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The Emergency Medical File Every Caregiver Should Create
Family caregivers, especially those with medical power of attorney (POA), should assemble a folder containing these 9 important medical details that can be easily handed off to nurses, doctors and first responders when seniors need emergency health care.
7 CommentsER, Urgent Care or Primary Care: Which Should You Choose?
When a senior needs medical attention, consider the level of care they require and the immediacy of the need before deciding where to take them for treatment.
8 CommentsGetting Special Treatment: Senior-Centered Emergency Rooms
The growing popularity of senior emergency rooms is set to revolutionize emergency services for elderly. This geriatric wing of the ER is designed for the comfort and specialized treatment of seniors.
1 CommentEmergency Planning: Is Your Loved One’s Long-Term Care Facility Prepared?
Every long-term care facility should have a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in place. Be sure to ask your loved one’s senior living community how they handle emergency situations like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and fires.
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Emergency Care Questions
Can I have an ASL investigated for improper care?
3 AnswersDaughterof1930 Answered May 15, 2024What do I do?
10 AnswersBayPoodle Replied Apr 29, 2024How long can a person body maintain on a ventilator with their oxygen level at 75?
6 AnswersMACinCT Answered Apr 23, 2024My mom is in the mental hospital for evaluation.
12 AnswersKakimax Replied Apr 18, 2024
Emergency Care Discussions
PSA: What should be in your "GO" bag?
7 CommentsNeedHelpWithMom Commented Jul 20, 2023Mother died less than 24 hours after hospital discharge. Any advice?
6 CommentsDaughterof1930 Commented Dec 2022Aunt update.
4 CommentsJL0904 Commented Oct 2022I found myself treating my own mother in the ER.
6 CommentsExveemon Commented Oct 2022
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