Things to Write in Your Emergency Book for Doctors

Gathering all your important information into an emergency book is a helpful way to keep people informed of your medical and personal needs when there is an emergency. It is not enjoyable to think that someday there might be an emergency where you cannot personally tell the doctor what is wrong; however, the day might come, and it is better to be prepared. An emergency book allows people who care for you access to information that they might not otherwise have.

Contact Information

• Write a list of the important people in your life and include all of the updated contact information. This information can include your own address and phone number as well. Doctors can then contact your next of kin to let the family members know what happened.

Numbers and Documents

• Your Social Security number should get written down in your emergency book. Doctors use the Social Security number to reference your medical information in the computers. A copy of your medical insurance paperwork helps to make sure that you do not receive any unnecessary bills after you have visited the doctor.

Allergies

• If you are allergic to any types of medication put it in writing so that you don't accidentally receive a dose. Sometimes people can become more sick and be put more in danger when they take medicine that they should not take.

Medications

• The updated list of medications that you are taking will allow the doctors to continue your medication doses without messing up any medications you are already on. The doctors will also know what medicines you are on and not accidentally place you on a medication that will interact with your current medicine. If the medicine is the reason you are having a medical emergency the doctor can deal with it immediately without having to search for the information.

Doctors

• The doctor will benefit from knowing all the doctors that you visit. This will allow him to consult with another doctor if something is wrong and there are changes that need to get made. The doctor will also know which specialist to forward information to about your visit, and she can consult with the specialist before treating you.