Consumers Encouraged to Add Personal Health Records (PHR) to Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
35 Million U.S. Residents At Risk with Atlantic Hurricane Predictions; Are Their Medical Records Safe?
While many lessons were learned after Hurricane Katrina, according to health officials, U.S. residents should not forget the simplest one: patients should be well-advised to take on basic record keeping of their personal health records since so many physicians’ records were washed away forever. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on hurricane and disaster preparedness, “It is important for health care workers to have a simple and reliable way to learn information about past and new health concerns for people receiving help.”
Enter eMed-ID, the world’s first medical identification franchise, providing consumers with a Personal Health Record (PHR) USB device that will expedite emergency responders treatment of trauma victims or those unable to communicate by offering immediate access to medical information that helps consumers avoid life-threatening delays in treatment, medical or surgical complications, allergic reactions and medication errors. The portable PHR USB device, utilizing eMed-ID’s proprietary software, comes in a variety of options, including wristband, credit card style and keychain.
eMed-ID offers consumers who purchase the tax-deductible eMed-ID package for
“With the hurricane season just getting started, we are strongly encouraging residents in areas at risk to consider adding a personal health record to their hurricane preparedness checklist. Many lives could have been saved during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, if the disaster victims would have had an eMed-ID PHR responder device. Our goal is to prevent that from happening again,” said
Customers can obtain a PHR from eMed-ID representatives at www.emed-id.com or by calling 866.607.0411. Once customers receive their package, the process is simple in that all they have to do is complete the forms, send back in the self addressed envelope and within a few days receive their PHR. The PHR USB can be read by any computer with a USB port and can easily be securely updated by the patient at any time.
Additional consumers in need of an eMed-ID PHR USB device, includes the 2.5 million people injured in traffic accidents per year. In the most recent report from 2006, this statistic represents the leading cause of unintentional injury and admittance to an emergency room in an unconscious state, according to the Bureau of Transportation. Also, as reported in the Journal of AHIMA, consider the average time it takes to track down a traffic accident victim’s family members and obtain their medical history with notification typically ranging from more than six hours to two days.
“We’ve all heard talk about the national electronic health records system that will be developed in the next few years,” said Helgerson. “Consumers need eMed-ID for the here and now to ensure they are receiving the correct treatment in any type of disaster or when they are unable to speak for themselves.”
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