Be Prepared - Emergency Preparation
Ready America
Ready America is a national campaign designed to educate and help Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters (paginas en Espanol). It promotes:
1. Creating an emergency supply kit. 2. Having a family plan.
3. Staying
informed.
It also provides links for state or local government to see how you can prepare for events that happen in your area?
Manuals for Dialysis Patients
The following resources are designed to meet the special needs of dialysis patients and their families in preparing for emergency situations.
Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis [PDF, 146KB]
Preparese para Emergencias: Una guia para personas en dialisis [PDF, 1.6MB]
Planning for Natural Disasters (NKF) [PDF, 2.23MB]
Guide for Dialysis & Transplant Patients (Network 14) [PDF, 424KB]
Also available in Spanish [PDF, 424KB]
Infection Control for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Patients
Unit Closings
A local emergency or disaster may cause local dialysis facilities to close. Make sure you know your facility emergency plan and where you can go to receive dialysis. Be sure to have the facility contact information including its parent or corporate headquarters. Contact the ESRD Network office for your area http://www.esrdnetworks.org/ or visit the Nephron Information Center site http://www.dialysisunits.com/ for information on unit closings (click on the "closed" box as a part of your search criteria).
Last updated on: September 14, 2009
