I'm sorry as well about your parents.

You're absolutely right about keeping medical information handy.

We had had folks in our hospital being evac'd out of NOLA after Katrina with only the clothes on their back.

Even if they could tell us who their docs were, the docs offices were destroyed as were any records and many older folks can only tell you; "I take a sugar pill, and my fluid pill, and the little white pill for my heart...." and that kind of report is the best you can hope for in the best of conditions. Add stress to the mix and you can only guess what kind of history you'll get.

I used the business card format in Word to make a medical information card for myself, wife, and child importing a photo onto it as well.

Included on the photo side is name, allergies, any metal implants, Physician and number, and list of meds and emergency contact numbers and last tetanus booster.

On the back is our meeting places for outside the neighborhood, city, state to act as a reminder where we are to meet.

The cards are kept with our drivers licenses in our wallets.