Taking precautions
is a crucial aspect of preparedness...
being informed is another
It's Not The Flu As Usual
What individuals and families need to know about pandemic flu
(online brochure in pdf format)
http://www.panfluidaho.org/media/panflu_pdfs/families/It%27sNotFluAsUsual_IndividualsAndFamiliesBrochure.pdf
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Interesting and informative
Peter Jennings report from 1999
on the 1918 Spanish Flu
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7459973
(there will be a short ad that plays before the video begins)
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Dr. Henry Niman talks Swine Flu
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg07vDCvdjA
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Why don't we do it in our sleeve?
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Warning Signs
- Ill people who experience any of the following warning signs should seek emergency medical care.
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
No Touchy, No Touchy!!
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Plan - Prepare - Pay Attention
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Susan W. Tanner
"I delight in the Lord's mercies and miracles. I know that His tender mercies and His miracles, large and small, are real. They come in His way and on His timetable. Sometimes it is not until we have reached our extremity. Jesus's disciples on the Sea of Galilee had to toil in rowing against a contrary wind all through the night before Jesus finally came to their aid. He did not come until the "fourth watch," meaning near dawn. Yet He did come. My testimony is that miracles do come, though sometimes not until the fourth watch."
“My Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord,” Ensign, May 2008
2 comments:
I read that your N95 disposable respirators are more for protecting people from you rather then you from them. The seal around your face/nose is not tight enough to protect you. The more expensive, tightly fitting kind are what has been recommended.
What a great blog! Thank you for interspersing humor with the heavy topic of the H1N1 flu virus. It never hurts to be prepared. http://tinyurl.com/ck8856
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