

One of the greatest parts of any dedicated high school student’s life is the chance to be able to go to college. College life is basically the opening of great opportunities and the best way of getting your most-sought-after freedom. You’ll finally be able to do everything you want away from your parents’ watchful eyes. For any parent, a child going off to college is both a happy and heartbreaking sight to look at. The fact that you won’t be there to protect and defend her can be very disturbing at times.

Staying in dormitories, especially co-ed ones can be quite unsafe especially for freshmen since they are the ones who are mostly taken advantage of. There are actually several ways for you to be able to defend yourself, one of which is keeping pepper spray on hand. Pepper spray is one of the best options for students on the go since they are easy to carry and easy to use. However, you need to be extra careful in handling your pepper spray or any self defense device for that matter if you want it to work to your advantage. But for future reference, here’s what you need to do in case you accidentally sprayed or spilt pepper spray in your dorm room.

Tip#1 Let the Air Out

Open all the windows and doors of your room so that the harmful smell can be carried along by the passing air. You need to cover your mouth while you do this considering that it could cause you constricted breathing once you inhale it. Turn on your air conditioner or ceiling fans to help dispel the smell. Turn it to its full capacity so the air is passed along faster and quicker. Remember that it will take a while before the air gets neutralized so you need to be patient.

Tip#2 Take Care of the Culprit

While waiting for the smell to be dissipated, find the source of all the mishaps- the pepper spray canister. Unless you do something to take care of it fast, the smell will just keep on coming back and you will still feel your eyes being irritated and your breathing restricted. Do this as fast as you can to avoid further disastrous situations.

Tip#3 Freshen Up Your Room

Once you have done the first two tips, the air will be quite neutralized already. But for the finishing touch, you may have to deodorize your entire dorm room by applying air freshener all over. Air fresheners will help in battling the bad smell caused by the pepper spray while getting rid of the remaining particles in the air. These residual particles can still cause great harm if you fail to remove it from the air.

Make sure that you put your pepper spray canister in the safest area of your dorm room to avoid accidents from happening. Keep it away from sharp objects or from high portions to avoid it being ruptured or broken. You can also keep it locked away but it might take you a while before you can dig it up, and that’s a major no-no in Self Defense 101. Put it in a safe place where you can get easy access to it.