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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Electricity failed and ventilator, feeding pump, or power wheelchair is dying.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vent alarm low battery, lights out, no charger.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person cyanotic or anxious about breath.
Scene hazards: Respiratory arrest, Stranded mobility
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Plug into portable battery pack if pre-staged.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — ventilator user, outage, battery time left.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Manual bag only if trained — wrong rate harmful.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Open windows if hot and fan off — heat stress adds risk.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Home ventilator, address, backup minutes remaining.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Some regions register priority restore lists — long term fix.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital admission until power stable if needed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check feeding pump interruption timing with clinician line.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wait all night for power if battery low.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT disassemble vent without respiratory therapist guidance.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Power will return soon so ventilator users can wait quietly
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Battery depletion is predictable death timeline — activate emergency plan early.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Respiratory arrest in sleep during outage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vent batteries last finite hours — outage plans mandatory for users.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Power chairs strand — transfer plan needed.