Off-the-Job Safety: How to Prepare Your Kids for Natural Disasters
“The first place to start is at home,” says Jeffrey Upperman, M.D., director of the Trauma Program and Pediatric Disaster Resources and Training Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
September is National Preparedness Month and the Great American ShakeOut earthquake drill is Oct. 16, a reminder that disasters often happen with little or no warning. That’s why it’s important for families to have a plan in place for before an earthquake, flood, hurricane, tornado, wildfire or other natural disaster occurs.
