Preparing for Power Outages with Medical Equipment
Preparing for Power Outages with Medical Equipment
With the rising number of weather-related power outages, creating an emergency plan for those with electronic medical devices is more important now than ever. While millions of people use devices such as hospital beds, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators to remain in the comfort of their own homes, they also put them at risk during a blackout.
Having a plan that covers backup power, refrigeration, and communication with family, friends, and local authorities are just a few of the steps to make a big difference for device users in these situations.
“Weather-related blackouts are more likely than electrical grid failure outages to last eight hours or more — the length of time that’s considered ‘medically relevant,’ since that’s when batteries on most medical devices become depleted.”
CHUG provides long-term care organizations with expert coordination of evacuation, transportation, relocation and shelter-in-place services. We also offer our expertise with response and restoration services, including fire and water damage, mold remediation, infectious disease clean-up and catastrophic loss.
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