If you become unconscious and need emergency medical care, more often than not the most critical information emergency physicians need to treat you is not readily available to them. This includes a recent medical history and the medications you are taking. We frequently are faced with patients who are having life threatening illnesses and we don't get the whole picture, said paramedic, Frank Redmond. I guess the biggest fear that I have is someone would not know I had Hepatitis C and take precautions to protect themselves, said McNeill. Thursday, she is recording her medical history and the medications she is taking the information is put into this oversized pill bottle, then she places it in the refrigerator.
Little container holds a lifetime of important medical information.
Taking a few minutes to keep it up to date will allow you and your family to be prepared in the event of a medical emergency. Pick up a free EMS File at participating Good Neighbor Pharmacy and Union Planters Bank. Copyright 2001 Belo Interactive Inc., All Rights Reserved.