Click here to view tips on protecting your baby from Cronobacter, a type of bacteria that can cause rare but serious infections in infants.
Other safety tips:
- Individuals with wounds should avoid floodwater or soil after a flood. Or, make sure to wear waterproof bandages covering any wounds as well as waterproof clothing.
- Wash your hands with soap and water if you have been in floodwater. If you don’t have soap or water, use alcohol-based wipes or sanitizer.
- Drink only bottled or boiled water.
- Cover trash as not to attract animals and watch for snakes seeking dry areas.
- Prevent possible disease-carrying mosquito bites by using insect repellent, wearing proper clothing, and wearing permethrin-treated clothing. You can also help control mosquitoes by removing standing water.
- Walk carefully around the outside of your home to check for loose power lines, gas leaks, and structural damage.
- Stay out of any building if you smell gas, if floodwaters remain around the building, if the building or home was damaged by fire, or if the authorities have not declared it safe.
- Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the leading causes of death after storms in areas dealing with power outages. Never use a portable generator inside your home or garage. Review generator safety.
- Use battery-powered flashlights. Do NOT use candles. Turn on your flashlight before entering a vacated building. The battery could produce a spark that could ignite leaking gas, if present.
