From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)"
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Media Advisory: Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding
Date: Aug 29, 2017 9:52 AM
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Media Advisory: Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding
Date: Aug 29, 2017 9:52 AM
Media Advisory For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Keep your family safe aftera hurricane has made landfall. There may be a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, downed power lines, and mold, among others. For tips on how to be safe after a hurricane: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/after.html . Below are a few key recommendations: ? Dont go to the attic of your home. If the highest floor of your home becomes dangerous, get on the roof. Call 911 for help and stay on the line until the call is answered. ? Avoid driving through flooded areas, especially when the water is fast moving. o As little as six inches of water can cause you to lose control of your vehicle. ? Avoid Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning after a disaster. Only use a portable generator outdoors in a dry area at least 20 feet away from doors, windows and vents that can allow CO to come indoors. ? Avoid injuries when you return to your home after the storm. ? Protect yourself from mosquito bites and reduce the number of mosquitoes in your area. ? Be prepared to cope with feelings of fear, grief and depression after a traumatic event.
Be safe if it floods ? Follow local flood watches, warnings and instructions. o Get to higher ground. Get out of areas subject to flooding. This includes dips, low spots, canyons, or washes. o Return to your flooded home only after local authorities have told you it is safe to do so.
? Fill bathtubs, sinks and plastic soda bottles with clean water. Sanitize the sinks and tubs first by using bleach. Rinse and fill with clean water. ? Throw away any food and bottled water that may have come in contact with flood or storm water. Learn how to save undamaged food packages exposed to flood water. ? Use bleach to clean mold off of hard things like floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, plates, and tools. o Dilute bleach to the proper concentration ? Throw out items that cannot be washed and cleaned with bleach, such as mattresses, pillows, carpeting, carpet padding, and stuffed toys. ? Remove and throw out drywall and insulation contaminated with sewage or flood waters.
Keep food safe
Keep pets safe
Public Service Announcements CDC has hurricane public service announcements (PSAs), including some in Spanish and American Sign Language: ? Cleanup ? Food and Water Safety ? Injury and Disease Safety ? Medication Safety ? Stay Safe at Home After a Tropical Storm or Hurricane ? Stay Safe Outside After a Tropical Storm or Hurricane Media Toolkits
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