Travel Safety
Whether you're planning a trip, visiting family or taking a walk around your neighbourhood, ensure your health is always protected. According to health experts, the biggest threat to health while travelling is not a rare disease from an exotic destination, but a flare-up of an existing medical condition.
- Before you leave, schedule a visit to your physician. Be sure to obtain all the medical care, prescriptions and documentation you need. If you are planning a trip to an exotic destination, receive any necessary vaccinations.
- Plan for enough medication to cover 1 week longer than you expect to be gone.
- Keep all medications in their original packages.
- Wear a MedicAlert (or similar) bracelet or necklet. During any medical emergency, it is important that first responders and other health professionals are alerted to your epilepsy. If you are unable to speak, a medical ID can speak for you, notifying health care personnel of your seizure disorder and medication you are taking. One call to its 24-hour emergency hotline, available worldwide in 140 languages, gives healthcare professionals access to your medical profile and personal contacts.
Emergency Medical Information Services
Canadian MedicAlert Foundation
301 — 250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto, Ontario M3C 3G8
800-668-1507 (toll free)
http://www.medicalert.ca
UMED – Universal Medical History & Information Inc.
105 — 2200 Lakeshore Boulevard West, Toronto, Ontario M8V 1A4
416-251-2777
http://www.umedhistory.com
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