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Major Emergency Supply Cabinet List
24 September 2013, 18:46,
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Major Emergency Supply Cabinet List
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

73 de KE4SKY
In
"Almost Heaven" West Virginia
USA
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