SENIORS & PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
Seniors and people with disabilities may need to take additional steps
to prepare for emergencies. If you or someone in your household has
special needs, consider the following tips when preparing your disaster
plans.
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Keep a 7-14 day supply of necessary medications on hand at all times.
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Develop a personal emergency plan for each place where you spend time--at
work, home, school and in the community.
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Evaluate your capabilities, limitations, needs and surroundings to
determine what type fo support your may need in an emergency.
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If you are dependent
on electricity for your wheelchair, breathing machine or any other
life-sustaining device, plan for a loss of power.
Consult BGE to register for special needs list to receive advance
notice of planned outages. This list is not used in emergency situations.
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The hearing impaired may need to make special arrangements to make
sure they receive emergency warnings.
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Mobility impaired
people may need assistance to get to a shelter or to evacuate from
buildings. Keep in mind elevators will not work in
a power outage.
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People with special dietary needs should have an adequate emergency
food supply.
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It is a good idea to write down your support needs and numbers. Medical
conditions, medications and dosages, allergies, special equipment,
medical insurance, Medicare insurance cards as well as peronal and
medical contact details are important to have available. Keep this
list with you in emergencies and supply a friend with a copy.
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If you have a service animal, make sure that is registerd for a service
tag.
