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Pandemic Flu and You Recommended items to include in a basic emergency kit: • Water – one gallon per person per day for two weeks • Food – a two-week supply of non-perishable food like canned soups and meats (be sure to include a can opener) • Battery operated or hand-crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio • Flashlights and extra batteries • Cell phone • First aid kit (see other side of this handout for ideas about what the kit should contain) • Whistle to signal for help • Moist towelettes and/or liquid hand sanitizer • Household chlorine bleach and a medicine dropper. When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. In an emergency, you can use it to treat water by adding 16 drops to a gallon of water. DO NOT use scented, color-safe bleach or bleaches with added cleaners • Prescription medications • Glasses and/or contact lenses • Infant formula and diapers • Pet food and extra water for your pet, as well as any medications taken regularly by your pet • Important family documents like insurance policies, identiﬁcation/bank records stored in a waterproof container • Cash, change and/or traveler’s checks • Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each family member • Complete change of clothing for each person. Be sure to include a change of underwear and shoes. • Fire extinguisher • Matches in a waterproof container • Personal hygiene items like tampons • Paper plates, plastic eating utensils • Paper towels • Paper and pencil • Books and games for adults and kids

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Pandemic Flu and YouRecommended items to include in a basic emergency kit:

• Water–onegallonperpersonperdayfortwoweeks

• Food–atwo-weeksupplyofnon-perishablefoodlikecannedsoups andmeats(besuretoincludeacanopener)

• Batteryoperatedorhand-crankradioandaNOAAWeatherRadio

• Flashlightsandextrabatteries

• Cellphone

• Firstaidkit(seeothersideofthishandoutforideas aboutwhatthekitshouldcontain)

• Whistletosignalforhelp

• Moisttowelettesand/orliquidhandsanitizer

• Householdchlorinebleachandamedicinedropper.Whendiluted ninepartswatertoonepartbleach,bleachcanbeusedasa disinfectant.Inanemergency,youcanuseittotreatwaterby adding16dropstoagallonofwater.DONOTusescented, color-safebleachorbleacheswithaddedcleaners

• Prescriptionmedications

• Glassesand/orcontactlenses

• Infantformulaanddiapers

• Petfoodandextrawaterforyourpet,aswellasanymedications takenregularlybyyourpet

• Importantfamilydocumentslikeinsurancepolicies, identification/bankrecordsstoredinawaterproofcontainer

• Cash,changeand/ortraveler’schecks

• Sleepingbagorwarmblanketforeachfamilymember

• Completechangeofclothingforeachperson. Besuretoincludeachangeofunderwearandshoes.

• Fireextinguisher

• Matchesinawaterproofcontainer

• Personalhygieneitemsliketampons

• Paperplates,plasticeatingutensils

• Papertowels

• Paperandpencil

• Booksandgamesforadultsandkids

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Pandemic Flu and YouMaking a First Aid Kit

You can purchase a ready-made, inexpensive first aid kit, or you can make your own. If you make your own, here are the items to include:

• TwopairsofLatex,orothersterilegloves (ifyouareallergictoLatex)

• Steriledressingstostopbleeding

• Scissors

• Tweezers

• Tonguedepressorblades

• Cleansingagent/soapandantibiotictowelettestodisinfect

• Antibioticointmenttopreventinfection

• Burnointmenttopreventinfection

• Adhesivebandagesinavarietyofsizes

• Nonsticksterilepads

• Eyewashsolution

• Thermometer

• Icepack

• Tubeofpetroleumjellyorotherlubricant

• Prescriptionmedicationsyoutakeeverydaysuchasinsulin,heart medicineandasthmainhalers.Youshouldperiodicallyrotate medicinestoaccountforexpirationdates.

• Prescribedmedicalsuppliessuchasglucoseandbloodpressure monitoringequipmentandsuppliesoranebulizermachine.

• Painandfeverreducers,suchasacetaminophenandibuprofen

• Anti-itchmedications,likehydrocortizonecream

• Anantihistamine,likeBenadryl,forallergicreactions

• Laxative

Don’tforgetyourfour-leggedfriends.Theymayhaveemergency firstaidneedsaswell.

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