Hurricane Planning for Kidney Patients

• Click Here for Help Locating a Dialysis Facility
• Renal Resources from Around the Globe
  Disaster information from Renal World.com.
• Keep It With You (KIWY) Personal Medical Information Form
  From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Emergency Dialysis Patient ID Card with Emergency Phone Numbers
• Dashboard Emergency ID Cards for Dialysis Staff & Patient
• Planning Your Diabetes Care During Disaster Conditions – English or Spanish
  Note: Diet in this article is NOT a renal diet – ask your dietitian how to adjust this diet to fit your kidney dialysis diet.
• Meal Plan and Emergency Kit
  Disaster and Emergency information from The Nephron Information Center.
• An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Dialysis & Transplant Patients (English version), Preparación Para Emergéncias para Pacientes de Diálisis y Trasplante (Spanish version)
  ESRD Network of Texas Patient Education Booklet designed to help educate patients on preparing for a disaster and to also provide resources.
• Emergencies Guide for People on Dialysis (English version), Prepárese para Emergencias: Una guía para personas en diálisis (Spanish version)
  From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• What If I Need Dialysis During An Emergency?
  From the American Association of Kidney Patients Web site
• Meeting Emotional and Physical Needs
  From the American Red Cross
• Mental Health Resources for Patient and Staff Impacted by Disaster
• Post Traumatic Stress Resource Links
• What to do when your municipal water supplier issues a "boil water advisory"
  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site
• Texas Emergency Management Links by County
  From the Texas Department of Public Safety
• Ready.Gov
  From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Emergency Instructions for Dialysis Patients
• Don't Eat These High Potassium Foods
• Trying to Locate a Facility to Obtain dialysis Services?
• Infection Control for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients During a Disaster (CDC)
• Financial Resources for ESRD Patients Displaced by a Disaster

 

Patient Specific Content

• Hurricane Planning for Kidney Patients
• Recovering Emotionally
• Emergency Instructions for Dialysis Patients
• High Potassium Foods
• Post Traumatic Stress Resources
• Financial Resources