My family keeps having the same argument about my elderly father living alone after he had a medical episode and couldn't remember how to call for help. We all have different ideas about what constitutes 'emergency preparedness' for him and we're stuck between his independence and our fear.
More people experience this than they realize.
Multiple people are negotiating competing values around autonomy, safety, and responsibility without a shared framework for assessing actual risk.
“Where Are You with Emergency and first aid — evidence-based?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.