Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet

Pets are family. Do you have a plan for your pet in an emergency? Including pets in emergency plans helps your family’s ability to respond to an emergency. Be prepared: make a plan and prepare a disaster kit for your pet. Leaving pets out of evacuation plans can put pets, pet owners, and first responders… Continue reading Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet

Many Dialysis Patients Unprepared for Emergencies

Patients on dialysis are very vulnerable during emergencies or disasters but many are unprepared for such situations, according to two studies presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2014 November 11 to 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. A release from ASN explains that dialysis patients are highly dependent on… Continue reading Many Dialysis Patients Unprepared for Emergencies