DISTRICT 10 Preparedness Newsletter - February 2023
Hello Members of District 10!
We hope you had a good experience learning or re-learning about baking bread for last month's goal (scroll down). If you have experiences or feedback you want to share about that, feel free to add to the comments below!
Below is our latest Preparedness Letter. As mentioned before, from January on out, in each newsletter we are going to have one main focus on something to help us all be more capable, including something to learn or practice. We will also post some storage goals related to that focus. If you have experience in that area that would be good to pass on, please comment below!
And don't forget to check out the February Back to Basics Newsletter below. Thank You!
District 10
February 2023 Newsletter
“Personal and family preparedness planning must begin with the ‘family executive committee’. Planning must be tailored to fit the circumstances of each family.”-L. Tom Perry
Goals:
Practice:
Create or update family and personal First Aid Kits
Obtain training on performing first aid at workshop:
Ryan Peterson, MD
Wed. Feb. 22nd, 6:30 p.m.
1178 S 700 W, Hurricane (North Entrance)
Short Term Storage:
Food items such as those your family will readily eat or use. Make it a habit to pick up extra whenever you go shopping for food or basic items (such as hygiene or cleaning supplies or motor oil, etc). Buy more than you need right now and store it.
Long Term Storage:
Preserved Meats
Prep Equipment:
First aid kit items
(see back)
Connect:
Have a “family night” passing on what family members have learned from legitimate sources about performing first aid for common household medical emergencies and how best to get qualified medical help where it is needed.
There are as many lists for first aid kits as there are organizations who publish them. It is your responsibility to research what best meets the needs of your family. Here is an example from https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealt.../2021/05/first-aid-kits/
First-aid kit checklist
The American Red Cross suggests that a first-aid kit for a family of four include the following:
-2 absorbent compress dressings (5 x 9 inches)
-25 adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
-1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
-5 antibiotic ointment packets
-5 antiseptic wipe packets
-2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)
-1 emergency blanket
-1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
-1 instant cold compress
-2 pair of nonlatex gloves (size: large)
-2 hydrocortisone ointment packets
-1 3-inch gauze roll (roller) bandage
-1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
-5 3 x 3-inch sterile gauze pads
-5 sterile gauze pads (4 x 4 inches)
-A thermometer (non-mercury/non-glass)
-2 triangular bandages
-Tweezers
Supplement basic items with personal needs and bleeding-control essentials. Things like a commercial tourniquet, bandages, and a felt-tipped pen. Take bleeding-control training to use such and prepare for a bleeding emergency.
Remove, throw away, or use and replace any supplies before they expire. Set a calendar reminder on your smartphone to update the supplies in your kit every six months and/or as the healthcare needs of your family change.
Customize your kit. Think about the healthcare needs of your family when putting together a first-aid kit. For example:
-If you have a family member with a severe allergy, include antihistamine medicine and an epinephrine injector.
-If you have elderly family members with fragile skin, including a roll of paper tape can be useful for protecting delicate skin.
-If you or a family member lives with diabetes, include a juice box, glucose tablets and gels, and an emergency glucagon injection kit.
-Chewable, baby aspirin might help someone who has coronary artery disease, provided the person is not allergic to aspirin.
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