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Medical IDs in the Field



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  • Personal Author:
    Vance NK
  • Description:
    One of the best ways you can help your employees stay healthy and strong is by understanding their medical histories. When you understand and document an individual's medical history, you help to assure that you and the individual's health care providers deliver the most effective treatment and support for the individual's illnesses and health conditions so that they maintain the best possible health during work hours. With limited funding for rural responding agencies, such as EMS and fire departments and longer travel distances for emergency personnel, it may be beneficial to the worker to wear a medical ID bracelet or necklace. This could alert other staff members of what health problems a person may have if they need medical attention. It is key to stay prepared in the field if an emergency should occur. All employees should be trained in first aid and where to look for medical IDs. Why Medical IDs are Important: Provides a quick acknowledgement of your medical conditions, allergies, medications, or treatment desires; which leads to faster and more effective medical treatment; Reduce treatment errors which may result from not having a patient's health record during an emergency situation or upon hospital admission; Speaks for you or a person in need when an emergency occurs if you become unresponsive; First responders and medical personnel are trained to first look for medical identification jewelry (e.g. bracelets or necklaces) in an emergency. These will immediately alert emergency medical professionals to your critical health and personal information; Can and will save your life and the lives of others with common or unusual medical ailments in emergency situations. This monthly safety blast also contains a list of medical conditions that may warrant wearing a medical ID. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Newsletter
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20053268
  • Citation:
    Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2017 Nov; :website
  • Email:
    agcenter@uthct.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2018
  • NORA Priority Area:
    Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20010930
  • Source Full Name:
    Monthly Safety Blast
  • End Date:
    20270929
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:5a283f0e8edf3c8ed280bc0fca6f03108c9756a19e4cde9800182182d3353a345f31f535e79edfff5e5a6d957804e2cd0f36da83191cd2463c4d2a2122a9c855
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