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Special Needs Items
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
For 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
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.
For 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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For More information on special needs, see:

For information and tools related to emergency preparedness for persons with disabilities see the
Ineragency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness for Individulas with Disabilitites' Resource Center.


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