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| | Want to be prepared for a disaster or emergency? Wondering what you should put into a home survival kit? Here’s a list of items suggested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross.
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Water
Store enough for at least 3 days. Store a gallon per person per day.
Food
Store enough for at least 3 days. Foods that are nonperishable, need no refrigeration, little cooking and no water, compact and lightweight.
- Canned meats, fruits, veggies.
- Staples like sugar, salt, pepper
- High energy foods like peanut butter, jelly, crackers, trail mix, granola bars
- Special needs food for infants, elderly, special diets
- Vitamins
- Goodies like cookies, hard candy, instant coffee, tea
First Aid
- Sterile adhesive bandages and gauze pads
- Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
- Triangular bandages
- 2” and 3” roller bandages
- scissors
- tweezers
- needle
- moistened towelettes
- antiseptic
- thermometer
- tongue blades
- petroleum jelly or lubricant
- safety pins
- cleansing soap
- latex gloves
- sunscreen
Prescription/Non-prescription Drugs
- special prescriptions, or special needs medications
- aspirin and/or nonaspirin pain reliever
- anti-diarrhea medication
- antacid
- syrup of Ipecac (to induce vomiting if advised by Poison Control Center)
- laxative
- activated charcoal (use if advised by a Poison Control Center)
Tools and Supplies
- plastic and paper eating supplies
- sanitary supplies (toilet paper, feminine supplies, disinfectant, plastic bags)
- baby supplies (diapers, formula)
- special needs supplies for anyone with a special condition
- contact lenses, extra glasses, sunglasses
- extra clothes, shoes, and bedding supplies
- battery-operated radio
- flashlight
- cash
- can opener, knives
- fire extinguisher
- pliers
- tape
- compass
- dust or filter masks
- matches and candles
- aluminum foil
- plastic storage containers
- signal flare
- paper, pencil
- medicine dropper
- shut off wrench
- whistle
- plastic sheeting
- map of area
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