Disaster Kits for the Elderly: What To Include
By admin on May 6, 2010 in Care
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Putting together a disaster kit for an elderly person is very important. That fact was illustrated many times over the last few days during the Nashville flood. Many elderly seniors had to be rescued quickly as flood waters rose and there wasn’t time to prepare an emergency kit.
What should a disaster kit include?
Medications, dried foods which won’t spoil and some anti-bacterial wipes are among some of the items.
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