Emergency Preparedness

Disasters often strike quickly and without warning. For people living with kidney disease, a disaster is a major event that has the potential to negatively affect care. Power and water may not be available for several days. Telephones may not work. Emergency rooms may be crowded, and hospitals will give first attention to people who are injured.

For these reasons, people living with kidney disease and their families are advised to make a plan to handle their kidney care in the case of a disaster.

The links below give some ideas on how to handle the first several days after a disaster until things can return to normal:

Emergency Preparedness for Kidney Function Clinic Patients
Emergency Preparedness for Kidney Transplant Patients
Emergency Preparedness for Hemodialysis Patients
Emergency Preparedness for Home Hemodialysis Patients
Emergency Preparedness for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

More information on emergency preparedness can be found in the "Individual & Neighbourhood All-Hazard Emergency Preparedness Workbook" from the BC Provincial emergency Program:

www.pep.gov.bc.ca/hazard_preparedness/AllHazards_Web.pdf
www.getprepared.gc.ca