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What Senior Caregivers Need to Do to Prepare for a Disaster.
• Fires • Tornadoes and thunderstorms • Floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes • Toxic Spills • Snowstorms • Extreme heat waves (90+degrees) Caregivers can help seniors prepare for the disasters that are likely to occur where they live. There are many steps to take when setting up an emergency preparedness plan. One step is to stay notified and informed. The national weather service is a great for caregivers and senior to use. Also, caregivers and seniors can tune into a local TV or radio station. Caregivers can also cooperate with the door to door registry that alerts people of danger. For instance, a person could come to a seniors’ house and warn of a pending flood. The caregiver can take action to help remove that person out of the home and to a safe environment. This environment should be far enough from the source of the disaster to offer safety. Examples of places to go during a disaster are as follows: • A friend’s relative’s or children’s house • Designated private or public emergency shelter • Homeless shelter • Hotel • Senior citizen retirement home • Any place that offers public emergency shelter The Seniors disaster kit should include the following items: • Food, water, medicine, and personal grooming items • Extra address and emergency contact book • Extra change of clothes, shoes, and winter gear • Blanket and pillow • Money and safe for valuable items The list of items needed is not an exhaustive list. Caregivers should assist the senior in making sure that person everything necessary for survival in that emergency kit. Furthermore, a caregiver should know how to use all the equipment, including medical equipment, in the event of a disaster. Also if it is a chemical emergency that affects the senior’s home, the caregiver can help the senior do the following: • Close all windows, fans, heating, and cooling systems • Close the fireplace damper • Tape around doors, window ledges, vent, and any other air passage ways. • Encourage them to stay inside the home, and not to leave until it is safe to evacuate • When evacuating for any emergency, the caregiver will be most helpful using this procedure: • Know where the senior member has planned to stay in an emergency • During evacuation, take the main roads. The back roads may be dangerous, and one could easily get lost. One other thing a caregiver can do to is to continually stay informed. New information is posted daily about how to better handle emergencies where seniors are involved. Also, if it is a new caregiver, that person should learn about the community that the senior lives in. Then, in the event of a disaster, the person would know where to take the senior These tips and information from local emergency personnel will most likely help seniors survive even the worst disaster. Wake Up Richer Every Morning... Instant Internet Business Makes Money Automatically... Thomas Hunter is an Internet marketer, author and publisher and has helped hundreds of people become successful Niche Marketers. Explore the highly profitable world of Niche Marketing at http://SixFigureNiches.com our popular website. Article Source: http://netsalesinc.com If you have a website or ezine you may freely post this article on your site as long as you include the full resource box above. All links must be active / clickable with no syntax changes.
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