Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Planning
The following resources are offered to assists ESRD facilities to meet federal regulations governing emergency preparedness and develop their own emergency preparedness plans.
Manuals for Facilities
- Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Care Facilities: A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities [PDF, 2.26MB]
- Planning for Natural Disasters and Other Types of Emergencies: A Guide for Dialysis Facilities (NKF) [PDF, 1.07MB]
- Hurricane-Related Information for Health Care Professionals
Manuals for Patients
- Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis [PDF, 146KB]
- Preparese para Emergencias: Una guia para personas en dialisis [PDF, 1.6MB]
- Planning for Natural Disasters (NKF) [PDF, 2.23MB]
- Guide for Dialysis & Transplant Patients (Network 14) [PDF, 424KB]
- Infection Control for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Patients
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.
- Illinois http://www.state.il.us/iema/
- Indiana http://www.ai.org/sema/index.html
- Kentucky http://kyem.ky.gov/
- Ohio http://ema.ohio.gov/
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- FEMA
http://www.fema.gov - FEMA for Kids Homepage
http://www.fema.gov/kids/games1.htm - Learn About the Types of Disasters
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/types.shtm
Other links with helpful information:
- The American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared - U. S. Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov - U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml
Emergency Dialysis Services Guidelines
- Bringing Hemodialysis Facilities Water Systems Back on Line After a Hurricane
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/watersystems.asp - Safe Use of Tanker Water for Dialysis
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/watertanker.asp - Guidelines for Dialysis Care Providers on Boil Water Advisories
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/dialysis/boilwater_advisory.htm - Environmental Infection Control Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environinfection.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hurricanes:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp - Infectious Diseases:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/infectiousdisease.asp - Worker Safety During Hurricane Cleanup:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/workers.asp - Hurricane-Related Information for Health Care Professionals:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/hcp.asp - Tornados:
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/index.asp