Travel Insights
Taking vacations and traveling is part of everyday life for many people. Most of us will travel to a vacation spot or visit family and friends at some time during the year, while others may travel for work or other obligations. Travel requires some planning normally but what about being prepared for the unexpected health or medical emergency while away from your home and primary care physician. Unfortunately, travel itself can also lead to health problems that can range in severity from the unpleasant to life threatening.
When Choosing to purchase a Health Passport please consider the following:
- Ideally, advance planning with regards to having vital health and basic medical information with you while traveling will take the uncertainty and worry out of traveling and leave time for fun and relaxation.
- Having an Adult Health, I.D. and Medical Records, My Child's Health and I.D. Records or My Personal Medication Records with you while traveling can be the difference in life and death when away from home in a strange and unfamiliar location in the case of a health or medical emergency. This also applies to the Dog, Cat, and Equine Health and I.D. Records when traveling with your pets.
- Each of these Health Passports allows an individual to list contact information for their physicians and health care providers, medications they are currently taking, prexisting medical conditions,blood type, allergies, immunization records, family health history,previous hospitalizations and insurance information.
- 70 million adults and children have been issued a U.S. passport,however most people neglect to take any health or medical information with them when traveling away from home. This "Health Passport" should always accompany you and your child's travel passport.
The Health Passports are small enough to be carried at all times, and durable enough to withstand years of travel.
Remember...MDi "Health Passports" — designed to enhance your health, safety, security and peace of mind.