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Developing Your Emergency Preparedness PlansEmergency Preparedness:Emergencies can range from inconvenient to devastating. County emergency managers, the medical community and public health have been developing plans to respond to all emergencies quickly and appropriately. Businesses, schools and other community partners have also joined in preparing for whatever emergency might come our way. Emergencies could be weather related like ice storms, floods, tornados. A fire or a train or truck caring chemicals could overturn, causing you to evacuate your home. A pandemic disease could cause illness limiting your ability to leave your home. An influenza pandemic is a very large outbreak of flu, usually affecting the entire world. Some pandemics – like the ones in 1957 and 1968 – are relatively mild. But another pandemic like the one in 1918 could have a devastating effect on society. Roughly a third of the population may be sick, and another 10 percent could be reluctant to come to work. But the impact of the disease is only part of the picture: The larger challenge may simply be to keep society running, and provide for basics like food, water, electricity and routine health care. For more information on Pandemic influenza http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/flu/pandemic/basics.html Preparedness is everyone’s job. Every individual or family should have a plan for how they will respond to emergencies, just as government agencies, business, schools, and other service groups have been working on their emergency plans. Each person must be ready to act on their own. One of the keys for the safety of your family is to be prepared for the first 24 to 72 hours of an emergency. Start today to prepare for an emergency Make an Emergency Plan: Plan in advance what you will do in an emergency.
Create an Emergency Kit: Store the emergency kit in a backpack or sturdy bag that you can grab if you need to leave your home in an emergency. Keep a checklist in your emergency kit and check it every six months and replace water and food (ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables, soups, dry cereal, peanut butter, nuts, juices, crackers, baby food and formula) Collect General Emergency Supplies Click to short list of supplies. Or to be better prepared follow the family preparedness guide for preparedness in 5 months. See Family Information Form. The www.codeready.org web site will guide you through designing an emergency kits specific to your families needs. Preparing for Pandemic Influenza An influenza pandemic is a very large outbreak of flu, usually affecting the entire world. A pandemic can happen whenever there is a major change in the virus that causes flu. Scientists believe that another pandemic is coming, sooner or later. It might be a major pandemic, like the one we had in 1918, or a milder pandemic, like the ones in 1957 or 1968. Either way, we need to be ready. Information on what to do when a household member is sick is available from the American Red Cross at: http://www.bostonredcross.org/pandemic/Pandemichomecare.pdf One of the things you can do to prepare for the pandemic is to collect specific supplies that you will need if your family becomes ill. Flu Supplies: (Store with your Emergency Supplies Remember that a person who has any type of flu should be kept clean, dry, warm and hydrated)
To limit the spread of germs and prevent infection:
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Be Informed About What to Do in an Emergency: Listen to the radio and television for current information and instructions. For More Information contact: Countryside Public Health or your County Emergency Manager
In case of emergency: If you are ill, see your health care provider. To report an emergency, call 911. If you are a physician calling to report an infectious disease please call (651)201-5414 or 1(877) 676-5414 MDH Emergency Operations after hours number (651) 201-5735 Visit the following Websites:
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