Posted by paxvox on August 30, 2001, at 11:44:25
In reply to in case of an accident..., posted by v on August 30, 2001, at 8:30:10
I agree with other post about keeping a card, though I don't. I don't think even an ALS EMT would give you any meds except morphine or Ativan, and those only if you are in serious hurts. Most ERs will do a blood chem on you. The only real negative would be if they thought your were on a benzo overdose and gave you the antedote for that (however, all existing literature I have seen clearly warns about possible seizure risks if that is done). So, make out your card, laminate it, and put it next to your driver's license. That's about all you can do. However, I would think that since at least 70-90 million Americans are on SOME sort of med, that the ERs have become savy on dealing with those issues.
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