National Preparedness Month Tips of the Day
There are a few simple steps you and your family can take to become better prepared for an emergency: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed and Get Involved. This September, during National Preparedness Month, please follow these "Tips of the Day" from the American Red Cross and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help you and your family get started today!
- 9/30 Bioterrorism
- 9/29 Explosions and Fire
- 9/28 Chemical Hazards
- 9/27 Floods - even shallow water can be deadly
- 9/26 Shake, rattle and roll
- 9/25 Recovering Financially
- 9/24 Understand Shelter-in-place and Evacuation
- 9/23 Know how to turn off utilities
- 9/22 Treat contaminated water
- 9/21 Surf the Net
- 9/20 Know your home
- 9/19 Car Kit
- 9/18 What's in Your Kit? (cont'd)
- 9/17 What's in YOUR kit? (cont'd)
- 9/16 What's in YOUR kit?
- 9/15 Water, water anywhere?
- 9/14 First Aid
- 9/13 Food for thought, or think food
- 9/12 Prepare your kit
- 9/11 What's the plan, boss?
- 9/10 Work together
- 9/9 Practice Makes Perfect!
- 9/8 Get Emergency Help
- 9/7 Is school in or out when disaster strikes?
- 9/6 Make it a habit
- 9/5 Man's best friends
- 9/4 Emergency Contacts
- 9/3 Make a connection
- 9/2 Oh, the places you'll go
- 9/1 Best Way Out
9/14 Tip Of The Day - First Aid
Take a minute to check your family's first aid kit and note any depleted items - then, add them to your shopping list. Don't have a first aid kit? Add that to the list or build a kit yourself. For more information about first aid kits, visit www.redcross.org.
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Just add the following items to your shopping list and assemble a first aid kit and consider creating a kit for each vehicle as well:
First Aid Kit
Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car.
- (20) adhesive bandages, various sizes
- (1) 5" x 9" sterile dressing
- (1) conforming roller gauze bandage
- (2) triangular bandages
- (2) 3 x 3 sterile gauze pads
- (2) 4 x 4 sterile gauze pads
- (1) roll 3" cohesive bandage
- (2) germicidal hand wipes or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- (6) antiseptic wipes
- (2) pair large medical grade
- non-latex gloves
- Adhesive tape, 2" width
- Anti-bacterial ointment
- Cold pack
- Scissors (small, personal)
- Tweezers
- CPR breathing barrier, such as a face shield
- First Aid Manual
Non-Prescription and Prescription Drugs
- Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever
- Anti-diarrhea medication
- Antacid (for stomach upset)
- Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by the Poison Control Center)
- Laxative
- Activated charcoal (use if advised by the Poison Control Center)
- Prescription drugs, as recommended by your physician, and copies of the prescriptions in case they need to be replaced
