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Are you prepared if your parents or even you have a medical emergency?

You bring a family member to a hospital emergency room. The nurse or doctor starts asking you questions. They need information to provide the best and safest treatment possible? How ready are you to handle this emergency situation?

10 Medical Emergency Situation Things To Know

The Mayo Clinic has put together a list of 10 things you should know or make sure someone else knows when you bring someone to an emergency room.

1. Patient’s Doctor’s Name
2. Patient’s Birth Date
3. Known Allergies
4. Specific Patient’s Wishes
5. Medical Problems
6. Current Medication
7. Religeous Beliefs
8. Insurance Coverage
9. History of Medical Procedures
10. General Lifestyle

You can go to the Mayo Clinic Site for more information on the list.