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Eye Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185Head, Neck or Spine Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187Heart Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Heart Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Cardiac Arrest (Giving CPR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189Heat-Related Illnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Heat Exhaustion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Heat Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195Infectious Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196Influenza (flu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196Avian flu (bird flu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197Swine flu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197C. diff (Clostridium difficile or C. difficile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197Staph (staphylococcus aureus & MRSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199For More Information about Infectious Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . .199Poisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200Poison - Absorbed through the Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200Poison - Inhaled by Breathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201Poison - Poisonous Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201Poison - Swallowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206Stroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207Tooth Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208Section 4 - <strong>Emergency</strong> Contact Names & Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . .209About the Red Cross (American, Canadian & International) . . . . . . . .210About the Salvation Army (American, Canadian & International) . . . .211About the Federal <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Agency (FEMA) . . . . . . .212FEMA Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212Local <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212State <strong>and</strong> Territory <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Agencies . . . . . . .212National <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Organizations . . . . . . . . . . .216Federal-level Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216Partnerships with the Private Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217National Response Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217About Public Safety Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218PS Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218PS M<strong>and</strong>ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218PS Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218<strong>Emergency</strong> Preparedness in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219Critical Infrastructure Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325ix

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