Preparing for Emergencies
National Preparedness Month (NPM), recognized each September, provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. This NPM will focus on planning, with an overarching theme: Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.
Take time to learn lifesaving skills − such as CPR and first aid, check your insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face, such as flood, earthquakes, and tornados. Make sure to consider the costs associated with disasters and save for an emergency. Also, know how to take practical safety steps like shutting off water and gas.
https://www.ready.gov/september
California Volunteers (Community Emergency Response Team)
https://californiavolunteers.ca.gov/community-emergency-response-team-cert/
Plan Ahead for Disasters
Active Shooter
STOP THE BLEEDING CAMPAING
“Stop-the-Bleed” is a national White House-initiated awareness campaign and call-to-action. Due to an uptick in mass shootings, terror attacks and national disasters, the US Government is calling on civilians to learn how to treat severe bleeding.
“Stop the Bleed” App
SEVERE BLEED CARE
Course topics include:
· Stop-the-Bleed Campaign
· ABCs of Bleeding
· Identifying Severe Wounds
· Direct Pressure
· Commercial Pressure Bandages
· Wound Packing
· Hemostatic Agents
· Tourniquets
· Gunshots
Websites:
Stop the Bleed: National Awareness campaign
https://www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed
STOP THE BLEED
https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/
ems.gov Stop the Bleed
https://www.ems.gov/projects/stop-the-bleed.html
You Are the Help Until Help Arrives
https://community.fema.gov/until-help-arrives
Videos:
Stop the Bleed Tourniquet Training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVij7f6Brgo
You Are Part of Our Team CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=i8Wc5VwksPU
Why You Need to Stop Bleeding Right Away CC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=z331Zcmropc
Stop the Bleed: Tourniquet Application
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWVne7cUrm8
CERT in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80twsCr7oyc
PrepTalks: Amanda Ripley "The Unthinkable: Lessons from Survivors"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkVJk5MNzc
STOP THE BLEED ONLINE RESOURCES
Uniformed Services University
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
NAEMT
The White House
BLEEDINGCONTROL.ORG (American College of Surgeons)
https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/
Stop the Bleeding Coalition
https://stopthebleedingcoalition.org/
FEMA: You are the Help until Help Arrives (READY)
First Aid Kits Check List
First Aid Manual
Map with marks of freeways/streets and roads to know how to get in and out during emergencies.
Protective gloves
Sterile gauze pads of varying sizes
Adhesive tape
Elastic bandages in varying sizes
Triangular bandage
Instant cold compress
Roller bandages
Absorbent compress dressing
Mylar emergency blanket
Tweezers
Scissors
Safety Pins
Flashlight with extra batteries and light
Aspirin
Over-the-counter oral antihistamine
Antibiotic ointment
Antiseptic wipes
Hydrocortisone cream (1%)
Breathing barrier for CPR
Waterless hand wash
layman
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noun lay·man \ˈlā-mən\
1: a person who is not a member of the clergy The parish council consisted of both clergy and laymen.
2: a person who does not belong to a particular profession or who is not expert in some field.
In the medical field the layman is a person who does not have professional medical education
(anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pathology, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, general practice and surgery).
Industrial First Aid Kits Check List
OSHA compliant
Train and certification in CPR with AED , First Aid, EO2, BBP
AED and Oxygen
Evacuation Plan and Emergency Response Plan
First Aid Kit Essentials
· CPR Barriers
· Compresses dressing cuts and burns
· Roller bandages
· Eye Care
Sterile Gauze Pads
2” x2”
3” x 3”
4” x 4”
Absorbent Compress Dressing
5” x9”
Trauma Pad
5” x9”
8” x 10”
Roller bandages
19 X 15,
25 X 18,
30 X 20.
Yarn: 40's x 40's.
Size: 1", 2", 3", 4", 6" X 4,5,6,10 YARDS.
Roehampton Burn Sheet, Disposable, 60inch x 96inch
ROEHAMPTON
These non-woven Burn Sheets are made of laminated tissue fibers that provide a sterile environment to protect the patient from infection. The construction resists tearing and is comfortable to patient contours. Large sheet provides total body coverage.
Trauma/Burn Towel Dressings
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS INC
The Burn Towel Dressing provide the patient with the following benefits:
· Towels may be used wet or dry to meet local burn treatment protocols.
· The non-adhering material will not stick to a burn, abrasion or trauma wound.
· The non-wicking property will not absorb vital body fluids from the burn or trauma wound.
· The design of the towel prevents fibers from shredding or infiltration the wound site when used wet or dry.
· The foam core center will hold 19 times its own weight in water, thereby cooling the burn for an extended period of time.
· The variety of sizes available reduce cost as they eliminate having to use a large towel for a small burn.
· Towels are sterile and individually packed.
· The Trauma/Burn Face mask is designed to treat difficult facial trauma and burns.
· The towel provides coverage as well as access to the patient for monitoring vital signs and administering oxygen
Eye Dressing Packet w/ Eyewash
Items packed in a green color-coded unit box.
Contents Include:
2 Twist-top bottles each contain ½ oz. sterile, buffered, preserved isotonic solution
Twist-tops are tamper resistant and easy to remove
2 Individually wrapped, sterile oval eyepads
1 Roll of ½" adhesive tape (or 4 strips of tape)