ALZHEIMER'S BLOGGING

Today I had a Spanish speaking patient in her 70's. Her daughter only spoke Spanish also. The patient was lethargic, and throwing up for 24 hours. We took her vitals and her blood pressure was high and her blood sugar was high. Thank heavens my partner knew Spanish and he was able to talk for me. It would be of great interest if you kept a sheet of paper at home with all the important information on it for ambulance people. Information like name, address, phone number, birthday, social security number, insurance, medical history, allergies, and current medications. Especially if your English is not very good or in case it was such an emergency that we would have to load and go with the patient. All this information is vital for good patient care.

Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint Of James A Rock Pub., Co.
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