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CPR/FIRST AID/AED CLASSES
CPR/First Aid/AED classes are taught monthly
in Sun City. For information, contact Barbara
Akers at
.
Emergency Medical Information Forms
Submitted by Ken Tupacz, Vice Chair, Emergency Management Committee
The Emergency Medical Information Form
is intended to provide important medical in-
formation to first responders and emergency
room personnel. Should emergency medical
services and/or ER attention be required, this
information will help care providers to administer appropri-
ate treatment.
When completing an Emergency Medical Information Form,
you should first consider any serious medical issues you may
have as well as any medications you are taking. You should
also consider worst case scenarios, like incapacitation or an
inability to communicate with first responders. In such a
situation, this form would become your voice, conveying any
critical medical information.
If you choose to complete this form, you must do two things:
First, place the decal enclosed with your form in a window or
conspicuous location within your entryway - first responders
are trained to look for this decal on entryway windows. Second,
keep your completed form either on or inside your refrigerator,
preferably in a zip lock bag, so that it can be readily located by
first responders. Having noticed the decal in your entryway,
EMS will know to look for the completed form on or in your
refrigerator.
Unless you are one of the fortunate residents taking only a
vitamin pill, you may wish to consider using this form. The
information about your prescribed medications, vitamins or
other supplements in the hands of first responders and emer-
gency room personnel could save your life. Many residents
make a second copy of the form to take with when traveling.
Both forms should be placed in your zip lock bag. You may
also want copies of your health insurance card(s), any Advance
Directive (also known as Directive to Physician or Living
Will) and a photo of yourself (e.g., driver’s license or ID card).
Should you (and your significant other) be incapacitated in
an emergency, the Emergency Contact Information Form
(when completed) will allow the neighbor/friend in possession
of the form to notify the contacts you have identified about
your status, location of hospital, phone contact information,
etc. All Sun City residents should see the value in completing
this form and ensure a neighbor receives a copy.
Both forms are available online via computer in the Emergency
Management Committee portion of the Sun City Texas web
site. These forms can be filled out, saved to your computer
and easily updated if information changes. Should you not
have access to a computer, paper copies of these forms may
be obtained at the Social Center and Cowan Creek Monitors
Desks. Window decals are also available at the Monitors Desks.
“We are all about neighbors helping neighbors.”
Resident Directors’ Open Session
Wednesday, May 20, 3 p.m., CCF/G
The Resident Directors’ Open Session is an excellent opportu-
nity for residents to discuss, with the Resident Directors, mat-
ters listed on the May Board Workshop Agenda prior to their
taking action on the items during the May 28 Board Meeting.
Residents are also welcome to discuss any other topics with the
Resident Directors. All Sun City Texas residents are encour-
aged to attend the Open Session, the CA Board Workshop and
the CA Board Meeting.
New Resident Orientation
Thursday, May 21,
8:30 a.m., Social Center Ballroom
If you are new to Sun City Texas, please join us for the New
Resident Orientation. At 8:30 a.m., the Club Fair begins.
Enthusiastic members will visit with you and tell you about
their chartered clubs.
The Community Association staff presentation begins at 9:15
a.m. and ends around 10:15 a.m. You will have an opportunity
to meet the staff, learn how your Association operates, and
gather valuable information. Refreshments will be served.
Sun City Wildfire
Preparedness Day
Submitted by Sun City Texas Firewise Group
Join us on Saturday, May 2 as Sun City
Texas joins wildfire-conscious commu-
nities across the nation in Firewise’s
National Wildfire Preparedness Day.
We will meet at the Cowan Creek Ame-
nity Center at 9 a.m. for refreshments
and a safety briefing, after which we
will remove small Ashe Junipers (ce-
dar) trees that have grown up in the area. At approxi-
mately 11:30 a.m., we will enjoy a hot dog lunch at the
Cowan Creek Pavilion.
Closed toe shoes, long pants, gloves and a hand-held
pruning tool are needed for this moderately physical
activity. The more volunteers we have, the greater the
area we will cover, so join us as we continue our work
to protect our community from the dangers of wildfires.
Please RSVP at
> Resident Home.
