Your medication & a state emergency

[DownUnder4Life]

With the recent bush fires here in victoria australia it got me thinking about what would happen to me and my family if we were put in this position.
People did'nt have a spare minute to get out of their homes or townships.
Are you prepared with your medications and prescriptions if you were told to evacuate your home right now.
Mine are all together in a gift box on my desk.
I'd be grabbing the meds box, my purse and supplies for my 2 dogs (leads/collars, dog food & water - i should already have this at the ready in a couple of crates)

 

[DownUnder4Life]

How far are the fires from you? And I would just empty out the medicine cabinet in a couple of scoops, sort out the rest later. But the worst we have seen or heard near here is tornadoes. As for the puppies, they get in the car before me They are my babies.

i live in melbourne metro - i could drive to the bushfires in about 2 hours.
its just so full-on here at the moment - its heartbreaking.

we are donating as much as we can - i'm going with pet supplies.

 

[CD68]

The emergency that we are most likely to face is hurricane and we get at least a 24 hour warning. During this time they advise us to get refills of meds--the pharmacists are working overtime to do this.

During the hurricane that disrupted us last fall my biggest concern was not my meds...since I can skip a dose or two without suffering immediately, but I can't go more than an hour or so without a toilet due to the water supply shutting down.

The year before many of the people in my city learned the hardway that if you face emergency evacuations it's very likely the highways are jammed with traffic and you won't be able to pull over to relieve yourself.

Meds, toilet paper, luggable loo and I'm ready to face anything.

 

[jed]

meds and TP are both available on my way out

i'd personally be more worried how bad my arthritus is on that day and if i could move fast enough.

and as far as that fire goes, many people didnt have time to grab anything, there are reports of people seeing the fire over 5km's away, and within 2 minutes it was on their doorstep no time for any meds, just run away.

 

[Colt]

I have my backpack with me at all times. The only time it's not in the building/car with me is when I'm in a store. I have all my regular medications and any other medications I could possibly need, a crank/battery radio/flashlight/compass/thermometer, rain ponchos, good particulate masks, multi-tool, knife, magnesium & steel fire starter, water proof matches, foil emergency blankets, a good battery flashlight, a floating whistle/compass with a long skinny rope attached, a swiss army knife, blood pressure cuff, oral thermometer, Kleenex, lysol, mouth wash, deicer spray, sunscreen, insoles, a complete change of clothes (scrubs for when I take blood baths at work), pen, marker, water purification tablets, enough water for a day with numerous bottles, dried foods (fruit, nuts, and oatmeal), a blood draw/first aid kit (including tourniquets, alcohol, etc), miniature dog biscuits for bait or making friends, and I'm sure a few other things I can't think of at the moment.

That reminds me though, I need to put my extra pocket watch in there and some hand warmers. I'll try to wait until spring to buy the hand warmers though. They'll be a lot cheaper and I can get quite a few. There are a lot of other things I'd like to have as well but I have to keep my spending on things I'll probably never use in check.

In addition to that there's a suitcase sized first aid kit in my car trunk that has supplies for pretty much anything a stranded injured person or a paramedic could want. In the house is enough dried and canned goods, and preserved garden veggies to last us a month or more. There's also a propane heater in the shed and enough propane to last for a few days if we lose power in the winter.

Before I moved here I had an about 50 liter storage of water under the sink. I just kept every 2 liter bottle we ever used, filled it with water, and put it under there. We figured it wasn't worth transporting with us when we moved. It certainly came in handy when we had an ice storm too. Almost everyone in the area was out of power, and the water pipes froze leaving us without running water for nearly a week.

I'm not crazy. :shifty-t:

 

[stefan]

I had this thought during the Victorian bushfires also, since we're in a high bushfire risk area in the Adelaide hills.

Medication and scripts are one concern for us, but if you've got enough doctors used to prescribing medication, hopefully we'd only be a day or two short. Don't forget to pack birth certificates and passports etc too, they can be even more time consuming to replace if needs arise.

That said, I've got a cooler bag full of spare medications which is easy to throw in the car provided we're home, but if everyone's unprepared and out at the time, all could be lost.

 

[Crohn's 35]

I had this thought during the Victorian bushfires also, since we're in a high bushfire risk area in the Adelaide hills.

Medication and scripts are one concern for us, but if you've got enough doctors used to prescribing medication, hopefully we'd only be a day or two short. Don't forget to pack birth certificates and passports etc too, they can be even more time consuming to replace if needs arise.

That said, I've got a cooler bag full of spare medications which is easy to throw in the car provided we're home, but if everyone's unprepared and out at the time, all could be lost.

Hi Stefan , welcome to the forum :bigwave: seeing as you are a new here, it would be great if you post your journey on a Your Story thread so we can all welcome you here. Glad you found us, please join our community!:thumleft:

 

[stefan]

Hi Stefan , welcome to the forum :bigwave: seeing as you are a new here, it would be great if you post your journey on a Your Story thread so we can all welcome you here. Glad you found us, please join our community!:thumleft:

Thanks for the welcome Pen I was actually writing my introduction when you posted that, but it's still waiting for moderation. It should be up soon, it's probably taking the mods this long to read it all :yfaint:

 

[Lisa]

Great thread here....

There are a bunch of things that should be in a 'grab and go' pack.....

Medications - enough to last at least a week -preferrably 2.....I would also have a copy of insurance cards, credit card numbers, some cash, change (or two) of underwear - and at least 1 pair of pants.....contact phone numbers for Dr, pharmacy, vet (if applicable).....

In my line of work, I am subject to being called out to work in an emergency - sometimes with only an hour or two of notice.....I used to carry a Rubbermaid tote with equipment in it - medications, TOILET PAPER!....feminine supplies, 2 full changes of clothes, a PFD...extra footwear...

In a separate box I have pens, paper, basic stationary supplies.....