County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services

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County of Los AngelesDepartment of Health
Services

• Public Health
• Bioterrorism
• Preparedness Program

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WHAT, HOW,WHEN

• Information for the people who live or work in
  Los Angeles County to prepare and respond to a
  disaster.

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• There are many kinds of disasters. This program
• is for those that could most likely occur in Los
• Angeles.
• There are natural disasters such as fires,
• earthquakes and epidemics and man-made
• disasters such as bio-terrorist attacks including
• the contamination of the environment with
• biological, chemical, or radiological agents.

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• Many organizations in Los Angeles are
• preparing for the early detection of such a
• disaster and how best to respond.
• The Medical Reserve Corps of Los Angeles is
• a component of the County of Los Angeles
• Dept. of Health Services and its mission is to
• inform individuals how to survive and sustain
• a critical event.

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Although many early detection systems are being
created, there may be no way to know with
certainty where, when, and how such a disaster
might occur. If this happens when people are in
school, at work or in an institutional setting,
that organization will probably have a disaster
plan for preparation and response. If this
occurs after scheduled attendance time or on
week-ends or holidays, each person should know
what to do.
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You need to know what to do in relation to where
you are when the disaster occurs.
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AT SCHOOL

• Every school should have a plan to prepare and
  respond.
• Unscheduled exercises should be held to provide
  students and
• staff with the experience of responding to an
  emergency.
• Follow the instructions of your teachers and
• staff.
• For teachers and staff It may be necessary
• for you to remain on duty to assist others before
  leaving the
• school.
• If you are old enough to be sent home on your
  own, know the
• shortest and safest way to go home. WALK ! DO NOT
  RUN! If you
• run, you may fall and be injured. Especially, do
  not run across a
• street where a speeding car, truck or emergency
  vehicle could hit
• you .

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AT WORK

• If you work in an institution or large place of
  business, each
• organization should have a disaster preparation
  and
• response plan to protect its employees and
  visitors.
• Follow their instructions.
• When it is decided appropriate to go home, use
  the
• roadways least traveled to avoid congestion.
  Freeways
• should be a second choice since traffic could be
  heavy and
• slow.
• For administrative staff It may be necessary for
  you to
• remain on duty to assist others before leaving
  the
• workplace.

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AT CHURCH

• Follow the same instructions for
• AT WORK

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AT ANY OUTDOOR LOCATION

• Look for the closest place of shelter.
• Try to get information from TV, radio or any
• other available source.
• When it is decided appropriate to go home,
• follow the AT WORK instructions.

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AT HOME

• Get information from TV or radio (have battery
  operated
• radio to use if needed).
• Use plan for home preparedness.
• Everyone in the home should know the plan.
• Know how to contact family members who are not at
• home when the disaster occurs.
• Do not let the automobile gasoline tank be less
  than
• half-full.
• DO NOT CALL 911 unless someone needs critical
• attention. 911 lines should not be overloaded for
• information available from other sources. 911
  lines
• Must be used only for EMERGENCY services.

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HOME RESOURCES

• For each person and pet in the household have a 5
  day
• supply of non-perishable food and sealed bottled
  water.
• These should be refreshed every 60 days.
• For each appropriate person have a 30 day supply
  of
• prescription drugs.
• First Aid Kit.
• Tool Kit.
• Extra dry cell batteries for flashlights and
  radio.
• Washing and cleaning supplies.
• Fire Extinguisher- ABC type.
• Comfort items.
• These are the minimal supplies to have at home.

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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

• If the disaster endangers the community with
  infectious or toxic
• agents that require medications, notices will be
  made by TV and
• radio informing people where they can go to
  receive these drugs.
• Los Angeles County will announce the locations of
  distribution
• centers and the public will be informed who is
  eligible to receive
• them.
• If there is a need for vaccinations to be given
  to large numbers of
• people, Los Angeles County will announce the
  locations of
• clinics to serve these needs.
• If there should be a need to provide treatment
  for anyone
• exposed to radiation, information will be
  provided by Los
• Angeles County.

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PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION

• Every person should carry an embossed
• identification card that contains the
• following information
• Name
• Address
• Telephone Numbers
• Name of parent, guardian or other.
• Language spoken

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The time to prepare for all of these is

• NOW

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THIS PRESENTATION WAS MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF
THESE AGENCIES

• County of Los Angeles
• Department of Health Services
• Bioterrorism Preparedness Program
• Medical Reserve Corps