Recently I threw my back out and was put on a pain management system. Unfortunately, I had a bizarre reaction. I hallucinated and couldn’t see or stand up straight. It was late in the evening, so my husband decided to call the nurse hot line. The nurse asked him what medications I was taking. Luckily, after he coaxed and cajoled me for a few minutes, we figured out what I was taking.
Be sure to keep your current medical information easily at hand. Keep all your prescription drugs in one place, so someone else can figure out what you’re taking. Better yet, keep a written list of them in the medicine cabinet. Vaccinations are another place where it’s easy to lose track of what has happened. Do you know if you had the tetanus vaccine 5, 8, or 10 years ago? It’s the difference between a severe case of lockjaw, needing a shot, or being fine. Keep these records somewhere safe, like your medicine cabinet or a file in your filing system. Allergies are a final, critical piece of information to have handy. Keep a note card with your allergies in your wallet or purse. If the reactions are severe, consider a medical alert bracelet:
http://www.medicalert.org/home/Homegradient.aspx
http://tinyurl.com/byffa
3x5 note card
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