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Simple Life-Saver

Picture this: You're rushed to the hospital. Unconcious. Alone. Paramedics and doctors are making life or death decisions. And they are being slowed down because they don't know the most basic of information about you. Do you have diabetes? Is your heart strong? Are you taking any medications that could interact with the treatment they are giving you?

Make sure that if the unthinkable occurs, and you are involved in a traumatic accident, your trauma team has all of your personal emergency information at their fingertips. Here is a basic format to help you get started. After you complete your personal Emergency Medical Information card, make copies of it. Keep one in your wallet and one in you glove compartment. It might also be a good idea to make sure someone at work (or anywhere else you spend a lot of time) has a copy. One simple slip of paper really can save your life!

Emergency Medical Information

My Name, Address, and Birth Date:

 

My Emergency Contact Name and Phone:

 

My Primary Care Provider and Phone:

 

Medical Conditions I Have:

 

Medications I am Taking:

 

Allergies I Have to Medications or Foods:

 

If you have a durable power of attorney and advance directives, it would be a good idea to note that information as well. To learn more, please call 610-402-CARE.


This page last updated 2/12/08 04:08 PM
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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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