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1. The first step to becoming more prepared for disasters and emergencies is to make an emergency action plan.
1. The first step to becoming more prepared for disasters and emergencies is to make an emergency action plan.
"Fewer than 10% of households in Nashua have a written disaster plan."
2017 Nashua Community Health Survey"Fewer than 10% of households in Nashua have a written disaster plan."
Be prepared to give critical information quickly on how someone can assist you without causing injury.
Plan ahead for accessible transportation that you may need for evacuation or getting to a medical clinic. Identify your local or private accessible transportation options.
If you use medical equipment in your home that requires electricity, talk to your doctor or health care provider about how you can prepare for its use during a power outage.
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New Hampshire 9-1-1 has the unique ability to add supplemental or additional information about permanent medical conditions or hazardous materials specific to your location or address. This information provides emergency responders with additional information that can help them assist you better.
2. Customize your emergency action plan and kit to fit your unique situation.
2. Customize your emergency action plan and kit to fit your unique situation.
Build an emergency kit specific to your needs
Build an emergency kit specific to your needs
- Include copies of medical insurance and Medicare cards and contact information for doctors, relatives or friends who should be notified if you are hurt.
- Wear medical alert tags or bracelets.
Blind or Low Vision
Mark your emergency supplies with braille labels or large print.
Keep a list of your emergency supplies, and where you bought it, on a portable flash drive, or make an audio file that is kept in a safe place where you can access it.
Keep a braille, or deaf-blind communications device as part of your emergency supply kit.
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Keep a weather radio with text display and a flashing alert.
Include extra hearing-aid batteries in your emergency kit.
Keep a TTY on hand.
Include pen and paper in your emergency kit in case you have to communicate with someone who does not know sign language.
Cognitive- Behavioral Support
Plan for children with disabilities and people, who may have difficulty in unfamiliar or chaotic environments.
Include handheld electronic devices loaded with movies and games, spare chargers, sheets and twine or a small pop up tent to decrease visual stimulation in a busy room, headphones to decrease auditory distractions, and comfort snacks and toys that meet needs for stimulation in emergency kit.
Speech
If you use augmentative communications devices or other assistive technologies, plan how you will evacuate with the devices.
Make a plan for how you will replace equipment if lost or destroyed. Keep model information and where the equipment came from (Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, etc.) on hand.
Plan how you will communicate with others if your equipment is not working.
Include laminated cards with phrases and/or pictogram in emergency kit.
Mobility
If you use a power wheelchair, if possible, have a lightweight collapsible manual chair available as a backup.
Keep an extra battery for a power wheelchair or other battery-operated medical or assistive technology devices near your emergency kit. Keep extra batteries on a trickle charger at all times.
Consider keeping a patch kit or can of sealant for flat tires and/or extra inner tube if wheelchair or scooter is not puncture proof.
Keep an extra mobility device such as a cane or walker, if you use one.
Service Animals
Plan an emergency kit with pet food, extra water, collar with ID tag, medical records and other supplies for your service animal
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