Guides by situation
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13 guides
- Check doors with your forearm, not your handIn a fire, check whether a door is hot with your forearm, not your hand.
- Evacuating together with a DeafBlind personTap the shoulder first, then offer your arm.
- Moving low through smokeFollow the wall with the back of your hand to the exit.
- Noticing fire alarms when you cannot hearUse light and vibration alerts and agreed signals at home.
- Get emergency alerts by vibrationTurn on emergency alerts and vibration on your phone.
- Moving to a shelter earlyDecide who goes with you and how before warnings arrive.
- Protecting assistive devices in floodsKeep braille displays and hearing aids charged and off the floor.
- Charging plan for power cutsDecide backup power and charging order in advance.
- Staying safe at home in extreme heatPlan water, a cool place, and check-in calls.
- Heating and contact in cold wavesHeat safely and choose someone to contact daily.
- Texting 119 for an ambulanceWrite your address, symptoms and how you communicate.
- Talking with paramedicsUse palm writing and an emergency communication card.
- Using an emergency card at the hospitalPrepare phrases for registration, care and tests.
Practice with cards
Six cards on checking doors with your forearm.
Safety resources for everyone
For DeafBlind people, firefighters, welfare agencies and families.
Standard emergency communication card
A standard card for firefighters and DeafBlind people at an emergency scene.
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Firefighter field guide
How to approach, alert and evacuate together.
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Disaster preparedness survey
Shared questions for DeafBlind people, supporters and firefighters.
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