You don’t have to be a scout to be fully prepared for your hospital visit. Here are some tips and tricks you may find useful.
Things to have ready
You cannot anticipate every eventuality but there are still many ways to be prepared.
Medical
On your mobile phone using a note app:
- List of all medication you are on
- Keep an In Case of Emergency contact number on your mobile phone
- List any medical conditions you have
- List any illness’s your parents/siblings may have had (heart conditions, diabetic etc)
- GP details
If you don’t have a phone you can keep this information on a small note stored in your wallet or purse. We have a document template you can print and fill out here.
My Day
Every day is a new day, but many times it is quite similar to yesterday. Breakfast, working, school, caring, cooking, training, sleeping.
Schedule
Having your regular schedule on a note, especially daily activities that would be dramatically affected if you were not there to do them
- Walk the dog
- Pick-up children
- Cook for grandma
Include times and locations. This is very important if you are the sole carer of others.
My Emergency
No-one expects to be in an emergency, however you can still be prepared.
- Have a kit bag with basics needed for an overnight stay away from home.
- Have a first aid kit in your vehicle and in your home.
- Have a spare key to your property with a relative, a friend or your neighbour.
These small things help reduce the stress and anxiety in tense emergency situations, and reduce the chance of something being forgotten.