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KIDNEY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE COALITION
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.
More
resources and information :
Patient
hotlines:
- DaVita:
800-400-8331
- Fresenius:
800-626-1297
- DCI
866-424-1990
- DSI:
877-374-3375
- ARA:
888-880-6867
- NKF:
888-33-KIDNEY (888-335-4363)
- AKF:
866-300-2900
- FEMA:
800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585
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