• Behavioral Issues
• Child Care
• Cleaning Up After a Storm
• Communication
• Deciding To Stay Or Go
• Evacuation Shelters
• First Aid & Medical
• Flood Center
• Food and Water
• Help the Relief Effort
• Insurance Center
• Lighting & Power
• Pet and Animal Care
• Preparing Your Home
• Special Needs
• Storms Explained

First Aid & Medical

Preparing for and coping with injuries sustained during and after a storm is an essential part of good response and recovery. A proper first aid kit and other disaster supplies should be assembled long before the first signs of danger. Read more here about common ailments and injuries and how you can be best prepared to avoid them and treat them if necessary.

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First Aid Kits

1. Disaster Supplies
2. Do You Have a Hurricane Disaster Supply Kit?
3. Emergency Essentials Checklist: First Aid
4. Emergency Planning and Emergency Supply Kit
5. Emergency Supplies You Will Need
6. Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit

Common Ailments and Injuries From a Storm

1. Prevent Illness From Water
2. Prevent Injury after a Hurricane
3. Prevent and Treat Other Illnesses
4. Prevent Illness From Food
5. Protect Yourself From Animal- and Insect-Related Hazards After a Natural Disaster
6. Protect Yourself From Mold
7. After a Hurricane: Key Facts About Infectious Disease
8. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After a Disaster
9. Emergency Wound Care After a Natural Disaster
10. Emergency Wound Management For Healthcare Professionals
11. Hand Hygiene in Emergency Situations
12. How To Protect Yourself and Others From Electrical Hazards Following a Natural Disaster
13. Keep It With You: Personal Medical Information Form
14. Key Facts About Clean Hands
15. Trench foot or Immersion foot