Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Boy Scout ready

The Boy Scouts have always been known to be prepared for almost anything. What if a disaster happened today in your town and you needed to be out of the house for a while? Are you and your family ready? Our church (the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ) is one that prides itself on being prepared. We are encouraged to have a food stock pile of non perishables lasting I believe three months out and to have what is called a 72 hour kit. What to keep in them is suggested on many different websites. 
Now what if you need medical info and other resources for first aide? Below is a list of suggestions that I jotted down from our church meeting. 

72 hour kit and these extras 
First aide kit for each member of the family 

CPR mask 
Possible fishing tackle box for a first aide kit? 
Inhaler or epi pen or Benadryl 
Empty bag in bathroom in case of emergency you can dump all of the meds into it
Big freezer bag instead possibly 
Bleeding bad? Use a diaper 
Dust mask 
Duck bill masks 
* adjust it by your family 
Tums 
Migraine medicine 
*rotations of kits 
Peroxide/alcohol swabs 
Ice pack that breaks when needed 
Gloves 
Blankets
Batteries  

Keep all important documents together
Cash in small denominations 
Emergency binder including 
Pens paper 
Money
-Up to day bio with medical info with blood type and current current meds
-Keep it in plastic
Birth certs (copy) 
Priesthood papers(if a member of the LDS church )
Temple sealing (same as above )
Animal information 
Family members numbers list
Allergy page for the family and current meds
Emergency question sheet(this is for those who may have a significant other whose a first responder who may be helping others and this helps you become self reliant  )
List of what's in the 72 hour kit
Phone chargers (possibly)
   


And there you go. Are you ready? We realized we need to get our important paper together and think of the nieces and siblings who often visit us and their important info as well. 

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