EMERGENCY DATA - Special Needs Registry Form
  
Craven County Department of Social Services

Name __________________________________       Please check all special needs you may have:
Physical Address _________________________            ___ legally blind
________________________________________            ___ deaf
Mailing Address __________________________           ___  terminally ill
_________________________________________           ___  contagious disease
Phone Number:____________________________          ___  bedridden
    TTD/TTY: ______________________________          ___ ambulatory with assistance  (walker, cane,
 Date of Birth: ______________Age ______                        wheelchair, etc.)
Physician's Name: __________________________          ___  dialysis (3 or more times per week)
    Phone: _________________________________          ___  IV fluids or medication
Home Health Care Provider: _________________          ___  insulin dependent  (need assistance)
    Phone: _________________________________          ___  feeding tube

Where do you stay during an evacuation?             ___  catheter (other than urinary)
   ___ home  ___ Will you be alone?                    ___  severe respiratory illness
        ___ Yes  ___ No   ___ With family/friends    ___  oxygen tank  number of hours/day
  ___  evacuation shelter   Can you get to an         ___  do you have a portable tank?
        evacuation shelter?   ___ Yes  ___No                         ___ Yes  ___ No 
  If No, check the appropriate transportation        ___  severe mental handicap
        needed: ___ standard vehicles (car, van)      ___  severe mental illness
        ___ wheelchair equipped ___ ambulance      ___  end-stage Alzheimer's
  Will a caregiver accompany you to the shelter?   ___  chronic incontinence
        ___ Yes  ___ No                                       ___   advanced senile dementia
__________________________________________  ___  unstable Gran Mal seizures

Other arrangements:________________________  ___  require complex dressing changes
_____________________________________  ___  unstable Gran Mal seizures
_____________________________________  ___  moderate to severe  symptomatic HIVAIDS
Have you made arrangements for your pets
 since they are not allowed in evacuation
shelters? ___Yes ___ No
 ___  medically dependent on electricity
       equipment: ____________________________
       _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact
     Name_____________________________
Relationship___________________________
Phone(day)______________(night)________     
Additional information: ________________
_____________________________________
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I certify that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.  I understand that I am responsible for any expenses associated with medical evacuation and shelter at a hospital, medical facility, or nursing home as well as medical transportation.  I grant permission to medical providers, transportation agencies and any others to provide care and disclose any information necessary to respond to my emergency needs.  I also give local law enforcement permission to enter my home in case of an emergency.

Signed ________________________________________________________Date _________________

Please mail this completed form to:

        Attn: Alfreda Stout
        Craven Co DSS
        P.O. Box 12039
        New Bern, NC 28561-2039

Applicants will be screened by a member of Craven County Department of Social Services to ensure those with special needs receive care in the appropriate facility during an emergency.  Those who are found to have special needs an American Red Cross shelter cannot provide will be contacted and informed of the shelter site to which they should report.

All information provided on this form is voluntary and confidential, however, it may be shared with emergency personnel to facilitate your quick and safe evacuation.

Due to the time required and limited resources to safely evacuate people with special needs, the evacuation process may be executed well in advance of the impending disaster.  You must be ready to evacuate when told to do so by emergency officials.  Please refer to the accompanying Red Cross pamphlet for information about items to take with you during evacuation.

If you have questions or need assistance filing out the form, please call 252-636-4900