Disaster Preparedness for Caregivers
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Disaster preparedness for professional care providers
Disasters in the Pacific NorthWest
Thank You!
Carol Dunn Community Disaster
Education Emergency Services
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross
Helping thecommunity:
prepare•respond•recover
from disasters
Who should we plan for?
• Who depends on you?– The people you
serve– Your organization– Family– Friends– Animals
We are so lucky to live in the Pacific Northwest
Beautiful mountains
Gorgeous trees
Fires
Severe Storms
Earthquakes
Disasters are inevitable
The outcomes aren’t
How real is the risk from Earthquakes
Life at the top of a global lava lamp
Image provided courtesy of the VISIONS ’05 expedition (www.VISIONS05.ocean.washington.edu)
Disasters are inevitable….
Local Faults
Pressure Builds and Creates Faults—Areas in the ground that crumpled and bent
Once crumpled, the creases (faults) are where the ground is most likely to move again when pressure builds up enough.
Back to the ground
Ground susceptible to liquefaction
• Recipe:– Premade JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant
Pudding– 1 tub (8 ounces) COOL WHIP Whipped
Topping, thawed – 15 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies,
finely crushed, divided – 10 paper or plastic cups (6 to 7 ounces) or
dessert dishes – 10 worm-shaped chewy fruit snacks – Gently stir 1/2 cup of Cool Whip Whipped
Topping into each bowl of pudding. Finely crush 20 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, then sprinkle 1 tablespoon into bottom of 8 (6-ounce) dessert cups. Top each with 1/4 cup vanilla pudding, 1 tablespoon cookie crumbs and 1/4 cup chocolate pudding. Sprinkle evenly with remaining cookie crumbs. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve.
– Insert 2 gummy worms into each dessert cup just before serving. Makes 8 Oreo Sand and Dirt Cups. http://dev.kraftfoods.com/jello/explore/
zone/earthly-delights/
Best: low, wood --Bolted to Foundation
The importance of bolting
A house that is pushed off its foundation must be demolished and rebuilt. Bolting only costs around $2,000-5,000. Look for grants or community programs to help.
OK: Steel and reinforced concrete:
Bad for Quakes: Soft Structures
Worst for earthquakes
Worst: Un-reinforced brick (recognized by levels of brick ends)
Not very good: reinforced bricks (recognized when all bricks show their sides)
Not very good: Retrofitted masonry (recognized by the added bolts)5 out of 6 were damaged during the 2001 Nisqually Quake
Unreinforced Masonry
Options
• Retrofit– Anchor masonry to wood– Add Framing
• Still will be risks
• Rebuild– Create a new safer building
• Lose character and feeling of history
• Relocate– Currently located in one of the most dangerous
parts of the city• Lose character and history
Earthquake
Because of JoltBe Sure to Bolt
Scenario
• Fill out your personal assessment
• Earthquake!Flip a coin to determine
– Where are you? (home, or work)– Were the highways knocked out?– Was the port knocked out?– Damaged buildings?:
• Home?• Work?
– Power?– Water?– Communication infrastructure ?
What will this mean?
• What will your first steps be?
• How will your clients fare?– Will they have access to care givers?– Health?– Activities requiring support?– Do they handle change well?
Ways to overcome challenges?
Communication
Out of Area Contact• Use this contact to relay
information with people in the affected area.
Texting – texting can be a great way to communicate in times of disaster.
Email/Internet sometimes works when phones don’t
211—Language Support
Help foster personal networks and back up care
When modernity fails,go back
In English Radio: AM 1000
Calling CardCalling Card
•Meeting Places•Pre-agreed plans with members of the community to check up and help each other
Realize, sometimes technology will totally fail
Get through debris
Life: Stay Healthy
Stay healthy
Stay Healthy
No need to: heat, refrigerateor add water
Biggest Risk in King County
= 3,970 fires
= $59,850,565.00
= 11 fatalities2007
2007= 897
= $160,516
3. Always Reduce Risks
• Hazard Hunt:– Look for fire risks
Watch video made by the city of Bellevue Fire Departmenton how to stop a grease fire: http://tinyurl.com/greasefire
2007= 479
= $5,299,468
Early 911 Response Critical!
9-1-1!
When it is dangerous to evacuate
• Work with the fire department-practice!
• Consider installing fire doors for all room
• Sprinkler system!• Education:
– Cloth at base of door– Work to attract attention
People over 65 face twice the risk from fire
• Possible Reasons– Unwillingness to make
accommodations to reflect changing life:
• Possible Sensory, cognitive reduction
• Harder to exit quickly, easily
– Smoke detectors need to be replaced every 10 years
• Ways to reduce risks:– Change location of
bedroom to first floor– Move or reduce amount
of furniture: clear path to exit.
– Adaptive smoke detector: flashing, bed vibrator (some fire departments have free detectors)
Big Risk: Big Storms: Rain
Source: Seattle PI
Big Storms: Wind
Big Storm: Snow
Cold Arctic Blasts
Hot Tropical Weather
Source: Environment Canada
http://tinyurl.com/seattlemap
Interactive hazardMaps allow you to avoid or mitigate hazards.
Check before you move!
Do a property Search for your address, then click on “Get Districts Report”
http://www5.metrokc.gov/iMAP/viewer.htm?mapset=hazards
Keep track of flood risk
•www.weather.gov/seattle•www.rpin.org•(cell phone notification)
•Radio, TV News
Cell Phone/Email Notifications
Be prepared for disruption
Safe ways to keep warm
Safe ways to see and have light
No need to: heat, refrigerateor add water
Stay healthy
Stay Healthy
AM 1000 TV: 7 Tel: 211
English
Life: Stay Healthy
Control Germs
Disaster Supplies
How to start?
Where to put them?
Have a Back Up Care Plan
Not just for humans
The challenges of care givers are often the greatest when disaster strikes.
Increase you Resources
Work now to reach out to the families of your clients to help them realize that there are ways they can improve their choices in times of disaster
A word on coping
– Be aware that unusual events cause unusual and intense emotions
– Talk about your feelings– Include comfort items in your
supplies
Thank you so much!
• Call me to help further– Work with your organization– Free presentations to groups– Answer questions, brainstorm solution
• Carol Dunn– 206-709-4528– [email protected]