HEALTH ID CARD SYSTEM CAN SAVE LIVES IN UTAH
Emergencies are highly stressing times. There is a problem that needs to be solved and that needs to be solved quickly and in an appropriate manner.
Especially in health emergency situations,
when the victim is unconscious or too sick to talk and there’s nobody familiar around to provide information on his or her condition, it is of utmost importance to have access to the victim’s information.
In such difficult contents is when a health ID card can not only save time but also the life of the victim itself. Health ID cards can have our most important health information (allergies, medicines we take, health care provider contact information, etc) at hand. There are many Health ID card systems enforced all across the United States. They are useful at keeping track of the citizen’s health records. In this sense, Utah has definitely established a benchmark as they have recently teamed up with nationwide emergency helpers and is now offering a medical ID card that is totally virtual.
This plastic card, that is quite similar to any other gift card or loyalty card you may have but is definitely much more important.
Each health badge has an individual number. Now, Paramedics are receiving training so that they learn to look for these cards. In fact, paramedics are looking forward to these cards. They are convinced that they will allow them to gain access to health information related to the victim in almost no time. Just what they need the most in an emergency.
If you are from Utah and you would like to be part of this health ID system, the only thing you need to do is sign up in a secure online site and then carefully add information regarding to your health: contact information, medical conditions you have, health care provider, any medication you are allergic to, any medication you need to take on a regular basis, a friend or relative to call in case of an emergency and any other information you consider that it is important for you to include.
It is also helpful for paramedics because they can print the information in portable printers they can carry in the ambulances and hand it to doctors or other medical practitioners so that they also have right away the most accurate information regarding the recently arrived patient.
