Since I'm broke again (well, it depends on what you call broke. I only owe a quarter million dollars
) I can't really buy new gear. So I'm focusing on low cost preparedness. Right now my next step is the
Emergency Contact Cards.I want to make my own wallet-sized emergency contact cards. For the ER personels, if I end up there, I thought I should rather print this information on a separate metal dog tag since it won't burn. If they search for my driver's license or Medicare card they will also find this laminated card and (or) the dog tags. But for my own information in an emergency situation, I'm thinking of putting the information relevant to myself on separate contact cards.
I'm planning on using the
Red Cross as a starting template model.
What I'm going to include there are:
- Area hospitals and CLSC (adresses and phone numbers);
- Police department (9-1-1 and an alternative phone number);
- Our Poison control center;
- Fire departement (9-1-1 and an alternative phone number);
- Ambulance (9-1-1 and an alternative phone number);
- about three family members (my brother, my parents and an out-of-town contact, probably my sister...) adresses, phone numbers, cell phone numbers and emails.
I'll do that either in InDesign, QuarkXpress or MS Word and use a very readable typeface such as Frutiger and bring it to a Service Bureau to have them print it on a heavy "card stock paper" and maybe laminate it for durability. But If I get it laminated will it be foldable?
On the dog tags I'll include "no allergies" and my "blood type" in the event a blood transfusion is required and my inoculation history (if there is room!?) since this kind of information is geared toward emergency personel.
Am I missing other important information? They also recommend putting your personal physician but I don't have one. Did you do this kind of thing?
Thank you.
Frankie