Works Cited Design Time Period Concerns Necessities

Design Basement shelters Least expensive Built in corners of concrete walls Entrance at sharp angle to block radiation Hand cranked vent system that brought fresh air in Backyard shelters Under at least 4 feet of earth Made of bricks/concrete blocks/wood Walls a foot thick Plastic sheet laid above to water proof Entrance at a 90 degree angle to shield radiation Vent system pipe sticking out above the surface

Design…. Purchased shelters Cost about $3000 Eight by fourteen foot steel shelter Came w/ enough food & water for five days Also came with radio, generator, and protective suits to go outside People also could buy a packaged ventilation kit (picture top left) XwtE m1Un_g

Time Period Stay in shelter full time for at least 2 weeks after blast Gradually begin to increase time outside After 2 weeks, radiation decreases to 1 % of its original levels Stock enough supplies for more than 2 weeks Sleep in shelter several months(to be safe) Heaviest fallout hits areas downwind from explosion 80 % of fallout occurs during first 24 hrs

Necessities Supplies to last at least 2 weeks: Battery Powered Radio Updates and news Lanterns Sleeping Bags/Cots Geiger Counter Device for detecting radiation levels Chemical toilet/Waste disposal bags Heating/Air filtering system Electrical generator Fire arms

Necessities …. Communication devices Canned goods/food stocks 700 calories per person a day Bottled/canned water 1 quart of water per day First aid kit Reading/writing materials Some kids even continued schooling Recreational items Sewing, dominos, jacks, etc. Cleaning supplies Extra clothing

Concerns Psychological Problems Claustrophobia Fear of having no escape and being closed in Physical Problems Sickness Medical kits contained: band aids, eye/nose drops, aspirin tablets, soap, gauze, purified cotton, wooden tongue depressor, scissors, syringe, thermometers, rubbing alcohol, and more. Pregnancy Home birth infant death rate is 2x that of hospital delivered babies (11.1 to 5.6) Trust Issues Some fall out shelters were built in secrecy and kept private so neighbors or others wouldn’t ask to share They feared people would flock to their shelters begging for protection from the nuclear blast history/surviving_nuclear_at tack.htm

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