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Diabetes, Emergency preparedness considerations for people with

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Diabetes, Emergency preparedness considerations for people with.

Know your medical diagnoses, including diabetes, and how a disaster might affect them

Have a list of your regular healthcare providers and their contact information

Have copies of prescriptions or printouts from your pharmacy listing your medications and information on how to care for them.
Know basic self-care skills
Learn about stress management skills
Check feet daily for open sores
Wear protective footwear ALWAYS
Know nutrition options that will be useful in a disaster, such as what to take on a camping trip, or what to eat when the power goes off (see below for examples of suggested foods)
Know about food safety principles
Know about ‘sick day’ rules
Know about low and high blood sugar treatments
Wear medical alert emergency identification
Assemble a disaster supply kit – review the kit every 2–3 months to be sure supplies have not expired (see below for suggested kit contents) This is in addition to your BOB
Know about general emergency principles and basic safety information
Be sure you have developed a plan with your family/caregivers about where to meet after a disaster
Be aware of surroundings, and watch for hazards from the debris that often accompanies a disaster
Know about the location of shelters and possible medical care options

Examples of items for an emergency kit for people with diabetes

2-week supply, a 30-day supply would be better.
* Alcohol swabs
* Blood glucose monitoring supplies (meter to measure blood sugar, strips to use with meter or strips for visual reading, lancets and lancet
device, blood sugar testing diary)
* Sharps container to safely dispose of needles and other sharps
* Urine ketone testing strips
* Glucose tablets or gel
* Cans of regular soda, juice and hard candies
* Glucagon emergency kit – Make sure that family knows that you HAVE to eat after this injection
* Current list of all medications (a prescription number may also help facilitate refills)
* Copies of all relevant diagnoses, laboratory results and a list of all healthcare providers
* Parental consent forms to treat in an emergency (if needed)
* Medications taken on a regular basis [14 to 30 days worth]
* For those who take insulin: supplies such as syringes, insulin pen and pen needles, and, if appropriate, insulin pump supplies. Storage
information may be found on the CDC website OR discuss with your pharmacy. (Note, disposable pens may be helpful in emergency
situations since the pen is not easily broken and the pens are ready at all times
* Medication for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
* General supplies such as a first aid kit including an antibiotic cream, flash light and gloves

Examples of food for an emergency kit for people with diabetes
* large box of unopened crackers (saltines)
* jar of peanut butter
* premade packages of peanut butter or cheese crackers may be more convenient – carried in a hard case
* small boxes of powdered milk (or milk that does not need refrigeration)
* One gallon of water per day per person for at least 1 week [2 weeks or more would be better]
* cheese sticks or slim Jim type meat stick or jerky
* packaged dry, unsweetened cereal or single serving boxes
* Six pack of canned fruit juice or sports drink
* Several cans of tuna, salmon, chicken and nuts
*** Hand operated can opener!! Examples are P-38=C-rat opener, Swiss knife, Gerber multi-pliers ect

Keep all foods in a cool, dry place

Print this out and take to your doctor for specific recommendations

Cross ref
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/comms-2/ parts 1 and 3 are good too

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/re-hydration-drink/
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/water/

* When you travel, ensure hotels have services for your special needs! Ask for the special accommodations when you make reservations AND when you check in. IF you, your family or group is using a travel agent make sure they understand your needs The people at www.castlesandcruises.com are great to deal with even if you want to go somewhere other then Ireland!

Disaster Tips for People with Medical Needs

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Disaster Tips for People with Medical Needs

In a disaster, people with special medical needs have extra concerns. This information will help you and your family prepare for a disaster.

Medications ■ Always have at least a 14 day [30 days would be better] supply of all your medications. ■ Store your medications in one location in their original containers. Do this in a bag for easy grab and go! ■ Have a list of all of your medications: name of medication, dose, frequency, pharmacy and the name of the prescribing doctor.

Medical supplies ■ Have an extra 14 day [30 days would be better] supply of any medical supplies you use, such as bandages, ostomy bags, or syringes.

Electrically powered medical equipment ■ For all medical equipment requiring electrical power — beds, breathing equipment, or infusion pumps — check with your medical supply company and get information regarding a back-up power source, such as a battery or generator.

Oxygen and breathing equipment ■ If you use oxygen, have an emergency supply (enough for at least a 14 day period). ■ Oxygen tanks should be securely braced so they do not fall over. Call your medical supply company regarding bracing instructions. ■ If you use breathing equipment, have a 14 day supply or more of tubing, solutions, medications, etc.

Intravenous (IV) and feeding tube equipment ■ Know if your infusion pump has battery back-up, and how long it would last in an emergency. ■ Ask your home care provider about manual infusion techniques in case of a power outage. ■ Have written operating instructions attached to all equipment.

Emergency bag ■ In the event that you have to leave your home, have a bag packed at all times that contains: ● A medication list. ● Medical supplies for at least 14 days[30 days would be better]. ● Copies of vital medical papers such as insurance cards, power of attorney, current medical summary etc.

People who can help ■ An important part of being prepared for a disaster is planning with family, friends and neighbors. Know who could walk to your home to assist you if other means of transportation are unavailable. ■ Discuss your disaster plans with your home health care provider. ■ Ask your local fire department if they keep a list of people with special medical needs; ask to be included if they do maintain a list. ■ Keep a list handy of people who can help and their phone numbers. Consider installing a key lock box like realtors use with a combination [or a combination door lock] at you door for emergency staff.

* When you travel, ensure hotels have services for your special needs! Ask for the special accommodations when you make reservations AND when you check in. IF you, your family or group is using a travel agent make sure they understand your needs — www.castlesandcruises.com is good to deal with.

PRINT this out and share it with your doctor……

Cross ref:
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/comms-2/ parts 1 and 3 are good too

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/re-hydration-drink/

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/water/

Herbal seed package

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Herbal seed package

Awhile back we were at a trade show having fun talking with people and seeing what everyone had. One of the venders BRETT at Farmer’s Daughter *below* who we have written about before had his long-term storage foods on display. Dona [the jelly lady] and I were talking and pacing –yes it was a quiet time of day- and ended up at Brett’s tables. One of the items that we looked at and discussed at length was a medicinal herbal ‘vault’ that had seed packages for the more common maladies. The seeds package is designed for after SHTF when modern medications will be in very short supply and you will need to grow your own.

Part of my observations was that people really should be buying TWO of the packs.

The reason for buying at least 2 of the kits is so that you can bury one in the back yard for later if you have a total crop failure and the other one to start growing and practicing with NOW while you have the chance to learn about the plants. Remember that we are PRE-paring for when things are SNAP [situation not as planned]. In the coming weeks we will have postings on the contents of the medicinal herbal package, common uses and growing tips.
The Farmer’s Daughter stocks great tasting food packaged for long term storage and it is rated to store for 25 years… I strongly suspect that the shelf life will actually be over double that if stored correctly.

For more info on prepackaged long term storage foods contact
Brett Robinson
Farmer’s Daughter LLC
307-840-3354
BrettLRobinson@yahoo.com

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/farmers-daughter/

Cross ref http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/to-start-a-food-storage-program/

Stock Your First Aid Kit

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How to Stock Your First Aid Kit for Less

 

With Dollar Tree you can easily stock your First Aid Kit for less. When Dollar Tree first came into town they were an answer to prayer on budgeting for prepping supplies.  With everything costing only $1 it sure helps the bottom line in getting all types of survival supplies on hand. First of all I don’t like the pre-manufactured First Aid Kits. They mainly have bandage supplies and not much else.  When you put together your First Aid Kit for your family you need to take into consideration what types of health conditions your individuals have.  For example if you have a child that is always getting splinters in their hands and then it getting infected you will want to make sure you have tweezers and antibiotic ointment in your kit.  Also, if someone in your family has constipation often then make sure you have stool softeners & laxatives in the First Aid Kit.  The basic items that you can get at Dollar Tree are:

 

 

Assorted sizes of bandaids

Gauze and telfa pads assorted sizes

Disposable masks

Super Glue

Bandage tape

Rolled Gauze

Elastic Bandage

Triple Antibiotic Ointment

Hydrocortisone Ointment

A & D Ointment

Hydrogen Peroxide

Wet Wipes

Cold Packs

Anti-diarrheal

Laxatives

Pepto Bismal

Tums

Zantac

Thermometer

Cough Drops

Chest Rub

Dental Floss

Cotton Swabs

Cotton Balls

Chap Stick

Petroleum Jelly

Sunscreen

Aspirin tablets

Tylenol liquid if you have younger children and tablets for older children and adults

Athlete Foot Powder

Advil or Ibuprofen-liquid if you have young children & tablets for older children &

adults

Benadryl liquid if you have young children and tablets for older children and adults

Some type of cold medicine whatever works on your family

Nasal Spray like Afrin if it works for your family [it is also good for bloody noses]

Nail Clippers and file or if you can get a kit that also has tweezers in it

Some type of mild bar soap or even baby soap

Some type of skin lotion

Small garbage bags

Plastic or rubber gloves

Package of feminine pads works great for stopping large amounts of blood

Baking soda you make a paste by adding water and it helps on insect stings or sunburn

Super Glue this is exactly what the ER uses to close cuts

Small flashlight

Duct tape

Aluminum foil-take about 2 feet and fold up and put in kit

Scissors

Disposable filter masks

Something to put all of this in

If you have a diabetic you can use tube frosting for quick sugar

 

Whew, what a lot of supplies. But imagine all this you can get at the Dollar Tree for just a dollar. Much better than paying even Wal-Mart prices for these items. If you can get at least this much then the rest will be easier to afford.