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Long QT Syndrome Medical ID: Medicines to Avoid and What to Record

Long QT syndrome can cause fainting, seizures and sudden cardiac arrest, and some common antibiotics, antidepressants and anti-nausea medicines can make it worse. What a long QT syndrome medical ID should say.

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Hereditary Angioedema Medical ID: Why HAE Is Not Anaphylaxis

Hereditary angioedema causes swelling that looks like a severe allergy, but adrenaline, antihistamines and steroids do not work for HAE attacks. A HAE medical ID tells responders to use your own HAE treatment.

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Fever During Chemotherapy: Febrile Neutropenia and Your Medical ID

During chemotherapy, a fever of 38°C or higher can be febrile neutropenia, a medical emergency where antibiotics should start within an hour. A chemotherapy medical ID tells triage before you have to explain.

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Asplenia Medical ID: Living Without a Spleen

Without a working spleen, an ordinary-looking fever can quickly become a serious infection. Spleen Australia recommends a medical bracelet or alert card. Here is what an asplenia medical ID should say.

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Autonomic Dysreflexia Medical ID for Spinal Cord Injury

With a spinal cord injury at or above T6, a blocked catheter can send blood pressure dangerously high in minutes, and your normal blood pressure is lower than a stranger expects. What an autonomic dysreflexia medical ID should say.

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COPD Oxygen Medical ID: Home Oxygen and Your Target Saturation

For some people with COPD, more oxygen is not always better: guidelines target 88-92%. A COPD oxygen medical ID tells responders you have COPD, whether you use home oxygen, and your target range.

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Carer Emergency Plan: If Something Happens to You

If you are a carer, your emergency has two patients: you, and the person at home who depends on you. How a carer emergency plan, Carer Gateway emergency respite and a medical ID make sure someone else can take over.

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Myasthenia Gravis Medical ID: Medicines to Avoid and Myasthenic Crisis

Several everyday hospital medicines can worsen myasthenia gravis, and weak breathing is an emergency. healthdirect recommends people with MG wear medical alert jewellery. Here is what your myasthenia gravis medical ID should say.

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Organ Transplant Medical ID: What Recipients Should Record

After a transplant, the new organ only stays safe while the medicines keep arriving. An organ transplant medical ID tells a stranger about missed doses, infection risk and drug interactions before they can do harm.

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Anaesthetic Alert Medical ID: Malignant Hyperthermia and Difficult Airways

Malignant hyperthermia and a difficult airway are invisible until the drugs are drawn up. One MH trigger is the green whistle paramedics carry. Here is what an anaesthetic alert medical ID should say, and who reads it.

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