Lavender
Patient Identification Cards
This
dialysis patient identification card can assist patients with
having critical information on-hand in case of an emergency.
This is not a substitute for medical records. This is basic
information to help the patient and dialysis provider locate
information in case of an emergency.
If
you must evacuate to another area, unable to return home, or
your regular dialysis unit is inaccessible due to a disaster,
this identification card can provide basic information to first
responders and to a receiving dialysis treatment facility. Fill
in the blanks with the most current information. Carry this
identification card with you at all times, in your wallet or
purse.
It is also
important for dialysis facilities to communicate to local emergency
management agency about the importance of recognizing dialysis
patients in local disaster.
There is
no need to place an order. These cards are mailed to dialysis
facilities, free of charge, through your local ESRD Network.
Depending on your location, you will either receive the cards
directly from KCER or through your local ESRD Network. If your
local ESRD Network already has their own patient identification
card, you can still download/print the electronic version.
Patient
Wristband Identification
The
Texas ESRD Emergency Coalition (TEEC) Patient Identification/Database
tracking committee developed a set of patient identifiers to
be worn on wristbands when a mandatory evacuation occurs to
ensure that transient care providers can obtain basic patient
information.
TEEC
partnered with Emergency Operations Centers and Texas Department
of State Health Services leaders to develop a system for identifying
dialysis patients during an emergency through the use of lavender
wristbands with core patient identifying information.
A special individual patient network identification number is
used on the wristband to identify patients so that any ESRD
network could find the patient, even if evacuated to other states.
These wristbands should not be removed.
