Top Ten Essential Supplies for Earthquakes: Food and Water, Medical and Cleaning Supplies, Warm Clothing, Valuables, Shoes, Emergency Relief Supplies, Living Supplies, Communication Equipment, Sheltering and Resettlement Equipment, and Other Supplies.
1, food and water: you can prepare drinking water, cookies, chocolate, disaster food, vacuum instant food and other simple food; families with infants should be prepared in addition to powdered milk, vacuum-packed or canned foodstuffs.
2. Medical and cleaning products: first aid supplies such as iodine, cotton swabs, gauze, thermometers, masks, wet wipes, sanitary pads and medicine.
3, warm clothing: light jacket, underwear, socks, towels, gloves (rubber gloves), raincoats, small blankets, warm bags, small sleeping bags.
4. Valuables: ID card, health insurance card, photocopies of other important legal documents, and a small amount of cash, it is best to prepare some change, because you may use the public **** phone or vending machines.
5. Shoes: When you go out to evacuate, you should remember to wear shoes to prevent yourself from being hurt by debris and glass on the road.
6. Emergency supplies: There may be injured or trapped people in the disaster area, so there is an urgent need for medical supplies and rescue equipment, such as medical drugs, first-aid kits, stretchers and search and rescue equipment.
7. Living materials: Residents in the disaster area may have lost their household necessities due to the disaster, and need to be provided with bedding, towels, clothing and other living materials to ensure their basic quality of life.
8. Communication equipment: Since the disaster may lead to the interruption of communication equipment as well as electric equipment, the provision of equipment such as batteries, flashlights, wireless walkie-talkies, cell phone chargers, etc., as well as back-up power supply can improve the convenience and safety of life for the residents in the disaster area.
9. Sheltering and resettlement equipment: Some residents in the disaster area may need temporary resettlement because their houses have collapsed or they cannot live there. Therefore, tents, folding beds, blankets and other sheltering and resettlement equipment are needed.
10, other supplies: emergency lights, flashlights and spare batteries to provide lighting and basic power needs. Other supplies can be pre-prepared such as whistles, disaster maps, radios, flashlights, batteries, lighters, Swiss knives, action power supplies, charging equipment and so on.