Show and Tell: Personal

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Show and TellPersonal Family Disaster
PreparednessNeat Tips and Tools and Toys
Renee Slade, MD Mercy Hospital Medical
Center September 2007
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Objectives

• Learn what is most important for your disaster
  preparedness kit as well as other suggested items
• Discover household items that can help you be
  prepared in a disaster
• Get inspired to make your own disaster
  preparedness kit

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Disaster Preparedness?Prepared for what?

• Natural Disasters
• Blizzard
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Flu Pandemic
• Etc
• Man-made disasters
• Transportation accident (e.g. train crash)
• Accidental explosion (e.g. industrial)
• Bridge collapse
• Bioterrorist event
• Chemical attack
• Etc

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Prepared for what?

• You cant be prepared for every possibility
• Be prepared for the most likely possibilities
• Have general items and gear that will cover most
  common and most serious problems
• Be flexible
• Think creatively

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World Trade Center Attacks September 11, 2001
Photo Credit National Park Service
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Most important itemWater(1 Gallon per person
per day)
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Water
Water Bottles Remember to rotate your supply
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Water
Packets of water 4.227 oz 2-3 a day for optimal
rationing
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Water

• Water Purification Tablets
• 1 Liter Water per tablet
• Buy at camping supply store

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Water

• 1 Liter Bottle
• with secure lid

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Water

• Water Heater
• Have tools available (screwdriver, wrench, etc)
  to open faucet

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Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath (Interstate
10 at West End Boulevard, looking towards Lake
Pontchartrain)
Photo Credit NASA
Photo Credit US Coast Guard
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Food
Remember the can opener!
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Food

• MRE
• (Meals Ready to Eat)
• Long shelf life at room temperature (shorter
  shelf life in heat)
• Approx 10-13 each
• Buy from camping, preparedness, or military
  supplier

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Food

• Whats in your freezer?
• Supply of propane and/or charcoal might be in
  your backyard!

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Food

• Check for expiration dates
• Rotate your food supply

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Asian Tsunami December 26, 2004
Photo Credit David Rydevik
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FoodRemember the Baby Kids!
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Food Babies

• Best food source Breastfeeding
• Always available!
• No need to mix!
• Temperature just right!
• Clean no dishwashing!
• Decreases maternal anxiety!

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Food Babies

• Preferred formula is ready-to-eat

Check Expiration Dates
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Food Babies

• Preferred formula is ready-to-eat

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Food Babies

• Bottles? Nipples?
• Have a plan to wash them?

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Food Kids

• Familiar foods that your kids like to eat
• Consider Does it need to be heated or cooled?
  Do you have to add water or milk?

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Food Kids
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Food

• Remember the family pets

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Oklahoma City Bombing, Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Building Wednesday, April 19, 1995
Photo Credit United States Federal Government
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Supplies Flashlight

• Batteries vs Crank-operated

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Supplies Communication

• Radio
• Battery vs crank-operated

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Supplies Communication

• Cell Phone
• Charger (Outlet, Car, Crank, extra battery)
• ICE In Case of Emergency
• Contact if you are found unable to communicate

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Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 Accident at
Midway Airport December 8, 2005
Photo Credit CNN.com
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Supplies Blankets
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Supplies Tools

• Pocket knife
• Wrench
• Scissors
• Pens Paper
• Permanent Markers
• Shovel
• Keys

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Supplies Medication

• First Aid Supplies

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Supplies Medication

• Oral Rehydration Solutions

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Supplies Medication

• Routine Meds
• 3-14 day supply
• Rotate your medications each time you refill the
  prescription
• Copies of Prescriptions

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Supplies Medication

• Glasses
• Copies of Prescriptions

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Ice Storm
Photo Credit National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Supplies Hygiene Products

• Purell/Soap
• Shampoo
• Toothbrush/ paste
• Toilet Paper
• Feminine Products
• Clorox wipes
• Plates/cups/
• plasticware

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Supplies Hygiene Products

• Diapers
• Wipes

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Supplies Toileting

• Bucket /- potty lid
• Liners and/or potty chemicals
• Shovel
• Toilet paper
• Kitty Litter
• Purell waterless handwash

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Supplies Fire

• Matches/Lighter in waterproof container

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Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident/Disaster 1986
Photo Credit NASA 1997
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Supplies Contact Info

• Local contact
• Out-of-state contact
• (Store in waterproof container.)

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Supplies Recent Photos of Loved Ones

• Children
• Spouse/Partner
• Parents/Grandparents
• Siblings
• Self
• Pets
• Babysitter?
• (Store in waterproof container.)

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Supplies Photos
Birthmarks? Distinctive Features? Tattoos?
CD of Photographs
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Supplies Recent Photos
Everyone ages sometimes we gain or lose weight,
too.
Same dog 9 months later
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Supplies Copies of Vital Documents

• Drivers License
• Social Security Card
• Passport
• Birth/Marriage Certificates
• Professional licenses
• Vaccine records
• Etc
• (Store in a waterproof container.)

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Flood Gurnee, Illinois 2004
Photo Credit Bonnie Gillespie, American Red
Cross
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Supplies Cash
Small denominations could come in handy.
(Store in a waterproof container.)
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Supplies Miscellaneous

• Plastic bags
• All kinds of uses keeps things dry,
  organization, hygiene (toileting), etc

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Supplies Clothes

• 3 pairs of underwear (one to wear, one to wash,
  one to dry)
• Jacket/Coat
• Gloves/hat
• Poncho
• Boots/Walking shoes

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Supplies in your Car

• First-aid kit, jumper cables, ice scraper, shovel
• Bright ribbon (distress signal, e.g. to locate
  car in blizzard)
• Compass
• Mirror (or CD) (to signal for help)
• Maps (local/regional/national)
• Flashlight/flares
• Kitty Litter (will not freeze better than
  sand to get you out of icy patch)

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• Maps
• Local
• Regional
• National???
• Also consider pre-printed Mapquest Directions

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Bright ribbon (distress signal, e.g. to locate
car in blizzard)
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• Mirror (or CD) (to signal for help)

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Sarin Gas Attacks on Tokyo Subway March 20, 1995
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Supplies At HomeShelter in Place

• For radiological or chemical hazard
• Duct tape and scissors
• Plastic Sheeting (hardware store in painter
  section usually)
• Ten square feet of floor space per person (to
  provide sufficient air)
• 2-5 hours only
• Locate on high floor (e.g. NOT basement) as
  chemicals are heavy and therefore closer to the
  ground

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Shelter in Place

• Turn off air conditioner/fans/heater
• Jam wet towels in cracks under door
• Bring disaster kit with you
• Stay away from windows if risk of explosion
• Listen to radio for updates
• 720 or 780 am in Chicago-land

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Supplies At Home

• Traditional telephone (no electricity required)

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Supplies At Home

• Wrench near gas and water shut-off valves

water
Indoor gas valve
Main gas
Close-up of valve on main gas
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Example of Valve Lever
Open in parallel position
Everyone old enough to stay home alone should
learn how to turn the utilities on off.
Closed in perpendicular position
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Gas shut-off

• If you shut off your gas supply, do NOT turn it
  back on yourself.
• You MUST have a qualified person (e.g. from the
  gas company) turn your gas back on.

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The aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of
1871, corner of Dearborn and Monroe Streets
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Other considerations

• Whistle

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Other considerations

• Mending kit

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Other considerations

• Digital Camera

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Other considerations

• Entertainment (books, crayons, journal, deck of
  cards, chess game, crosswords, etc)

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Other considerations

• Entertainment for kids (remember the loveys, too)

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Other considerations

• Vaccinations
• Even adults need vaccines!
• Outbreaks are more likely with poor sanitation
  and crowded conditions.
• Make sure you are up-to-date with your Tetanus
  vaccine.
• Did you get Hepatitis A vaccine?
• Remember the Flu shot every winter!

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Other considerations

• Medical conditions
• Pregnancy
• Allergies
• Consider a medic alert bracelet

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San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Ruins in
vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue.
Photo Credit United States Federal Government
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Ready-Made Kits
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Ready-Made Kits
Adult 3-Day Kit Flashlight Radio Emergency
Blanket Food Bars Work Gloves Light Sticks
Moist Towelettes Breathing Mask (NIOSH-N95)
Plastic Sheeting (10'x10') Rain Poncho
Personal First Aid Kit Roll of Duct Tape Water
(2 quarts) Water Container (2.5 gallon) Whistle
Emergency First Aid Guide Family First and
Preparedness Guide
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Ready-Made Kits
Family-size kits
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Ready-Made Kits
Kits for school or office
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For the Real Trooper

• Tent
• Pots/pans/cooking gear

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Pets

• Carrier
• Leashes
• Food
• Poopie pick-up baggies
• Paper towels
• Meds
• Toys
• Vet info
• Feeding care info, in case you get separated

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Pets boarding/evacuation(Recommendations from
the ASPCA)

• Contact your veterinarian for a list of preferred
  boarding kennels and facilities. 
• Ask your local animal shelter if they provide
  emergency shelter or foster care for pets. 
• Identify hotels or motels outside of your
  immediate area that accept pets. 
• Ask friends and relatives outside your immediate
  area if they would be willing to take in your
  pet.

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Where to Put it All?
Yum! PB Dog Food!
Who me? Im innocent!
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Where to Put it All?

• Secure area
• Away from critters
• Low risk area (e.g. basement floods)
• Easy to get to in case of emergency

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What else?

• Inventory list on top with expiration dates
• Last minute list of things to grab before
  evacuating (e.g. cell phone charger, clothes,
  camera, loveys, etc)

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Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Collapse August 1, 2007
Photo Credit Talia Frenkel, American Red Cross
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Useful websites

• www.redcross.org
• www.cdc.gov (in many languages, including
  Spanish)
• www.aap.org
• www.aspca.org
• Google disaster preparedness or camping
  supplies or survival supplies for advice and
  supplies

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Useful websites

• www.redcross.org
• Safe and Well Register yourself as safe
  well, or search for loved ones.

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Useful websites www.redcross.org

• Safe and Well Messages
• I am safe and well.
• Family and I are safe and well.
• Currently at shelter.
• Currently at home.
• Currently at friend/family member/neighbor's
  house.
• Currently at a hotel.
• Will make phone calls when able.
• Will email when able.
• Will mail letter/postcard when able.

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Education
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• Dont be overwhelmed!
• Start with the most important items
• Add items as you are able
• Recheck expiration dates every 3-6 months
• Rotate supplies
• Update photos emergency contacts every 6-12
  months

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Whats Next????
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• Thank You!

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• Questions?
• Comments?
• Other ideas?

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Good Luck making a disaster preparedness kit!
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(But lets hope pray that well never need
one.)