Emergency Preparedness

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Emergency Preparedness Disaster Relief Efforts

• Leanne Witt, CPhT
• Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital (CoxHealth System)
• Springfield, Missouri

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Program Objective

• Discuss potential strategies for emergency
  preparedness for the pharmacy and the pharmacy
  buyer.

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Just Down the Road
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Only an hours drive

• Sunday evening May 22, EF5 tornado hit Joplin MO
• Path of destruction was approximately 14 miles
  long
• Thousands of households were destroyed or
  determined non livable
• Many business, schools, churches, medical
  facilities were destroyed
• Over 150 lives were lost due to this tornado

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Are you prepared

• Are you familiar with how your state handles
  disasters
• Natural , biological, chemical
• State Board of Pharmacy
• State Board of Healing Arts

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This will not happen to us

• Know the disaster plan for your
• Facility
• Department
• Work area
• Wholesaler

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What will we need

• Each type of disaster will more than likely have
  its own specific requirements
• Have phone numbers of local and state agencies
  on hand
• State pharmacy association contact information
• Communication plan if normal lines of
  communication are not available

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Suggestions to the buyer

• Dont stress, ask for help if you need it
• Emergency contacts readily available
• electronic
• hard-copy
• Computer access
• Lists of medications used in different types of
  disasters
• Other Emergency Contacts
• Area medical facilities

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• Thank you