Lecture on Family disaster planning in the 2015 Postgraduate Course in Emergency Medicine UP PGH

1. Family Disaster
Preparedness
Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD FPCS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
College of Medicine
University of the Philippines, Manila

2. Family Disaster
Preparedness
Teodoro Herbosa MD
A/Professor 6
University of the Philippines, Manila
Former Undersecretary of Health (2010-2015)

3. Typhoon Patsy 1970
Yoling, twenty-seventh named storm, twelfth typhoon, and seven
Highest winds: 250 km/h
Lowest pressure: 918 mb
Date: November 14, 1970 – November 22, 1970
Affected areas: Philippines, Vietnam
Wikipedia

4. • Typhoon Yoling It made landfall in Luzon with 130
mph (210 km/h) sustained wind speeds on
November 19, 1970
• US$80 million ($403 million in 2005) in damage
was reported to have been caused by Patsy
(Yoling), though the total was likely higher. Deaths
were officially reported to be 241, but an estimated
30 people unofficially died in Vietnam, raising the toll
to 271+. And additional 351 people were reported
missing. The total deaths and damage will likely be
never known, as the Vietnam War was raging on at
the same time.

7. Priorities of Action
Sendai Framework
• Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk.
• Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance
to manage disaster risk.
• Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for
resilience.
• Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for
effective response and to “Build Back Better” in
recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

10. DRRMC's
• Regional DRRMC
• Provincial DRRMC
• City DRRMC
• Municipal DRRMC
• Barangay DRRMC

11. Do we have Family
DRRMC's?

13. Preparedness Planning
• What if?
• Hazards & Risks
• Needs
• Logistics
• Drills
• Implement
• Evaluate, Re evaluate

14. Family Disaster Plans
• Talk about hazards
• Four steps to Safety
• 1. Find out what could happen to you
• 2. Create a Family Disaster Plan
• 3. Complete your checklists
• 4. Practice and maintain your plan

15. 1. Find out what could
happen to you
• What type of disasters are most likely to happen in your
community?
• How should you prepare for each?
• Does the community have an public warning system?
• What about animals after a disaster?
• If you care for elderly or disabled, how would you care for them.
• What are the disaster plans at your workplace, at your children's
schools, at the day care and other other places your family
members frequent?

16. 2. Create a Family Disaster
Plan
• Meet with your family and discuss why you need to prepare for
disaster
• Discuss the types of disasters that are most likely to happen.
Explain what to do in each case.
• Pick two places to meet:
• Right outside of your home in case of a sudden emergency, like
a fire.
• Outside of your neighborhood in case you can’t return home or
are asked to leave your neighborhood. Everyone must know the
address and phone number of the meeting locations.

17. 2. Create a Family Disaster
Plan
• Develop an emergency communication plan
• Ask an out-of-town relative or friend to be your
"family contact."
• Discuss what to do if authorities ask you to
evacuate.
• Be familiar with escape routes.
• Plan how to take care of your pets

18. 3. Complete your
checklists
• Post by phones emergency telephone numbers
(fire, police, ambulance, etc.).
• Teach all responsible family members how and
when to turn off the water, gas, and electricity at
the main switches or valves.
• Check if you have adequate insurance coverage
• Install smoke alarms on each level of your home,
especially near bedrooms

19. 3. Complete your
checklists
• Get training from the fire department on how to use
your fire extinguisher (A-B-C type), and show family
members where extinguishers are kept.
• Conduct a home hazard hunt.
• Stock emergency supplies and assemble a Disaster
Supplies Kit.
• Keep a smaller Disaster Supplies Kit in the trunk of
your car

20. 3. Complete your
checklists
• Keep a portable, battery-operated radio or television
and extra batteries.
• Consider using a "NOAA Weather Radio" with a
tone-alert feature. PAGASA and news channels
• Take a Red Cross first aid and CPR class.
• Plan home escape routes

21. 3. Complete your
checklists
• Find the safe places in your home for each type of
disaster
• Make two photocopies of vital documents and
keep the originals in a safe deposit box. Keep one
copy in a safe place in the house, and give the
second copy to an out-of-town friend or relative.
• Make a complete inventory of your home, garage,
and surrounding property.

22. 4. Practice and maintain
your plan.
• Quiz your kids every six months so they remember
what to do, meeting places, phone numbers, and
safety rules.
• Conduct fire and emergency evacuation drills at
least twice a year
• Replace stored food and water every six months
• Use the test button to test your smoke alarms once
a month

23. 4. Practice and maintain
your plan.
• If you have battery-powered smoke alarms, replace
batteries at least once a year.
• Replace your smoke alarms every 10 years.
• Look at your fire extinguisher to ensure it is
properly charged.

24. Disaster supplies kit
• A portable, battery-powered radio or television and
extra batteries.
• Flashlight and extra batteries.
• First aid kit and first aid manual.
• Supply of prescription medications.
• Credit card and cash.
• Personal identification.

25. Disaster supplies kit
• An extra set of car keys.
• Matches in a waterproof container.
• Signal flare.
• Map of the area and phone numbers of places you
could go.
• Special needs, for example, diapers or formula,
prescription medicines and copies of prescriptions,
hearing aid batteries, spare wheelchair battery, spare
eyeglasses, or other physical needs.

26. Family Disaster Plans
• Talk about hazards
• Four steps to Safety
• 1. Find out what could happen to you
• 2. create a Family Disaster Plan
• 3. Complete your checklists
• 4. Practice and maintain your plan

27. Preparedness
is the key
Bayanihan
Spirit