The Information on Your VitalKey
When our team created the VitalKey in 2005, we gathered a group of doctors together and asked this simple question:
“Someone has just arrived unconscious, and you need to care for them. You have never met this person before. If you could wave your magic wand, what would you like to know about this patient?”
Every aspect of the VitalKey is a reflection of their answers.
“I want to see a picture of the patient who I’m treating to be sure I have the right records.”
“I want to know how recently the VitalKey records have been updated.”
“I want quick access to the most important information – a medication list, a list of medical conditions and allergies...”
“I want to see actual copies of REAL MEDICAL RECORDS – not a patient medical diary.”
“I want to see the VitalKey records without having to install special software, receive training, or even be online.”
These and other answers shaped the VitalKey technology... the presentation of your medical information on the VitalKey... even the staff and service you enjoy as a VitalKey holder that ensures that your medical information is being properly maintained. As a result, doctors like the VitalKey.
On your VitalKey, doctors will find information they can trust in a format they can access quickly and without any prior training.
- Allergies
- Medical conditions
- Medications
- Immunizations
- Medical imaging reports
- Lab reports
- Past medical procedures
- Emergency contacts
- Family medical history
- Insurance information
- Medical directives
- And much more...
Here's the bottom line.
You can’t do this yourself. If you tried, your doctor would view your efforts as your “medical diary” and could not take the risk of trusting the majority of the information it contains.
Even if you could build your own portable medical record, you wouldn’t want to. To do it properly requires time, a trained understanding of medical documentation, a digital scanner, a way to inform first responders that you are carrying your medical records, and technology to enable doctors to easily navigate your records.
This is why – despite the screaming need for portable medical information – you probably don’t know anyone who has anything similar to a VitalKey.
It isn’t easy. But it’s important. And we’re offering to do all of the work for you. Let us protect you and your family.
