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Major Emergency Supply Cabinet List - CharlesHarris - 24 September 2013 In the US most local government offices have Emergency Supply Cabinets on every floor of their buildings. The cabinets are locked by a key that is in a break glass box on the front to discourage casual use however still provide availability in an emergency. If yours will be kept outside, give some thought to the freezing issue. Historically, these cabinets are opened for a legitimate emergency about one cabinet per year (we had about 200 of them). The contents list is laminated and posted on the outside of the cabinet so there is no reason to open the cabinet just to have a look. During annual employee emergency preparedness training, participants are taken on a field trip to the cabinet and shown the contents as well. Inside the cabinet is an inventory form that has a place for the user to mark off what supplies were used. Employees are told that there is no penalty for legitimately using the contents, no bill back to their department etc. During security's normal rounds, they check and note if any cabinet appears to have been opened. Of course security should know about any serious emergency that occurs. Everything in the cabinet is something that an average person can use easily but is also valuable to emergency responders. Batteries and other items that expire are traded out on a regular schedule every few years before expiration so that they can be donated. There is a glow in the dark strip on the face of the cabinet to facilitate finding it during an emergency. One cabinet ois provided for each building floor or workspace of 50 employees. Replacement supplies are available individually. For food and water for shelter in place, you could depend on available resources (vending machines, cafeteria if you have one, or keep more bottles of water for the water coolers on hand), but we told our employees to keep some snack food in their desk for such purposes. Emergency Supply Cabinet Contents: Cleaning & Bandaging Wounds- Bandaids 100 Exam Gloves (non-sterile) 100 EMT Bandage Scissors 2 Eye pads 12 Gauze pads 3x3 100 Telfa Pads 3x4 10 Surgical pads 5x9 15 Trauma dressing 1 sanitary napkins 30 roller gauze 3" 10 tape, dermicil 12 cotton tip applicators 180 disposable towelettes 100 hydrogen peroxide 2 povidone-iodine liquid cleanser 2 eye wash 2 foil 50ml pouches of sterile water 20 (keep in bucket in case of leaks - note that this is not water to sustain drinking over a period of time. This is only to take a pill or irrigate a wound quantity. Sprains, strains, splinting & swelling- cardboard splints (various sizes) 10 cold packs (kwik cold/instant kold) 20 elastic bandages (ace bandages) 10 triangle bandages 5 Medication Acetaminophen 1200 Aspirin 1000 - Note that employees are told that "I have a headache" is not a reason to open the cabinet. If we have an earthquake on the day they have a head ache, bingo! Aspirin could be used for someone with heart attack symptoms as well. Search & Rescue, Emergency Repairs Adjustable Wrench, 10" 1 Batteries (D) 24 Duct Tape 3 Dust Masks 2 Lightsticks 20 Flashlights 12 (D battery size) Gloves (leather palm) 10 pair Hacksaw & extra blades 1 Hard hats 2 Plastic sheeting (roll) 1 Rescue Tool (heavy duty fire fighters pry bar) 1 Rope, utility, static load, NOT life safety 100 ft. Safety googles 2 Screwdrivers (assorted) 4 utility knife & blades 1 Victim tags 50 (plain Manila tags, nothing special) Vise grips 1 Other items- Bleach 1 pt. bottle) facial tissue (kleenex) 1 First aid book 1 Micro-shield CPR mask 2 paper cups (small) 100 paper towels 1 pencils & sharpener 5 radio (am/fm) 1 (plus batteries if needed) Red Bio-Hazard bag 4 safety pins 110 survival blankets (mylar) 10 Tweezers 2 |