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If an airplane crash, hurricane, earthquake, terrorist attack or medical emergency struck right now, would you be ready? Where is your spouse, your children, the other people you love? What if they were injured? Would a doctor know what to do to save their lives, with their specific healthcare needs in mind? Would the hospital know to call you?
For most people, the answer is no.
As human beings, as much as we know we should be prepared, we’re just not hard-wired to be disaster-minded. If that’s all we thought about, we’d never make it through the day – at least not without living under the bed. The good news is, being prepared doesn’t mean we have to be disaster-minded. Just the opposite. It means that by taking one afternoon to prepare now, we can relax knowing that if a disaster or medical emergency ever strikes, we’ll, Know what to do, Know what to take, Know where everything is, Know that we’ve done everything possible not just to survive, but to thrive.
Below you’ll find links to many free downloads, articles and videos that were all designed to keep your family, college students and hospital patients safer. Take your time and go through them, to find the content that will help you the most. Remember though, this is just a taste of what you get in our Full Action Plans. With those we can get you ready for nearly anything that your family or college student will face, in just one afternoon. You’ll find more info about the full plans at the bottom of the page. So let’s get started with all your free material! |
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Download
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To download the guides, right click on each link below, choose "Save Target As", and save the file to your computer. Do you need specific instructions on downloading documents to your computer? If so, go to this link. | ||
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Safe Family Emergency
Action Tips Nineteen pages of tips that will keep you, your family and your home safe in the event of sudden medical, home emergency, or natural disaster.
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| Safe Student Emergency
Action Tips Articles on keeping your College Student safe while away at school, whether they face medical emergencies, mass casualties on campus or natural disasters.
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| Seven Steps Next of Kin
Notification Tips Twenty three pages of tips for hospitals on locating and notifying a patient's next of kin, even when unconscious or unidentified. It lays the groundwork for our guide, “Creating a Next of Kin Notification program”, which greatly increases patient satisfaction while ensuring your facility’s compliance with HIPAA, local next of kin laws.
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| Safe Family Emergency
Action Tips How often do YOU go out running or out to run errands without taking your ID with you? Guess you haven't noticed all those crazy drivers out there! Find out how to carry your ID the easy way -- just in case you ever need it This free information is VITAL to keeping your family safe in this busy world.
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Free
Articles
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Keep
Your Family Safe
Easy Ways to Protect Your Family Before a Disaster Strikes Keep
Your College Students Safe
Emergency
Contact Cards - Do They Really Protect College Students When Emergency
Strikes?
Keeping
College Students Safe in a Changing World
How
To Keep The Latest Generation Safe At College
How To Stay In Touch With Your College Student During University Emergencies
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Keep
Your Hospital Patients Safe
Increasing
Patient Safety in Seven Steps
Pediatric
Emergency Contact Notifications Made Easier
Facilitating
Patient Communication
How
To Deal With Patients Who Are John Does
or Homeless
Web
Therapy - Enhancing Patient Communication with Web Access
Medicare
Deadline Spurs Hospitals to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
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Videos
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Now Showing! Visit our video page at this link to view all the current videos below. | ||
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All About Disaster Planning We all know how important it is, but are you prepared? Colleen Buono, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, UCSD, and Katrina disaster worker, educates us on how best to prepare for the next disaster.
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10 MINUTE EVACUATION CHALLENGE This is a real-life demonstration of two families dealing with the news that they have 10 minutes to evacuate their home with their little children. If you had 10 minutes to evacuate your home, would you know what to bring with you?
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Protecting Valuables Before A Storm Strikes Great presentation by WXIItv channel 12 TV in North Carolina about how to prepare for a tornado, before it happens, through the eyes of a family who had just experienced a tornado. What can you do to protect your precious memories and important documents BEFORE a storm strikes?
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TORNADO PREPARATION This video is presented by Farm Bureau Insurance, to make sure that their subscribers have a plan should they suddenly experience a tornado warning. Watch to find out more on how to keep yourself protected in the case of a tornado or sudden windstorm.
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HURRICANE? BE PREPARED, PLAN NOW Hurricane preparedness tips from the American Red Cross of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, in cooperation with the Long Island Power Authority.
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LEEZA GIBBONS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE NOK BILL Leeza did us the honor of speaking on behalf of the Next of Kin Bill, which protects hospital patient's right to have their emergency contacts called within 24 hours. The bill was made into law in California and Illinois and is now under consideration in Congress.
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