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Oh, Murray!!!....you never cease to amaze me with the wealth of knowledge and great information you keep giving us....remember your question on whether to continue awhile back....well, this is another superb example of what you do for your fellow PDers...I had a similar hospital experience to Joan Snyder's and put together a package afterward but nothing like what you have listed.....thank you once again ...Joan Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: Murray Charters To: [log in to unmask] Sent: 7/9/02 11:12:23 PM Subject: Medical Info in an Emergency... WAS: Re: update On 9 Jul 2002 at 18:44, Joan E Snyder wrote: i wanted to tell you that i was in the hospital for five days last week with a very severe infection in my right knee. it is getting better-finally-but during discussion in the dumpster chat room, we feel that there is a real need out there for id bracelets and hospital check in kits-when the scarey thought hit me that no one(not even my husband) knew my meds routine. so if any of you have any ideas or suggestions that we could use to maybe make up some of these kits, kindly email me. i think that this is something that wenever expect will happen to us. Hi Joan, Here is a little something developed amongst some list members years ago... You still there backward walkin' George? First... Put a three day supply of your current meds in a clearly labelled EMERGENCY MEDS _ JOAN SNYDER zip-lok bag and include explicit instructions and put it in your fridge freezer door... Second... Put a large fridge magnet "Emergency Meds Here" on your freezer door... Third... Put a card in your wallet or purse stating your condition and current meds and where to look for more instructions... NPF has a card you can obtain... http://www.parkinson.org/services.htm (scroll to bottom of services page) Fourth... Get a "presentation type" three ring binder. This is the kind that has a see through spine and cover that you can slide your own sheets in... Put a cover sheet in that says Emergency Medical Information for Joan Blessington Snyder. Print a similar identifier for the spine. I suggest using a fluorescent eye catching shade readily available at Office Depot. ( Other supplies you need are paper, Tab dividers, vinyl sheet protecters, plastic business card pouch sheets, and a photo album pocket sheet.) Assemble the following information to suit yourself... First sheet... Your name, address, phone no. and your medical condition. (Include any ALERTs such as Allergies) Your GP's name, address, and phone no. Your neuro's address and phone no. Your current med schedule in detail... see NPF Form... http://www.parkinson.org/medB2.htm Med. - dosage - time of day in military time - any pertinent instruction such as with a light meal or ?? Meds contraindicated... http://www.parkinson.org/medd2.htm * * * Second sheet... Emergency contacts in order of who to contact first... Example: 1.) Oldest son / daughter with name, address, phone, fax, cell, pager, e-mail, work # etc. 2.) Closest sister / brother etc. * * * Third sheet... Business cards for your GP, Nurse, Neuro, Pharmacist, Employer, Union, Medical Plan, Optomitrist, etc. Label each card My GP, My Nurse, MY Neuro, etc. and use a fluorescent highliter to hi-lite each label... You can include your neighbour either side; your hair dresser; your lawyer, your best friend in Cincinatti... You can include a business card for the kennel you want to look after your dog... Your imagination reigns!! * * * Fourth sheet... Photocopies of your prescription(s) (include info re: where obtained...) * * * Fifth sheet... Monographs of your meds... * * * Sixth sheet... Photos of you, your spouse, your family, * * * Add the TAB dividers marked for easy reference... Add or subtract anything you wish.... * * * Keep this binder under the phone or some such high profile place where it will be readily available if you ever need it.... Take it with you if you go on a vacation... Keep a card in your wallet to tell folks to look for that binder should you be stricken suddenly and unable to speak for yourself... * * * cheers ....... murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] --- Joan Hartman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn