When you are in the middle of a home invasion, it can be difficult to think about what you should do to get yourself safely out of these circumstances. At that point, you are probably going to be completely consumed with your survival instincts and doing whatever comes to mind to preserve your life. This is why it is essential for you to have a plan before something like a home invasion ever happens. You want to be prepared so that you can remain as calm as possible and be able to take action against the intruder according to the plan.

Your main goal in the event of an intrusion is to get you and your family members out of the house safely. You should use anything and everything you have at your disposal as a means of staving off the intruder. You want to get as much space between you and the intruder as possible so that he has to waste more time trying to incapacitate you so he can do whatever it is he came to do. The more time he takes to do this, the more time authorities have to respond to your home security system's alert.

To avoid a home invasion in the first place, you should make sure your blinds are always closed when you are away or asleep. You don't want to give anyone the opportunity to window shop and decide it's worth the risk to break in. This can go a long way in your surviving a home invasion because if they can't see what is inside your house, they probably won't make the decision to break in to begin with.

Ensure that you have an escape route from any room in your house. Some rooms are easier to get out of than others, so you need to have a plan in case you become trapped in one of those rooms that is difficult to get out of. If you cannot find an easy way out, you need to create one. For example, if you are stuck in an upstairs room with only a window leading to the outside, you need to get a safety ladder that you can throw out the window and climb down. Make sure this ladder is kept in a hidden place so that criminals can't use it against you and so your kids cannot use it as a toy.