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自然灾害s, illnesses, injuries, or threats of violence can shatter the daily routine of a child-care program. As a teacher, it is your job to keep infants and toddlers safe during these difficult events. You can also be a resource and comfort to families and communities that deal with the aftermath of an emergency.

Types of Emergencies and Knowing Your Risk

One of the first steps in responding to emergencies is understanding the types of disasters that might affect you and the children in your care.

不寻常的事件有时要求您快速回复。如果有伤害或生命丧失的潜力，这些事件是紧急情况。紧急情况可能会影响您的课堂，计划，当地，区域或整个国家。通常影响儿童发展计划的紧急情况示例是：

• Injuries: Children and staff may experience bodily harm while in your program. This may result from falls, accidents, or contact with poisonous substances.
• Inclement weather: Snow, ice, or extreme heat can affect the safety of children and families.
• 技术失败: Electricity or water outages can affect the way your program operates.
• 失踪的孩子: This type of emergency occurs when a child leaves or is taken from the program without authorization.

When emergencies are more severe, affect a larger number of people, or present a stronger risk, they can be thought of as disasters. The type of disaster you are most likely to encounter depends on the characteristics of the region in which you live. There are several types of disasters that might affect child-care programs:

• 自然灾害：这种紧急情况包括洪水，龙卷风，飓风，暴雪，森林火灾，野火，地震，海啸或其他类似的事件。
• Technological：这包括爆炸，核辐射，严重的力量或燃气中断，饮用水缺水，溢油或火灾。
• 恐怖主义: This includes acts of violence or threats of violence against individuals or groups. Examples may include bombings, shootings, kidnappings, hijacking, or use of biological weapons.
• Illness or epidemic: These involve the rapid spread of severe, potentially deadly illnesses like the flu.

您和您的团队非常重要，以了解您可能面临的紧急情况类型。特别是某些自然灾害更有可能影响国家或世界的某些地区。

重要的是要记住，并非所有紧急情况都是灾难。您的计划可能会遇到普通的紧急情况，如恶劣天气，电力或水失败，或操场上的伤害。您必须准备好回应所有大小的紧急情况。

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What does emergency preparation look like? Watch how this program prepares for disasters in their area.

Preparing for Emergencies with Infants and Toddlers

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The most important thing you can do to prepare for an emergency is make a plan. This plan should be in writing. All staff and families should know about the plan.

You should keep a copy of your program's emergency response plan in each classroom for reference.

在“应用”部分中，您将找到一个帮助您了解程序中的紧急计划的指南。

练习你的计划

Once a plan is in place, practicing it can help relieve anxiety and help you feel prepared should the real event occur. It can also help you and the children remain calm in the face of disaster. Remember to always take your sign-in sheet, emergency medications, and emergency contact information with you during all evacuations and practices. Your evacuation plans (fire, tornado, lockdown) should be practiced based on yourPUBLICprogram'srequirements. Review of your emergency plan and evacuation plan must be included in new-employee orientation and training.