| Remember
the special needs of your family members.
Infants, the elderly and persons with disabilities
need the same planning as everyone else,
and sometimes a little more, to be prepared
for a terrorist attack. |
| For
Baby: |
- Formula
- Diapers
- Bottles
- Powdered
milk
- Medications
- Moist
towelettes
- Diaper
rash ointment
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Adults: |
- Ask
your doctor about storing prescription
medications such as heart and high
blood pressure medication, insulin
and other prescription drugs.
- Denture
needs
- Contact
lenses and supplies
- Extra
eye glasses
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| For
Seniors: |
- Plan
how you will evacuate or signal for
help.
- Plan
emergency procedures with home health
care agencies or workers.
- Tell
others where you keep your emergency
supplies.
- Teach
others how to operate necessary equipment.
- Label
equipment like wheelchairs, canes or
walkers.
- Additional
supplies for seniors:
- List
of prescription medications including
dosage in your supply kits. Include
any allergies.
- Extra
eyeglasses and hearing-aid batteries.
- Extra
wheelchair batteries or other
special equipment in your supply
kit.
- A
list of the style and serial
numbers of medical devices such
as pacemakers in your emergency
supply kits.
- Copies
of medical insurance and Medicare
cards.
- List
of doctors and emergency contacts.
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People with Disabilitites: |
- Create
a support network to help in an emergency.
- Tell
these people where you keep your emergency
supplies.
- Give
one member of your support network
a key to your house or apartment.
- Contact
your city or county government's emergency
information management office. Many
local offices keep lists of people
with disabilities so they can be located
quickly in a sudden emergency.
- Wear
medical alert tags or bracelets to
help identify your disability.
- If
you are dependent on dialysis or other
life sustaining treatment, know the
location and availability of more than
one facility.
- Show
others how to operate your wheelchair.
- Know
the size and weight of your wheelchair,
in addition to whether or not it is
collapsible, in case it has to be transported.
- Additional
Supplies for People with Disabilities:
- Prescription
medicines, list of medications
including dosage, list of any
allergies.
- Extra
eyeglasses and hearing-aid batteries.
- Extra
wheelchair batteries, oxygen.
- Keep
a list of the style and serial
number of medical devices.
- Medical
insurance and Medicare cards.
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