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Wallet cards and emergency contacts: communication when speech or cognition drops
Short written explanations reduce harmful assumptions in emergencies. Include conditions, medication allergies, communication needs, and advocate contacts.
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Short written explanations reduce harmful assumptions in emergencies. Include conditions, medication allergies, communication needs, and advocate contacts.
- Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
- Update after medication changes.
- Teach trusted people where to find documents at home.
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- 1Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- 2Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
- 3Update after medication changes.
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- Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
- Update after medication changes.
- Teach trusted people where to find documents at home.
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- Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
- Update after medication changes.
- Teach trusted people where to find documents at home.
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- Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
- Update after medication changes.
- Write a card with essentials — not your whole medical history.
- Add emergency contacts who actually answer.
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