Tools for Life - Emergency ID & Medical Information
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Emergency Treatment Instructions
MedicAlert - Emergency ID
& Response System
 Emergency Treatment Information
In addition to wearing a medical ID and/or subscribing to MedicAlert,
having instructions with you for emergency treatment may save your life.
Many doctors, hospitals and emergency responders have never treated a person
with Addison's or other adrenal diseases.
You can print these basic emergency treatment
instructions for you and your support persons to hand to caregivers in case
of emergency.
Addison's Disease - Emergency Treatment Instructions - English - PDF File
Addison's Disease - Emergency Treatment
Instructions - Spanish - PDF File
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MedicAlert
Do you wear a Medic Alert ID? All those with adrenal disease should be
wearing identification that states their condition and provides information
the reader will need in an emergency should you be found unconscious or
incoherent. Medic Alert has been providing emergency medical response
services since 1956 and provides services that NADF feels to be the best
choice for people with adrenal disease.
A Medic Alert ID bracelet is an internationally recognized symbol that
emergency responders are trained to look for on an unconscious person.
- The
back of the emblem is inscribed with the most important
basic information:
> names of diseases the wearer has and/or
> necessary
treatment in an emergency.
- The emblem also carries a phone number for the
Medic Alert headquarters.
Emergency responders can call the number and are
given the person's vital information over the phone, including: name,
address, emergency contact names and phone numbers, physician name and
contact information, and a list of medications and allergies.
A NADF member
from Northern California recently shared her story at a support group
meeting, stating "My Medic Alert bracelet saved my life once when I was
traveling abroad. Even though my husband and I didn't speak the language,
the doctor at the hospital recognized my bracelet and was able to call and
get my vital information. Now, I never take my bracelet off."
The ID's come in both a pendent and a bracelet form, in a variety of
sizes and designs. The service cost is $35 for the first year and $20 every year
thereafter, and includes 1 stainless steel pendant or bracelet. There is a
wide selection of other ID pendants or bracelets in stainless, silver or
gold.
Invest in your safety, security and peace of mind
- today! This is not an advertisement for MedicAlert - In our opinion, this
is a primary tool for your safety.
Medic Alert Foundation 1-800-432-5378 www.medicalert.org
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