Medical Information Fact Sheet

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GailNY

Great idea. I wish I had done that when I was taking care of my aunt before she passed away. About a yr. ago when I had out-patient surgery, I had pertinent info written down. A woman I was sitting next to in the waiting room said she had never thought of that. I always get nervous around doctors, hospitals, etc. - did not have to concentrate too hard on my answers - had everything right in front of me on my note pad.

By

Februarycat

Sounds like a great idea, very useful

By Zeute (Guest Post)

I've typed one up for various family members. It's very handy to have when something happens. We included what the medication was for also. I typed them up in Excel. But that's mostly because I love using it.

By

the Oracle

This is helpful even when making office visits. I have a form like this. If I have to fill out a similar form, I just attach mine. If the office tells me it's THEIR policy to use their form, I reply that it's MY policy to use mine. :smile sweetly:

Also, it rarely fails that a nurse or an aide asks me which medication I take. I have a wallet-sized list that I keep up to date to hand them. I use Word and get four on a page.

O.

p.s. I am a retired doctor. I think it's a scandal how much paper is wasted, and how often you have to fill out the same information.

By

LadyA_

Hi,

I have a link that I think you may find very useful.

www.vialoflife.com

You can actually print out a form which includes just about all medical info you can think of.
I have my hubby's and my info in a plastic sheet protector, and placed the red decal on the outside of it, which you can also print out from the site.
I have taped it to the side of our refrigerator and also plan to tape one on the visor in our vehicle.
From what I understand, the paramedics are trained to look for these....if possible.
I have also included a copy of our "Living Will" and "DNR" papers.
Best of all, it is FREE.
I hope this helps!

Audrey

By

Simply Joyful

Please share, if at all possible , a picture of how you set the paper up .... Columns ? on Microsoft Word? or something else would be great~!