disaster 5th 1108_5th ed 2011 - Homeland Security and Emergency ...

expanding for a nuclear threat or attack, 118-119
for car, 21-22
for classroom or locker or office, 22-23
for home, 14-21
suggested items to include, 14-23
disasters
disaster supplies kit, suggested items to include, 14-23
emergency plan checklist, 8-11
emotional recovery tips, 142-144
facts and figures, 1-6
family emergency plan, 12-13
financial assistance following, 148
getting help following, 146-148
mitigation tips (help prevent damage and loss), 26-35, 148-149
planning for shelter, 24
recovering from, 142-149
returning to damaged home, 144-146
shelter living (during or after an emergency), 150
volunteering to help victims of, 154
dizziness, first aid treatment, 182
drought. See heat, extreme
drowning, first aid treatment, 183
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ear injuries, first aid treatment, 184
earthquakes
buzzwords, 43
facts and figures, 3
mitigation tips, 27-28
safety information, 43-46
El Niño, about, 1
elderly family members
family emergency plan, tips for, 10
special items to include in disaster supplies kit, 20-21
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
about, 110
area burst at high altitudes, 111
protect electronics from, 119
weapons (e-bombs), 110
emergencies. See also disasters
calling 9-1-1 or for an ambulance, 160
emergency action plan, handling an emergency situation, 159
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), public’s role in, 158
first aid, check victim for ABCs, 158
first aid, heart problems, perform CAB, 189
Emergency Management Agencies
local offices, role as FEMA partner, 212
www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325
251