Keeping home life-support up when power goes out
January 12th, 2009 in Electronics /
Kristin Graham, left, and her son Gatlan leave after a visit to the doctor, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Houston. For many of the growing millions who depend on home medical equipment a power outage goes way beyond the inconvenience most of us feel _ it could be deadly. It's an issue that snuck up on emergency officials, as better medical treatments over the past decade have helped more critically ill people not only survive but move out of nursing homes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
(AP) -- Emergency planners are struggling to identify growing millions who need fast rescue when the lights go out: A power outage also shuts down their life-supporting home medical equipment.
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