Appendix G:
How Do I Plan for a Medical Crisis?
Organizing, maintaining and
updating a personal medical file is an important first step in
planning for a medical crisis. Important medical information to
have readily available includes:
- Names, addresses and
telephone phone numbers of your health care providers,
such as physician, dentist, pharmacist, medical
specialist.
- Instructions for the
individual you have designated to provide medical
information on your behalf, if you are unable.
- Special instructions, such as
a living will, or a durable power of attorney for health
care decision making.
- All prescription and
non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs that you take.
List should include:
- dosage (amount of
medication you take and when)
- name of physician
prescribing the drug
- name, address, and
telephone number of pharmacy dispensing the drug
- Address and telephone numbers
of the hospitals that you prefer to use.
- Medicare number.
- Medicaid number.
- Names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of your caseworker and/or social
worker.
- Name, policy number, office
location of health, Medigap-supplemental health and
long-term care insurance policies.
Adapted from: Equitable Foundation
and Children of Aging Parents (CAPS), 1995, p.5-7.
