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Child Safety and Reunification Team: Gear and Supplies


Administration


  • Permanent markers


  • Pens and pencils


  • Adhesive tape


  • Duct tape


  • Paper


  • Scissors


  • Stapler and staples


  • Staple gun and staples


  • Tyvek bracelets for identification of students/kids and special needs


  • Class lists updated 2x/year and stored in hard copy and on flash drive in locked, fire- and waterproof box


  • Team procedures and protocols provided by principal or administration


  • Colored sticky dots for use on student ID bracelets to signify dietary restrictions, medications, any siblings, etc.


  • Student release forms 


  • Radios with extra batteries and 2–4 chargers 


  • Caution tape


  • 5 x 8 index cards


  • Ham radio kit for communicating with the Emergency Operations Center


First Aid

Check Items Notes

  • First aid manual


  • Prescription life-saving medications as needed by specific students (at least a 3-day supply)


  • Documentation required by facility provided by principal or administration


  • Student medical/prescription information as provided to the school


  • 2 headlamps for use when power is out


  • Lights and extra batteries (pen lights, headlamps, glow sticks, flashlights)


  • Nitrile gloves in various sizes for personal protection


  • Aprons or disposable hospital gowns 


  • Safety goggles or face shields 


  • Tweezers for splinter care


  • Scissors for cutting tape and gauze


  • Thermometer and covers


  • AED with adult and pediatric pads


  • CPR disposable pocket masks


  • Safety razor to remove hair prior to application of AED pads


  • QuickClot for large wounds and for bloody noses (this is a hemostatic agent that helps clot blood; a version that is impregnated in gauze for packing wounds is recommended)


  • Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) for stopping major bleeding on limbs


  • Sharpie marker to mark start time on tourniquet


  • Hyfin Chest seal pair for sealing penetrating chest wounds


  • Rolled gauze (multiple rolls) for packing wounds


  • Steri-Strip wound closures for closing minor cuts


  • Medical shears to cut off clothing for CPR or wound exposure


  • Compression bandages to stop bleeding on areas that can’t use a tourniquet (per Stop the Bleed protocols)


  • Abdominal bandages for wound care


  • Gauze pads in various sizes for wound care


  • Self-adhering bandage rolls (Coband) for wound care


  • Stop the Bleed poster guidance


  • Stop the Bleed kits


  • SAM splints for limb stabilization


  • Gauze rolls for limb stabilization


  • Triangular bandages for limb stabilization


  • Soft collar neck brace for neck stabilization


  • Burn gel for burns


  • Eye wash for eye care


  • Eye pads for eye care


  • Irrigation tray with syringe and swabs for disinfection


  • Simply Saline wound wash for disinfection


  • Betadine for disinfection


  • Antibiotic ointment for disinfection


  • Benadryl oral tablets for allergic reactions (have in adult and child dosages)


  • Benadryl anti-itch cream for allergic reactions of skin


  • Ibuprofen 


  • Acetaminophen 


  • Aspirin chewable tables (81 mg): 4 tablets for a suspected heart attack

 

  • Pepto-Bismol Chewable Tablets for upset stomach in adult and child dosages


  • Pedialyte for rehydration in adults and children


  • Stretcher or patient litter (x 2) to transport nonambulatory patients


Sanitation/Hygiene


  • Feminine hygiene products (tampons and pads) as needed, according to grade level


  • Diapers (in different sizes for young children) 


  • Soap


  • Hand-washing station: Biodegradable soap, 5-gallon buckets, paper towels


  • Wet wipes 


  • Tissues 


  • Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste 


  • Emesis bags 


  • Hand sanitizer 


  • Heavy-duty plastic sheeting and dropcloths 


  • Biohazard waste disposal bags for disposal of medical waste and body fluids


  • Sharps container for disposal of needles 


  • Bleach and/or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes for disinfection and cleaning


  • Heavy-duty trash bags for disposal and cleaning


  • 5-gallon buckets for medical waste and body fluids


  • Paper towel rolls for sanitation 


Basic Needs


  • Food: 3 meals a day per person (include volunteers) and snacks


  • Paper plates, utensils, cups


  • Food preparation equipment (bowls, pans, utensils, camp stoves, fuel)


  • Water: 1 gallon per person per day


Comfort


  • Apple sauce packets 


  • Ice packs


  • Hand warmers


  • Paper drinking cups for hydration


  • 5-gallon water container for hydration


  • Cots for people needing to recline


  • Sleeping kits (sleeping bag, pillow, pad)


  • Games, toys, activities, plush toys


Miscellaneous


  • Do Not Enter (red) and Caution (yellow) tape


  • Triage tape set (red, yellow, green, black)


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