WELCOME BACK.
HAVE A SPECIAL EDITION
OF OUR ASK A DOCTOR
SEGMENT RIGHT HERE ON
"TAKE 2" BECAUSE OF THE
APPROACHING HURRICANE WE
WANTED TO HELP YOU GET
READY FOR WHATEVER COMES
OUR WAY, SO WE'RE JOINED
BRADY FROM THE SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN
YOUR MEDICAL KIT
INCLUDING YOUR MEDICAL
NEEDS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
TALK ABOUT THE BASICS
WHAT PEOPLE NEED.
WELL, THE FIRST THING
TO HAVE IS A PORTABLE
RADIO WITH LOTS OF
BATTERIES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU
PROBABLY CAN'T HAVE TOO
MANY BATTERIES OF D, C,
DOUBLE A, TRIPLE A,
WHATEVER YOUR BATTERY
SUPPLIES REQUIRE, BE
SURE TO GET YOUR
BATTERIES TODAY.
FLASHLIGHTS, MORE THAN
ONE, ARE PROBABLY
REASONABLE BECAUSE POWER
OUTAGES WITH THIS
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WILL LIKELY CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES, AND WE WANT TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE LIGHT IN
THE HOMES.
SO THIS LIST, BY THE
WAY, IS COURTESY OF
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
SO 14 DAY SUPPLY OF
CANNED OR NON-PERISHABLE
FOODS.
IS IMPORTANT, CORNED
BEEF HASH IS IMPORTANT,
RICE OBVIOUSLY IS
IMPORTANT.
THE RICE COOKER, YOU MAY
HAVE TO USE, IF THERE'S
A POWER OUTAGE, YOU MAY
HAVE TO USE A HIBACHI
WITH CHARCOAL OR A CAMP
STOVE WITH FUEL, BUT
HAVE YOUR RICE.
MANUAL CAN OPENER.
IT DOESN'T HELP IF THE
POWER GOES OUT AND WE
HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAN
OPENER, CAN'T OPEN THE
CANS.
MATCHES OR A LIGHTER,
DISPOSABLE PLATES AND
KITCHEN UTENSILS, A 14
DAY SUPPLY OF WATER.
I KNOW THAT WATER IS
AVAILABLE STILL TODAY.
IT'S COMMON TO SELL OUT
WATER BEFORE A HURRICANE
LIKE THIS, AND SO I
WOULD GET YOUR WATER
TODAY.
EXTRA PET FOOD IF YOU
HAVE A PET, A CELL PHONE
AND A LAND LINE
TELEPHONE BECAUSE THE
CELL PHONE SITE KNOCKS
OUT AND THEN WE HAVE TO
REFER TO A LAND LINE,
AND THEN A STORAGE
SUITCASE OR A DUFFLE
BAG.
THOSE WOULD BE THE
GENERAL THINGS TO KEEP
READY FOR TOMORROW.
WHAT ABOUT MEDICAL
NEEDS.
WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KEEP
IN MIND?
MEDICAL, FIRST OF
ALL, A 14 TO 30 DAY
SUPPLY OF ALL
MEDICATIONS, ESPECIALLY
HEART MEDICATIONS AND
DIABETES MEDICATIONS,
AND THEY SHOULD BE
STORED IN WATERPROOF ZIP
LOCK CONTAINERS SO THAT
WE DON'T END UP WITH
WATER DISSOLVING THE
PILLS.
SPECIAL MEDICAL
INFORMATION SUCH AS
MEDICAL SUMMARY IN CASE,
GOD FORBID, SOMETHING
HAPPENS DURING THE
HURRICANE.
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
AND INSURANCE CARDS FOR
IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL OR THE DOCTOR.
EYEGLASSES, THAT'S A
NO-BRAINER BUT ALWAYS
HAVE A SPARE PAIR OF
EYEGLASSES AROUND.
BOOTH PASTE AND
TOOTHBRUSH, DENTURES, A
CHANGE OF CLOTHES AND
TOWELS.
EXTRA OXYGEN IF YOU'RE
ON OXYGEN.
DIALYSIS PER
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE
DIALYSIS CENTER IS,
MEDICAL DIAPERS, IF
NEEDED, AND TOILET
PAPER.
LET'S NOT FORGET THE
TOILET PAPER.
WHAT ABOUT EVACUATING
OR MOVING PATIENTS OR
OUR PEW PUNA?
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE
NEED TO MOVE OUR
PATIENTS, IF IT'S FOR A
MEDICAL REASON, CONSIDER
911.
OTHERWISE WE SHOULD STAY
OFF THE ROADS.
WE SHOULDN'T BE OUT
WATCHING THE HURRICANE
BECAUSE WE WANT THE
ROADS TO BE CLEAR FOR
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
WHEN YOU'RE MOVING YOUR
KUPUNA, IF IT'S TO YOUR
HOUSE WHERE IT'S MORE
SECURE THAN THEIR HOUSE,
PERHAPS, MOVE THEM IN,
HAVE ALL THEIR SUPPLIES
THAT WE JUST TALKED
ABOUT AND STAY THE
DURATION OF THE THREE OR
FOUR DAYS WHERE THE
WEATHER IS AT ITS WORST.
AND YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH PATIENTS ON
MOLOKAI FOR A LONG TIME.
WHAT ABOUT ANY CONCERNS
THERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES
THEY MIGHT FEEL
ISOLATED.
WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT
THAT?
I'M BIASED, OF
COURSE, BUT WE HAVE A
VERY GOOD SYSTEM OF
NURSES, NURSES AIDES,
HOMEMAKERS, AND WE HAVE
A CARE HOME.
MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED
24/7 BY THE NURSES AND
I'M PAGED FREQUENTLY
WHICH IS HOW WE HANDLE
MEDICAL QUESTIONS.
SO THOSE PATIENTS ARE
USED TO -- WE HAVE
DRILLS FOR EMERGENCIES
AND THEY ARE USED TO
HAVING EMERGENCIES
THERE.
OKAY.
SO THEY ARE READY FOR
THIS AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE
READY.
THAT DOESN'T JUST MEAN
FOOD AND WATER BUT OUR