Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Planning

National Preparedness Month & Kidney Disaster Awareness Week

September is National Preparedness Month & Kidney Disaster Awareness Week is September 23, 2013 to September 29, 2013. To raise awareness download flyer and post in facility or handout to patients. Download FEMA brochures to assist patients in developing a emergency kit and disaster plan.

Are You Prepared? (Handout in both English [PDF brochure, size: 45Kbs] and Spanish [PDF brochure, size: 45 Kbs] versions) Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information to Get Ready (FEMA brochure in both English [PDF brochure, size: 372 Kbs] and Spanish [PDF brochure, size: 296 Kbs] versions)

Create awareness through weekly activities. Use the recommended resources offered below or develop your own events using local resources.

Week 1: (Sept. 1- Sept. 7) Build an Emergency Kit Food? Water? Pet Supplies? See the recommended items checklist for an Emergency Supply Kit: http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/checklist_1.pdf

Week 2: (Sept. 8- Sept. 14) Make a Plan Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact one another. Think about how you will communicate in different situations. Download FEMA' s Family Emergency Plan http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/FamEmePlan_2013.pdf
Also available for download in Spanish.

Have Pets? If you evacuate your home, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS BEHIND! Pets most likely cannot survive on their own and if they do, you may not be able to find them when you return. Visit FEMA's Ready page for Caring for Animals in an emercency.
http://www.ready.gov/caring-animals. Download their pet owner's brochure or download the Printer Friendly version in both English and Spanish.

Week 3: (Sept. 15 - Sept. 21) Get Informed! Get to know the potential emergencies that can happen where you live and how to respond to them.

» Get Alerts from http://www.ready.gov/alerts

» Get Wireless Emergency Alerts
Download a FEMA Fact Sheet on Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) [PDF format, Size: 118Kbs]
In English http://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/media_records/12177
In Spanish http://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/media_records/12178

» Learn About:
Terrorism: http://www.ready.gov/terrorist-hazards
Natural Disasters: http://www.ready.gov/natural-disasters

Week 4: (Sept. 23- Sept. 29) Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis brochure. This brochure is available in both

English Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis [Version:2002, PDF, 146KB] [This booklet out of print; use available link for download.] and

Spanish Preparese para Emergencias: Una guia para personas en dialisis [Version:2004, PDF, 1.6MB] [This booklet out of print; use available link for download.] versions.

Tips for ESRD patients to prepare for an emergency:

» Preparing a stock of supplies
» Keeping medical information up-to-date
» 3- Day Emergency ESRD Diet
» Disinfecting water
» Alternate arrangements for care

The following resources are offered to assists ESRD facilities to meet federal regulations governing emergency preparedness and develop their own emergency preparedness plans.

Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition is pleased to announce the release of the CMS publication, Disaster Preparedness: A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities – Second Edition [PDF, 916Kb]
Also, to increase the usability of documents contained in the appendices, these forms have been made available in a separate Word document allowing customization to individual facility needs Supplemental Appendix of Customizable Forms [Word doc, 0.97Mb]
The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition provides technical assistance to ESRD Networks, CMS organizations, and other groups to ensure timely and efficient emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for the kidney community. KCER Lavender Patient Identification Cards (download template)[PDF, 298KB]

Network Resources

Network Emergency Response Plan [PDF, 30KB]
Network Patient Identification Card (downloard template and print back-to-back on Avery 4-up postcard stock) [PDF, 122KB]

Manuals for Facilities

Manuals for Patients

Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis [Version:2002, PDF, 146KB] [This booklet out of print; use available link for download.]
Preparese para Emergencias: Una guia para personas en dialisis [Version:2004, PDF, 1.6MB] [This booklet out of print; use available link for download.]
Planning for Natural Disasters (NKF) [PDF, 2.23MB]
Guide for Dialysis & Transplant Patients (Network 14) [PDF, 424KB]
Also available in Spanish [PDF, 424KB]
Infection Control for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Patients

Emergency Dialysis Services Guidelines

Bringing Hemodialysis Facilities Water Systems Back on Line After a Hurricane
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/watersystems.asp
Safe Use of Tanker Water for Dialysis
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/watertanker.asp
Guidelines for Dialysis Care Providers on Boil Water Advisories
http://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/guidelines/boil-water-advisory.html
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5210a1.htm

State and Federal Emergency Management Offices

Ready America
Ready America is a national public service campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. Visit the Ready America website http://www.ready.gov/ for natioanl, local and children's resources.

A Spanish language version of this site is available at http://www.ready.gov/translations/spanish/. Other languages are also available. Visit http://www.ready.gov/translations/ to see available other language resources.

State Emergency Management Office
Aside from natural disasters, it is important to be alert to threats resulting from terrorist acts. The following links access the individual state agencies responsible for homeland security.

State Department of Health