Medication & Power-Dependent Medical Needs Checklist: 14 Items
Plan ahead for prescription access, refrigerated supplies, and electricity-dependent medical equipment during disasters.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Obtain an individualized emergency plan for prescriptions and equipment.
Obtain an individualized emergency plan for prescriptions and equipment.
Notes: Include manufacturer instructions and backup power limits.
Include manufacturer instructions and backup power limits.
Notes: Save phone numbers and locations outside a single device.
Save phone numbers and locations outside a single device.
Notes: Keep it private and update when prescriptions change.
Keep it private and update when prescriptions change.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Follow equipment instructions and carbon monoxide precautions.
Follow equipment instructions and carbon monoxide precautions.
Notes: Ask local emergency management about registries and shelters.
Ask local emergency management about registries and shelters.
Notes: Follow healthcare provider storage and dosing instructions.
Follow healthcare provider storage and dosing instructions.
Notes: Do not assume temperature-sensitive medication remains safe.
Do not assume temperature-sensitive medication remains safe.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Ask about replacement or effectiveness of exposed medicine.
Ask about replacement or effectiveness of exposed medicine.
Notes: Follow manufacturer or clinical advice if damaged.
Follow manufacturer or clinical advice if damaged.
Notes: Recheck the plan with care providers regularly.
Recheck the plan with care providers regularly.
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How to Use This Checklist
Plan ahead for prescription access, refrigerated supplies, and electricity-dependent medical equipment during disasters.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
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This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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