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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Electricity failed and someone depends on oxygen concentrator, ventilator, dialysis, insulin fridge, or rechargeable medical equipment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Device alarm, no flow from oxygen, ventilator silence.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person on home oxygen turning blue or anxious.
Scene hazards: Hypoxia, Carbon monoxide from generators indoors
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check device display and battery indicator.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Connect spare battery cylinder or ambulatory O2 if available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call ambulance if SpO2 dropping or ventilator not cycling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Notify power company medical priority list if registered.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Power out — patient on [device]. Need transport or power.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Register with local disaster medical coordination if prolonged outage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital admission or powered shelter for device-dependent patients.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Insulin in fridge — use cooling packs; discard if warm too long per pharmacist advice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT run petrol generator inside home — CO kills silently.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT guess ventilator settings — use prescribed backup plan.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Any portable generator can safely power medical devices through indoor extension cords
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Generators belong outdoors only. Wrong voltage or waveform can damage devices or cause CO poisoning indoors.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Carbon monoxide death and device failure during outage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Home medical devices assume continuous power.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Battery backups have limited runtime — often hours not days.