| 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. |
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| For
Baby: |
- Formula
- Diapers
- Bottles
- Powdered
milk
- Medications
- Moist
towelettes
- Diaper
rash ointment
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| 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
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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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| 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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More Information on Supplies, see: |
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| For
More information on special needs, see: |
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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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