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Printable emergency cards

Four free one-page cards: your medical information, diabetes and insulin, dialysis, and home oxygen or powered devices. Fill them in here and print, or print them blank and write by hand. Keep one in your go-bag and one by the door.

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My medical information

Keep one in your go-bag, one by the phone and a photo on your phone.

Medicines
MedicineDoseWhen I take itPrescribed by
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Keep in mind

  • Keep this card with copies of your key documents in a waterproof bag in your emergency kit
  • Set up the emergency medical ID on your phone so responders can see your allergies, conditions and contacts from the lock screen
  • Refill early before storm season. A pharmacist is often the fastest person to reach if you run low
  • Uninsured in a declared disaster area where the program is active? The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (1-855-793-7470) can cover prescriptions

Call 911 if

  • Someone has trouble breathing, chest pain, signs of a stroke, severe bleeding or won't wake up
  • You're not sure it's an emergency: call anyway

Education only, not medical advice: follow your own clinician's plan first. Facts from Ready.gov, AARP and ASPR, checked November 14, 2026. Updated by me on: ____________ · med-rise.com/medicine/emergency-preparedness/printable-cards/

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Diabetes and insulin

For anyone who uses insulin or a medicine that can cause low blood sugar.

Insulin and diabetes medicines
MedicineDoseWhen I take it

Keep in mind

  • Low blood sugar is below 70 mg/dL. The CDC's 15-15 rule: take 15 grams of fast carbs (4 ounces of juice or regular soda, 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey, or 3 to 4 glucose tablets), wait 15 minutes, recheck, and repeat until you're back in range, then eat a snack or meal
  • Young children may need less than 15 grams: ask their doctor
  • Below 55 mg/dL is severely low: the person may not be able to treat it themselves. The CDC calls injectable glucagon the best treatment, then get emergency care
  • FDA: insulin in vials or cartridges, opened or not, can be kept unrefrigerated at 59°F to 86°F for up to 28 days. Keep it cool and never let it freeze
  • If insulin got hotter than 86°F, the FDA says you may still need to use it in an emergency: check your blood sugar more often and replace it as soon as you can
  • Pack extra insulin or tablets, a meter, strips, lancets, pen needles and fast sugar in every bag

Call 911 if

  • The person is unconscious, having a seizure or can't swallow. Give nothing by mouth; use prescribed glucagon if you've been trained
  • Blood sugar stays below 55 mg/dL or the person is confused and can't treat it

Education only, not medical advice: follow your own clinician's plan first. Facts from the CDC and FDA, checked November 14, 2026. Updated by me on: ____________ · med-rise.com/medicine/emergency-preparedness/printable-cards/

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Dialysis

For people on in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

Keep in mind

  • CMS: always try to get dialysis within three days of your last treatment
  • Missed a treatment? Follow the 3-Day Emergency Diet until you can get dialysis. The CDC says it could save your life. It avoids high-potassium foods such as potatoes, tomatoes and dried beans
  • On the diet, the CMS guide says to drink no more than 4 ounces of water each time you take medicine and to count it toward your fluid allowance
  • Keep at least a 3-day supply of each medicine (CDC). The CMS guide suggests 5 to 7 days
  • Peritoneal dialysis: keep a 5- to 7-day supply of supplies at home, as your dialysis team directs (CMS)
  • Find an open center: Kidney Community Emergency Response 1-866-901-3773 or the National Kidney Foundation 1-855-653-2273

Call 911 if

  • Trouble breathing, chest pain or confusion
  • You can't get dialysis and feel very weak or short of breath

Education only, not medical advice: follow your own clinician's plan first. Facts from CMS, the CDC and the National Kidney Foundation, checked November 14, 2026. Updated by me on: ____________ · med-rise.com/medicine/emergency-preparedness/printable-cards/

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Home oxygen and powered devices

Oxygen concentrators, ventilators, CPAP, feeding or infusion pumps, suction and power wheelchairs.

Keep in mind

  • Fill out the FDA's free power-outage booklet for each device, and charge every battery before a storm
  • Use battery flashlights or lanterns, never candles or gas lights, while oxygen is in use (FDA). No smoking, ever
  • Keep oxygen at least 5 feet from heat sources, open flames and electrical devices (NFPA). Massachusetts fire officials advise 10 feet: use the larger distance if you can
  • Run a generator outside only, 20 feet or more from doors, windows and vents, and keep a battery carbon monoxide alarm on (CDC)
  • When power comes back, check your device settings: some devices reset to default after an outage (FDA)

Call 911 if

  • The device stops, there's no backup power or oxygen, and the person is struggling to breathe
  • Anyone has headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea or confusion that could be carbon monoxide: get everyone outside

Education only, not medical advice: follow your own clinician's plan first. Facts from the FDA, CDC and NFPA, checked November 14, 2026. Updated by me on: ____________ · med-rise.com/medicine/emergency-preparedness/printable-cards/

Free reminders

Get a nudge to update your cards

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General education, not medical, legal or compliance advice. MedRise is not an emergency service and cannot respond to emergencies. For decisions about a specific person, program or hospital, talk to a clinician, your institution or your own advisers.

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Where this comes from

Sources last checked November 14, 2026. Rules and links change: open the official page before you rely on a figure.