Patty Brooks - KJ6ALS's Page

Hey all.

My husband & I received an award from San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Council Member Pete Constant on Feb 18th for our contribution to our
community (Emergency Preparedness Events & various community efforts) at the 2010 Community Breakfast featuring the State Of The City
Address.

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How does holding a blood drive raise awareness about your organization?
When members of the community see the blood mobile and hear about the blood drive via the fliers it will bring awareness of your organization.

How does holding a blood drive help the community?
Every three seconds a patient needs blood. Unfortunately the need is far greater than the supply. Holding blood drives are a great way to nourish and stock blood supplies. A well stocked blood supply helps those in the community who… Continue

Having a plan is a good idea. Actually testing that plan is even better. Knowing your children could survive without you after a disaster because you have prepared an emergency kit and they can locate the kit, food, water, shelter, and call a relative they haven’t seen in years and give them the appropriate information, now that’s a great plan.

Here is a drill I created to help prepare my Family for an emergency in the event an earthquake should hit and they are alone. Knowing my children have… Continue

After being sent Life Safety Assoc. by my job to be trained as an Emergency Response Team member I was hooked. I went home and began a regimen to prepare my family. I found CERT and completed the course with my husband. My husband went to the local fire station first aid & CPR class offered once a month in our community.
I had my children train through Boy Scouts for first aid & CPR. I taught them through home drills and mock emergencies.

Yet still I worried about my neighbors and my co… Continue

Donating blood is a part of Disaster Preparedness

by Patty Brooks

Did you know blood & Platelet donations are a huge part of emergency preparedness? Most people do not make the correlation between emergency preparedness and blood supply. During any disaster natural or man made, many people often suffer life threatening injuries that require the need for blood transfusions. Keeping an adequate supply of blood & platelets on hand is already a challenge on a daily basis. There are daily o… Continue