A member asked:

What should i do upon returning home after a hurricane?

7 doctors weighed in across 4 answers

Inspect your home: Inspect your home for damage. Take pictures of damage, both of the building and its contents, for insurance purposes.

Answered 2/10/2016

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Safety inspection: Be certain to comply with your local authorities recommendations for safety precautions. In your house you need to do a careful of e valuation. Check the plumbing in the electricity and the appliances. Make sure the pirate lamp on your gas water heater and if you have one on your stove is functioning. Check for damages around the outside and inside of the house.

Answered 10/10/2016

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Dr. Dora Chizea answered

Specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine

Stay Calm ...: 39y/o Male asks What should I do returning home after a hurricane? Www.ready.gov/hurricanes has all the answers you need for before/during/after hurricanes but your first obligation is to stay safe. Stay calm even in the presence of devastation. Listen to local news for status assessment and instructions....Always Pray

Answered 10/12/2016

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Dr. Krishna Kumar answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

After Hurricane: • Express Gratitude to the Creator for being alive and being with your family • Return home only when it is safe. • Watch out for debris and downed power lines. • Avoid walking or driving through flood waters • Check the leaking roof, plumbing, electricity, and the appliances. • Put a tarp on damaged roof • Check damage to personal property • Express your feelings about various losses • Stay calm

Answered 9/10/2017

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