Emergency Preparedness for People with Spinal Cord Injury

Kessler Foundation Podcasts

“The likelihood that you and your family will recover from and emergency tomorrow depends on the planning and preparation done today“ In this Spinal Cord Injury Grand Rounds podcast, Robin Bischoff, Nurse Manager of the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation presented “UH-OH, The Sky is Falling: Emergency Preparedness for People with Spinal Cord Injury” This presentation was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey. It was hosted by the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System, which is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SI5026). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Be sure and download the presentation slides which includes emergency preparedness worksheets, lists, tips, and items to build an emergency to go bag at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/UH-OH_The-Sky-is-Falling_Emergency-Preparedness-for-People-with-Spinal-Cord-Injury.pdf View the podcast transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/uh-oh-the-sky-is-falling_emergency-preparedness-for-people-with-spinal-cord-injury_FINAL-Transcript.pdf Download our "Beat the Heat" tips card (https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/KF-KIR-Beat%20the%20Heat_WEB.pdf) and "Emergency Preparation Card" (https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/KF-KIR-EmergencyPreparation_WEB.pdf) Listen to all of our SCI grand rounds podcasts at soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/spinal-cord-injury-research Listen in as Jeanne Zanca, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Kessler Foundation welcomes our guests.