Situational Awareness and Self-Defense by Brianna Pesek
Situational awareness and self-defense give a person the ability to identify, process and comprehend information about how to survive in an emergency. It is knowing what is going on around you. It is dynamic, hard to maintain and easy to lose. Knowing what is going on all the time is very difficult for any one person, especially during a high stress survival situation. Therefore, it is important to know what behavior is effective to maintain both. Identifying the elements in a person’s surrounding is key. Always be aware of what is going on around you. Is the location busy—filled with people, cars, movement—or is it silent and it appears that you are alone? This also leads to considering whether there is someone nearby to help in a desperate situation. Is it daylight or dark outside? If it is daylight, it is still smart to be aware of whether a person
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