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How to Create a Personal Medical Profile

Personal medical profiles can tell other people a lot about your medical history and conditions. They can save your life in an accident or be a helpful tool when visiting a new doctor. Many people do not wear a medical ID alert bracelet because it advertises that they have a medical condition. A USB drive containing all of your important medical information can be put on a lanyard and worn around your wrist or neck or kept close by.

Things You'll Need

  • USB drive
  • Lanyard or chain
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Instructions

  1. Create word processing document

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      Open a word processing program on your computer. Open a new document.

    • 2

      Type in your name, address and contact information.

    • 3

      List any medical conditions in bold capitals or a contrasting ink color.

    • 4

      List all of your medical prescriptions that you take regularly, their dosages and when you take them.

    • 5

      Put in your doctor's name and telephone number.

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      Type in the name and telephone number of a person you can use as an emergency contact.

    • 7

      List any health insurance information you would like to have in your personal medical profile. Save your document to the computer desktop.

    Upload to USB drive

    • 8

      Plug your USB drive into your computer. Wait for your computer to recognize the USB drive.

    • 9

      Click on the USB drive icon to open it.

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      Drag and drop your personal medical profile document into the USB drive window.

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      Eject the USB drive by dragging it and dropping it into the trash.

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      Place an outside label on the USB drive indicating that it holds medical information. Attach a chain or lanyard to keep it on your person.

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