COVID

It can be helpful for an Emergency Responder to know if you have ever contracted COVID-19 and your current vaccination status.

Have previously contracted COVID-19
Had 1st Vaccine
had 2nd Vaccine
Had one or more Booster Vaccines

Emergency Contacts

In the event of an emergency your contact details can be read from your Medicard. In Case of Emergency (ICE) on your phone is great but if your phone is smashed your Medicard has everything an Emergency Responder needs.

Your partner or spouse
A friend
Also carries Next of Kin
Store name, phone, email address

Medication

Make it easy for an Emergency Responder to quickly find details of your medications. If you have a bracelet it could become dislodged or damaged and so a Medicard is a useful second line of defence.

Medication Names
Medication Frequency
Also carries allergy information
Also carries current treatments

Heart Attack

It can be useful for an Emergency Responder to know if you have previously had a heart attack or a transplant.

Heart Attack information
Indicates presence of a pace maker
Carries medication information
Carries current treatment regime

Stroke

It can be useful for an Emergency Responder to know if you have previously had a stroke or brain injury.

Brain injury information
Carries details of the injury
Carries medication information
Carries current treatment regime

Infections

It can be helpful for an Emergency Responder to know if you have long term infections that could pose a danger.

H.I.V
Hepatitis
Herpes
Parasites

Illnesses

Knowledge of long term problems can help an Emergency Responder determine a correct course of treatment.

Diabetes
Cystic Fibrosis
Autism and Aspergers
Other congenital conditions

Treatments

Details of your current treatment regimes can also be included and this can help an Emergency Responder.

Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Antiviral treatments
Other treatment regimes

Prosthetics and Implants

Whilst some prosthetics may be obvious even to an untrained eye it can be helpful to know about some devices which may not be so obvious.

Artificial limbs
Cochlear Implants
Breast implants
Other prosthetics and implants

Allergies

Whether you are allergic to food or medication or environmental conditions this knowledge can help an Emergency Responder. If you carry an Epipen you can even include the instructions for use on your Medicard.

Food allergies
Allergies to medication
Environmentally triggered allergies
Epipen instructions

More Information?

You can add as much or as little information to your Medicard as you wish. The information is stored in a simple text format and the Medicard can also carry photographs and other types of document.