Around the Web – Making Your ER Visit Easier

Found another great article. 

This is written by an emergency room nurse.  Title is 4 ways to de-stress your ER visit.  I’ll list the short version, but strongly recommend you actually read the article.

1. Make a list of medications you take and bring it with you

2. Bring no more than two people with you.  Bring at least one in case you need a ride home.

3. Bring something to do.

4. When someone is talking to you, ignore the cell phone and pay attention.

Here’s a link:

http://www.emergiblog.com/2012/01/four-ways-to-de-stress-your-er-visit.html

For all those friends and relatives who wonder how I have time to do all that crocheting, I have the bag perpetually packed.  I just grab it when I go somewhere I think I’m going to wait.  From the local high school sports events to my kids’ medical appointments – it gives me something to do.  Of course, I got a kindle for Christmas, and it fits nicely in the bag.  So there may be less handcrafting.

Around the Web

In Case of Emergency (ICE)

This was from someone else’s blog.  The blogger was a paramedic.  I think it’s a good idea.  Those of you who have cell phones should pay attention to this.  If you don’t have a cell phone, why not? 

The EMS people are trying to find a way to rapidly identify your emergency contacts.  They are asking us to enter a contact for emergency and call it “ICE” for In Case of Emergency.  If you are unable to tell them who needs to be called, they can use this number.  You surely don’t want them calling your dentist or gynecologist.  You want them to call your spouse or parent or child or best friend.  So label that person or persons in your phone. 

1.     If “ICE” (In Case of Emergency) was a national icon close family or a friend could be notified immediately.

2.     ICE is a great idea that can make a difference. Everyone reading this is on their computer, tablet or mobile phone. Go to your phone directory, get a number you want contacted in case of emergency and enter it as ICE. Then forward this to your email list.

3.     It you have more than one contact name file the names in the telephone directory as ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3.

I think this is a wonderful idea.  I’m going to do it after I post this.