In any emergency situation, both time and information are critical to positive outcomes. It could be any emergency:
In any of those cases, or any other, emergency physicians will need to assess your condition before they can start any treatment. Unfortunately, in most emergency situations, you won't be in a very good position to fully inform the physicians. You might even be unconscious.
During natural disasters, such a fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake or Tsunami, a PHR may be the only medical record available to you and your doctors. So how do you ensure the availability of your medical records in emergency situations? The best solution is an electronic Personal Health Record, or PHR, from AlwaysMed.com
Whenever you find yourself in an emergency, an AlwaysMed.com PHR enables you to carry your complete medical history in your pocket. An AlwaysMed.com PHR can make the critical difference in a medical emergency whether it occurs close to home or anywhere in the world.