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Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Families of Children With Special Needs

Submitted by jennifer on September 19, 2009 - 10:40pm.

The Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH) Children with Special Health Care Needs Work Group in southeastern Virginia, in conjunction with Care Connection for Children at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, has produced an Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs toolkit.  This guide for families and others details necessary preparations for emergency situations involving individuals with disabilities and other special health care needs.  These include a checklist of items to include in an emergency supply kit and a user-friendly template for organizing important medical information in advance to share with doctors, nurses, EMTs, and other emergency responders to ensure that necessary medical care is provided in a prompt appropriate manner. 

 

To download a copy of the toolkit, go to http://www.chkd.org/documents/CareConnections/EmergencyPreparednessforFamilies.pdf. 

 

For more information, contact: 

          Sandra Hermann, Community Resource Coordinator
          Care Connection for Children
          Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
          601 Children's Lane
          Norfolk, VA 23507
          (757) 668-8519 (o)
          (757) 668-9644 (fax)
          Sandra.Hermann@chkd.org