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Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 8 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sense812m.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, an...
YOYO: You're On Your Own!
DISASTER strikes with more frequency than in the past. Environment changes, population shifts, terrorism, and other factors affect how often and how many people disasters affect. This reality brings about an increased need to plan for disasters. YOYO Always r...
The Four Elements of Evacuation Information
1. Notification (What is the emergency? How will I be notified?) 2. Way finding (Where is the way out?) 3. Use of the way (Can I get out by myself, or do I need assistance? Do I need a device?) 4. Assistance (What kind of assistance might I need? Answer the...
Communication with Others
You must COMMUNICATE with others, such as family members, neighbors and direct support professionals. Develop a network of individuals that you can rely on for assistance. Meet with these individuals and create a preparedness plan, discuss what would happen i...
Evacuation Checklist
Arrange for a relative, friend or neighbor to check you in an emergency. Discuss with them how they will gain access into your home if you're not able to open the door. Review possible transportation options, such as a personal vehicle, friend or contact you...
"GO PLAN" Emergency Kit
Make sure to put these items in a backpack or duffel bag, perhaps with wheels, that you can quickly grab and take with you in case you need to evacuate. A first aid kit, extra glasses or contact lenses. If you take medication or use medical supplies, make s...
Plan and Practice How to Escape Your Home in an Emergency
Draw the floor plans of your home and identify the location of your Go Kit, utilities shut-off, and escape routes. If you live in an apartment or condominium, ask the caretaker or manager to identify and mark accessible exits. Learn your community's evacuatio...
Car Emergency Kit
In addition to your emergency kit, keep a car kit in your vehicle: First-aid kit. Blankets, newspaper and large plastic bags for warmth, Extra warm clothing and footwear. Battery-powered radio and flashlight, and extra batteries. Water (a few 1-liter pl...
Stay Plan
First things first: Contact the agencies that provide you services, such as direction support, professional, skilled nurses, medical supplies, oxygen or food delivery service and make sure they have a plan for continuation of services during a pandemic. Work w...
"Stay Plan" Emergency Supplies
Keep these EMERGENCY SUPPLIES in your home in case you need to "shelter-in-place" due to pandemic or other emergency. Keep your Emergency Kit (pages 13-14) handy - you'll still need a lot of the items in that bag. Make sure you have: A supply of drinking wa...
ICE - In Case of Emergency
Store emergency numbers in your cell phones under "ICE" ("In Case off Emergency"), so someone else can call your emergency numbers if you are not able. Use more than one entry ("ICE-1," "ICE-2," etc.) if you have more than one number. If you lock your phone,...
Pandemic Influenza
STAY HEALTHY. Keep yourself in shape. Eat nutritious foods, don't smoke, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. And get a flu shot every fall, so you're protected against ordinary "seasonal" flu. LEARN HOW TO AVOID SPREADING DISEASE. Practice "respirator...
Emergencies in Rural Settings
Because of increased isolation, in rural areas response times are longer and resources can be greatly reduced. If you're a farmer, rancher, or other agricultural worker with a disability, plan for the additional challenges of responding to an emergency in you...
Feeling Safe, Being Safe
If you have an intellectual or cognitive disability, or if you are a person with autism spectrum disorder, you may want to work on your plan using the worksheet titled FEELING SAFE, BEING SAFE: My Personal Safety in an EMERGENCY. to download the PDF for printi...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 12 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 12 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-12mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells...
Your Newborn's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su recién nacido Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sensenewborn.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your newborn may seem to do little more than eat, sleep, cry, pee, and poop....
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 11 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 11 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-11mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 10 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 10 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-10mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells...
Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)
en español: Síndrome de cabeza plana (plagiocefalia posicional) Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/positional-plagiocephaly.html Medically reviewed by: Joseph H. Piatt Jr., MD and Jessica Fuhr Rohde, MD What Is Flat Head Syndrome? Flat head synd...
How Can I Be Sure My Baby Stays on Her Back While She Sleeps?
en español: ¿Cómo puedo estar seguro de que mi bebé sigue acostado boca arriba mientras duerme? Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/back-sleep.html Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD I know I'm supposed to put my baby on her back when she go...