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Water, food and shelter may be the first three items on your emergency list, but medical care should be number four.
We, at PEP-C, recognize that no single first aid kit is right for everyone. Familiarity with the equipment and your family's unique needs should determine the contents of your kit. There are dozens of commercial first aid kits available from many different suppliers. We recommend you have at least three kits on hand:
A small, basic kit for your car
An intermediate kit for home and traveling
An extensive kit stored with your survival gear. This kit would be used when going to a regular doctor or hospital is not an option.
This month's E-Prep Activities:
Follow the links below to review the information provided on each of the three kits listed above. Print the information and put it in your Family Disaster Plan notebook for handy reference.
Decide what items your family needs to have in each kit and make a list. Inventory your own supplies to determine what you already have on hand and check them off your list.
Chances are your list will contain a lot of stuff to get and may seem overwhelming! To help make it easier to acquire these essential items, choose just one or two items to add to your weekly shopping list. Do this until you have purchased everything your family needs.
Plan to use the items in your kits for your routine first aid needs. Replace items as you use them up. This will help to keep the items in your kits fresh.
Store your first aid supplies in a cosmetic case, a fishing tackle or tool box, or even a small cardboard box with a handle to make them easy to carry.
Tape a list of the contents of each kit to the inside of the container so you can quickly inventory your supplies.
Protect copies of critical medical information from fire and earthquake damage. If you don't have a safe deposit box or fireproof box for your important documents, put them in water-tight zip-lock bags and store them in the refrigerator or freezer.
If your family has not yet taken a basic first aid course or received CPR training, Gig Harbor Key Peninsula residents may contact Pierce County Fire District #5 for class schedule information (see the link below).
Or, contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross for information on first aid training classes as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
Get trained this month!
Be Smart
Remember that first aid is not a substitute for professional medical care. Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or dial 911 immediately if you or anyone in your family has serious injuries. If emergency personnel cannot come to your assistance, call upon the services of neighbors who have emergency medical training and do the best you can until professional help can be obtained.
