Disaster Preparedness
In an emergency being prepared can make a life saving difference.
Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and tornados
Hurricane season seems to be getting
worse every year and the national weather service isn’t expecting it to
get better in the future. Earthquakes on the west coast, tornados in the
Midwest and floods throughout the nation cause hundreds of emergency
evacuations every year. Hurricane Katrina displaced tens of thousands of
people, most of them hundreds of miles away from home or other family
members. Many of these with injuries or medical conditions were treated
by doctors that had incomplete information about the patients medical
history putting the patient at serious risk.
FEMA and the Red Cross both recommend you maintain a disaster /
hurricane preparedness kit that includes a list of important
information as part of a disaster preparedness plan. That list should
include your emergency medical and contact information.
What information should
be maintained?
Here are just some of the things recommended by healthcare
professionals.
Medical history - Chronic medical conditions
Medications - Including over-the-counter
Allergies - Medications and foods
Surgical history - Date, hospital and surgeon
Private physician - Primary care and specialists
Emergency contacts - Multiple contacts
Miscellaneous - specific dietary needs and any other important
information.
Of course, that list
needs to be with you to do any good.
MedicTag lets you keep your emergency information with you at all times.
Attach it to your 72 hour emergency kit or put it on your key ring.
Don't wait until you need
it
By then it's too late
