Dodging Disaster: Planning Ahead for the Unexpected

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Dodging Disaster Planning Ahead for the
Unexpected

• Marsha K. Millonig, MBA, RPh
  President CEO
  
  
• Catalyst Enterprises, LCC

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Disclosure InformationDodging DisasterMarsha K.
Millonig

• I have no financial relationship to disclose.
• AND
• I will not discuss off label use and/or
  investigational use in my presentation.

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Remember
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Why Care?
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We are getting warmer
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Warming results in

• Rises in sea level
• Changes in the amount and pattern of
  precipitation
• Increases extreme weather events
• Droughts
• Heat waves
• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Contributing to biological extinctions

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Global Warming

• Glacial melting
• Heat waves more common
• Ocean warming
• Wild storms

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• Alaska's glaciers receding 2x rate thought
  (Science July 19, 2002)
• Portage Glacier, near Anchorage, Alaska, in about
  1950 and in July 2001
• Nearly out of sight, leaving behind a glacial lake

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2030

• The year Glacier National Park will have no
  glaciers left, according to the U.S. Geological
  Survey predictions.

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• Dust storm in Queensland, Australia, in 2005
• 2005 Hottest year on record since 1998
• August 07, southeastern U.S. more than 50 deaths
  and innumerable cases of heat-related illnesses

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• Heat kills more than any other disaster
• Worst, 1995 killed 730 Chicago
• 8/2003 more than 35,000 in Europe
• Hottest summer in 500 years

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NOAA

• Widespread Drought Entire year, 2008. Severe
  drought and heat caused agricultural losses in
  areas of the south and west. Record low lake
  levels also occurred in areas of the southeast.
  Includes states of CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, and TN.
  Estimate of over 2.0 billion in damages/costs.

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400,000

• Square miles of Arctic sea ice that have melted
  in the last 30 years (roughly the size of Texas),
  threatening polar bear habitats and further
  accelerating global warming worldwide,  according
  to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

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• 100 Increase in intensity and durationof
  hurricanes and tropical stormssince the 1970's
  (2005 MIT)
• 100 billion damage caused by hurricanes hitting
  the U.S. coast in 2005 alone, according to the
  National Climatic Data Center

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Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical
cyclone viewed from the International Space
Station on March 26, 2004.
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Hurricane Katrina
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http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_katrina
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A cargo ship pushed ashore by the force of
Hurricane Katrina sits amid the devastation in
the southern part of Plaquemines Parish,
La., site of the storms Louisiana landfall.
JAPhA 45. 6. 654-658. SOURCE NATIONAL OCEANIC
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
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This part of Slidell, La., across Lake
Pontchartrain from New Orleans, was leveled by
the Category 4 winds of Hurricane Katrina. JAPhA
45. 6. 654-658. SOURCE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY/LIZ ROLL.
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Since Katrina 2005

• Rita
• Wilma
• Dolly
• Gustav
• Ike.

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• Hurricane Ike

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• IkeGalveston

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How much notice? What would you do? Walking
awaywhat would you take?
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Be prepared

• both personally and professionally

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Todays Objectives

• Describe approaches to personal and family
  disaster planning
• Describe steps involved with business-related
  disaster planning
• Name resources to assist with disaster planning
• Understand technology-related disaster planning
  requirements in HIPAA and,
• Describe off-site disaster recovery related
  resources

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Personal Family Planning

• Be prepared for up to 72 hours
• Six basics to stock BEFORE a crisis
• Make a disaster plan
• Family communications plan
• Evacuation plan
• Disaster supplies kit

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The Six Basics

• Water
• Food
• First Aid Supplies
• Clothing and Bedding
• Tools and Emergency Supplies
• Special Items for Medical Conditions

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Water

• 1 gallon per person per day
• Three day supply

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Food

• No refrigeration, preparation or cooking
• Little to no water
• Compact and light weight
• E.g. ready to eat canned meats, fruits and
  veggies canned juices staples high energy
  foods, vitamins, infant foods, nuts, hard candy

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First Aid Supplies

• 20 Bandages, various sizes
• Sterile dressing
• Gauze rolls
• Triangle bandages
• Gauze pads, various
• Germicidal handiwipes or gel (Babywipes are good)

• Antiseptic wipes, gel, salve
• Latex gloves
• Cold pack
• Adhesive tape
• Scissors
• Tweezers
• CPR face shield

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First Aid Supplies Medicines

• Aspirin and acetaminophen
• Anti-diarrheal
• Antacid
• Laxative

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Clothing and Bedding

• Sturdy shoes or work boots
• Rain gear
• Blankets or sleeping bags
• Hats and gloves
• Thermal underwear
• Sunglasses

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Tools Emergency Supplies

• Mess kits, paper cups/plates, utensils
• Emergency preparedness manual
• Battery-operated or hand-crank radio (and
  batteries)
• Flashlight extra batteries
• Cash or travelers checks, changeconsider 1
  coins on hand so you are not taken advantage of,
  plus they are waterproof
• Non-electric can opener, utility knife
• Tube tent
• Pliers, tape
• Compass
• Gas cans

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Tools Emergency Supplies

• Matches in H2O proof container
• Foil plastic sheeting
• Plastic storage containers
• Signal flare
• Paper, pencil
• Sewing kit
• Medicine dropper
• Shut-off wrench for house gas, H2O
• Whistle
• Maps
• Emergency pet supplies too

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Sanitation

• Toilet paper, towelettes
• Soap, liquid detergent
• Feminine supplies
• Personal hygiene items
• Plastic garbage bags (50-gallon ones are great
  for ponchos too)
• Plastic bucket with tight lid
• Disinfectant
• Household chlorine bleach

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Special Items

• Glasses and/or contact lenses
• Rx medicines and a medication list
• Insulin
• Denture needs
• Hearing aid batteries

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Family Communications Plan Discuss Most Likely
Disasters

• Blackouts
• Chemical Emergencies
• Drought
• Earthquakes
• Fires
• Floods
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes

• Mudslides
• Terrorism
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes
• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Wild Fires
• Winter Storms

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Family Communications Plan

• Explain what to do in each case
• Pick two places to meet
• Right outside your home in case of a sudden
  emergency, like a fire.
• Outside your neighborhood in case you cant
  return home. Everyone must know the address and
  phone number.

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Family Communications Plan

• Ask an out-of-state friend to be your family
  contact. After a disaster, its often easier to
  call long distance. Other family members should
  call this person and tell them where they are.
  Everyone must know your contacts phone number.
• Discuss what to do in an evacuation.
• Plan how to take care of your pets. Since
  Katrina, there are some pet-friendly shelters
• Write down all of these contact numbers and
  information on the family emergency contact card
  at http//www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf
  /Preparedness/ECCard.pdf

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• Red Cross Card

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Evacuation Plan

• Local government officials issue evacuation
  orders
• Listen to local radio and television reports
• If local officials ask you to leave, do so
  immediately

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Consider Volunteering on Your Team!
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Advantages

• First to know
• Latest updates
• Strictly voluntary
• Special training
• Helping others

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Evacuation Plan

• Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants and sturdy
  shoes so you can be protected as much as
  possible.
• Take your disaster supplies kit.
• Take your pets with you do not leave them
  behind.
• Pets may not be permitted in some public
  shelters, follow your plan to go to a relative's
  or friend's home, or find a "pet-friendly" hotel
  or shelter

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Evacuation Plan

• Lock your home.
• Be sure to fill your vehicle with gas at first
  warning of problem
• Use travel routes specified by local authorities
  don't use shortcuts because certain areas may
  be impassable or dangerous.
• Experienced people recommend knowing side routes
  vs the authority recommended routes for speed if
  passable and safe.
• Stay away from downed power lines.

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Grab and Go

• Medical supplies prescription medications
  list, dentures, hearing aid batteries
• Disaster supplies flashlight, batteries, radio,
  first aid kit, bottled water
• Clothing and bedding a change of clothes and a
  sleeping bag or bedroll and pillow for each
  household member
• Car keys and keys to the place you may be going
  (friend's or relative's home)
• Keep in wheeled back pack, one per person

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Protect Your Home

• Bring things indoors
• Leave trees/shrubs alone-no time
• Look for potential hazards
• Turn off electricity, H2O, propane gas
• Leave natural gas on for when you get home
• Cover windows if high winds expected
• Sandbags if flooding expected

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Complete this Checklist

• Post emergency numbers by phones
• Teach children how to call 911 or EMS
• Show each person how to turn off house water,
  gas, electricity at main
• Check if adequate insurance coverage
• Teach how to use fire extinguisher
• Install smoke detectors