EMERGENCY ROOM INFORMATION FOR OSTOMATES

Adapted from a Metro MD article appearing in the Re-Route, the on-line newsletter of the

Evansville, Indiana UOA Chapter.

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      Ostomates have special information which is very important to their well-being. The following list of information may save your life if you are taken to a hospital emergency room. Keep a copy of this information with you, and tell someone that this information is available and where it can be found. Take a little time and write a brief medical history about your surgery and other important medical facts about yourself. Make a few copies and be sure to take one with you when you travel or have to go to the hospital. This information will come in handy and you (or a family member) won't have to try to remember dates and procedures under pressure.

What kind of ostomy surgery did you have and when?                                                     

What was the reason for your surgery?                                                                         

What is your doctor's name, phone number and the hospital s/he works out of?             

Any other health related issues?                                                                                    

What kind(s) of medication(s) are you taking?                                                               

What dosage(s)?                                                                                                          

Are you allergic to any medications?                                                                             

Are you allergic to any materials / preparations routinely used by ostomates?                  

What is your stoma size? The size of your appliance?                                                    

What kind of medical insurance do you have?                                                               

Where can your next of kin be located?                                                                        

Other important information