors, shelves, books, desks
Hiding places
Quick Reflex
Sharp hearing or eyesight
Improvised Weapon

Step 1
Know the differences between a shooting and stabbing. The former tends to be more deadly because a shooter can attack from a distance while the latter requires personal contact. In either case, you should seek shelter rather debate if a sound or the sight of a situation is a rampage or not. If you’ve degree or deafness but good sight, observe others around you to make your move.

Step 2
If you’re outside, locate a building to hide in or behind a sturdy wall or door. It’ll act as shield against a bullet. The attacker is more than likely going to easier targets. Crowds attach too much attention from attackers while open areas are easier to aim at a specific target.

TIP: The chances of being shot are reduced if you run in a zigzag motion with the probability of a major organ or artery being hit also lower.

Step 3
If you’re in the building with the attacker, hide a room, locked the door, and block it off with any sturdy objects like shelves. The attacker is likely to find easier locations.

Step 4
Locate an object you can use as weapon, like a chair or books, even if the goal isn’t to harm the attacker. The goal is to disarm the attacker should you force into a head to head conformation, even distraction can help.

Step 5
Use a sturdy object as a shield if in the same room as the attacker, like a book, metal desk, or a book shelf. If you’re forced to face the attacker who talks to you, ask something completely ridiculous in an effect to throw the attacker off-guard.

Step 6
Watch carefully or listen to a click or falling piece of metal if you’re dealing with a shooter. Shooters have to pause for moment to reload, thus giving the chance for you and/or many others to either escape or take down the shooter. Stabbers, on the other hand, if you are faced with one and can’t escape, grab or hit the hand with stabbing weapon if you can.

TIP: Go after the most fragile areas, like the eyes, throat, and/or groin if you’re in a struggle. The attacker would most likely lose the weapon during this, effectively disarming them.

Step 7
If you get shot or stabbed, put pressure on the wound to slow the bleeding. If you feel you’ll pass out, place an object under your body just above the injury to ensure your body weight will keep pressure on it.

Step 8
If you were given a second chance of life or before it the worst happens, keep an eye of any suspicious behavior like threats and record each observance. If you have enough evidence, report someone of authority to keep an eye of the situation or file a complaint.

Did you know? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 cases of youth homicides were reported on school grounds during the 2009-10, with the age of the victim between 5 to 18 years of age.