Title: Annual Review : Prepare Your Family and Home For a Bioterrorist Attack
1Annual Review Prepare Your Family and Home For
a Bioterrorist Attack
- Nursing Center for Bioterrorism and Infectious
- Disease Preparedness
- College of Nursing
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
This module is funded in part by USDHHS, HRSA
Grant No. TO1HP01407.
2How Can You Help Stop Terrorists?
LOOK AND LISTEN. Here are some things to
watch for
- Bags left unattended in public places
- People checking areas or buildings
- People trying to enter secure areas
- People at events wearing too much clothing
IF YOU SEE ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY,
CALL 1-866-4-SAFE-NJ
3The Homeland Security Advisory System
- Provides warnings of risk of terrorist activity
through a set of five color-coded threat
conditions. Below are steps you need to take to
protect your family and home at each threat level.
4The Homeland Security Advisory System - Threat
Conditions
- SEVERE RISKObey directions by authorities and
prepare to evacuate, if instructed. Be alert for
emergency messages - HIGH RISKReview communication plan with family
and monitor the news for further directions - ELEVATEDDevelop other travel routes between
home, work and school. Prepare to assist elderly
and those with special needs - GUARDEDBe alert for and report suspicious
activity. Review your disaster supply kit and
replace outdated items. - LOWDevelop a family emergency communications
plan and stock a disaster supplies kit.
5Create A Family Emergency Communications Plan
- Local phone lines may not be working, so choose
an out-of-town person your family can call to
check on each other be sure everyone knows the
contact number(s) to call for kids how to call
collect - Set a meeting place away from home if your home
is in disaster area or if the area is being
evacuated - Know your childrens school emergency plan and
coordinate with it. Make sure school has your
emergency contact information. - Post a copy of this information next to
your telephone, in your kitchen or some other
obvious place in your home.
6Collect Contents For A Disaster Supplies Kit
- 3 day water supply 1 gallon per person per day
- 3 day food supply per person that wont spoil.
Examples - canned meats, protein or fruit bars,
dry cereal or granola, dried fruit, nuts.
crackers, canned juice, non-perishable
pasteurized milk - Food and water for pets
- Hand can opener, knives, forks, spoons
- Prescriptions, first aid kit include 2 pair
latex or other sterile gloves if allergic to
latex, sterile dressings to stop bleeding,
antibiotic ointment, burn ointment, eye wash
solution, thermometer, prescription medication,
non-prescription medication such as aspirin,
non-aspirin pain reliever, anti-diarrhea
medication, antacid, and a laxative, prescribed
medical supplies such as glucose monitor, blood
pressure kit and a first aid manual - KEEP DISASTER KIT IN LARGE PLASTIC BARREL WITH
COVER
7Collect Contents For A Disaster Supplies Kit
- Paper towels, diapers, toilet paper, garbage bags
- Personal care soap, shampoo, toothpaste,
disinfectant (bleach) - One blanket, clothing change, footwear per person
- Extra pairs of glasses and/or contact lenses
- Extra set of keys, a credit card, cash or
travelers checks - Flashlight and extra batteries
- Battery-powered radio and extra batteries
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Important papers like birth certificates in
waterproof wrap, insurance policies,
identification, bank accounts - KEEP DISASTER KIT IN LARGE PLASTIC BARREL WITH
COVER
8Collect Contents For A Disaster Supplies Kit
- Other necessary supplies Whistle- to call for
help, dust mask or cotton tee-shirt to filter the
air, moist towelettes, wrench or pliers to turn
off utilities, garbage bags for personal
sanitation, bleach as a disinfectant (dilute
nine parts water to one part bleach) - In an emergency use bleach to purify water Use
16 drops of regular household bleach per gallon
of water. DO NOT USE SCENTED,COLOR SAFE OR
BLEACHERS WITH ADDED CLEANERS. - Special family needs
- Babies Formula,- Diapers, Bottles,
Powdered milk, medications, moist towelletes,
Diaper rash ointment. - Adults and Seniors Denture needs, -Extra
batteries for hearing aid, a list of the style
and serial numbers of medical devices such as
pacemakers, a l ist of doctors and emergency
contacts. -
9Collect Contents For A Disaster Supplies Kit
- People with Disabilities Create a support
network and give one member a key to your home. - Contact your city or county governments
emergency information management office. (Many
local offices keep lists of people with
disabilities so they can be located quickly.) - Wear medical a alert tag or bracelet to
identify your disability. - If dependant on dialysis or other life
sustaining treatment, know where there is more
than one facility in your area that can provide
treatment. - Teach the other members how to operate
your wheelchair and know the size and weight of
your wheelchair collapsible or not.
10Biological, Chemical Or Nuclear Attacks
- In case of an attack
- Listen to the radio or TV for instructions on how
you should respond - You may be told to leave the area, to seek
shelter in a specific location or to take shelter
where you are and seal the premises
11Decontamination
- If you are exposed to contamination seek
professional help if it is available. If help is
not available, decontaminate yourself by
following these rules - Remove all clothing and items in contact with the
body. - Cut clothing off do not pull clothing over
head. - Place removed clothing in a plastic bag and seal
tightly. - Remove eyeglasses. Place in a solution of 1 part
bleach to 10 parts water for 5 minutes. Rinse
with clear water. Dispose of contact lenses. - Flush eyes with lots of water.
- Gently wash face and hair with soap and rinse
thoroughly. - Gently wash other parts of body that have been
exposed in soapy water. Do not scrub or scrape
harshly. Rinse with clear water. - Change into clean clothes that have been in a
drawer/closet and not been exposed to
contamination.
12Biological and Chemical Attacks
- Biological weapons, like anthrax or smallpox, can
cause illness or death. If you become aware of an
unusual or suspicious substances nearby - Quickly move away
- Protect yourself cover mouth and nose with layers
if fabric that can filter the air but still allow
breathing. - If your symptoms match those described and you
are in the group considered at risk immediately
seek emergency medical attention. If you become
aware of an unusual or suspicious substances
nearby -
- Chemical agents are poisonous and have deadly
effects on people. - Possible signs of Chemical Attack
- Many people suffering from watery eyes,
twitching ,choking, having trouble breathing or
losing coordination - Many sick or dead birds, fish or small animals
are also cause for suspicion
13Biological and Chemical Attacks
- In case of an attack you should
- If caught outside, get indoors as quickly as
possible. Try to get up wind of the polluted area
so that the wind is blowing the pollution away
from you. - If told to stay indoors where you are, go to an
internal room without windows if possible. Shut
off ventilation including furnace, air
conditioners and fans. Remain in room and listen
to the radio or TV for further instructions.
14Radioactive And Nuclear Terrorism
- An attack on a nuclear power plant or the use of
a small nuclear weapon is possible. - Terrorists may set off a dirty bomb that
contains radioactive material. - All of these produce dangerous contaminated
fallout. - Three principles to protect yourself
- Shielding put heavy dense material between you
and the fallout, for example, thick walls,
bricks, earth. A basement is better protection
that an upper floor area. - Distance get as far away from the blast as
quickly as possible. - Time radiation fallout is the greatest threat
the first two weeks after the attack. After
that, the threat is greatly reduced.
15Radioactive And Nuclear Terrorism
- Additional Information
- close windows and doors, turn off air
conditioners, heaters or other ventilation
systems. - If there is a significant radiation threat,
health care authorities may or may not advise you
to take potassium iodide. Potassium iodide is the
ingredient added to table salt to make it
iodized. It may or may not protect your thyroid
gland, which is vulnerable, from radioactive
iodine exposure. Plan to speak with your health
care provider in advance about what makes sense
to your family. - Radiation Threat or Dirty Bomb
- If you have been exposed to radiation, take off
your clothes and wash as soon as possible. - READY.GOVINFO.