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Did You Know That...
• Each year approximately one million people end up in the emergency room
unconscious or physically unable to make medical decisions for themselves.
• Nearly 200,000 people die each year due to misdiagnosis or medical error – a
direct result of lack of information regarding medical history and medical conditions.
• As emergency workers worldwide have found during the London subway
bombings, the Tsunami and 9/11, one of the most difficult tasks during a major
emergency, is quickly locating injured victims' identities, emergency contact information
and medical/medication history.
• Most accidents happen when people are within a few blocks of their home, out
jogging, or doing a quick errand – exactly when people feel the most comfortable
running out of the house "for a few moments" without their wallet, purse or ID.
• A week after 9/11, there were 2,100 unclaimed children in child care centers all
over New York, because day-care workers had no emergency contact information on who
to call in case the parents didn't arrive to pick them up.
• In 44 states, hospitals have no legal obligation to call your next of kin or
emergency contact even if you arrive at the hospital unconscious or physically unable to
speak for yourself or give informed consent.
• Countless families nationwide have horror stories of the anguish they suffered
when discovering that their loved ones were in an accident or critically injured without the
hospital, notifying them for hours, days or even weeks.
• Each year approximately one million people end up in the emergency room
unconscious or physically unable to make medical decisions for themselves.
• Nearly 200,000 people die each year due to misdiagnosis or medical error – a
direct result of lack of information regarding medical history and medical conditions.
• As emergency workers worldwide have found during the London subway
bombings, the Tsunami and 9/11, one of the most difficult tasks during a major
emergency, is quickly locating injured victims' identities, emergency contact information
and medical/medication history.
• Most accidents happen when people are within a few blocks of their home, out
jogging, or doing a quick errand – exactly when people feel the most comfortable
running out of the house "for a few moments" without their wallet, purse or ID.
• A week after 9/11, there were 2,100 unclaimed children in child care centers all
over New York, because day-care workers had no emergency contact information on who
to call in case the parents didn't arrive to pick them up.
• In 44 states, hospitals have no legal obligation to call your next of kin or
emergency contact even if you arrive at the hospital unconscious or physically unable to
speak for yourself or give informed consent.
• Countless families nationwide have horror stories of the anguish they suffered
when discovering that their loved ones were in an accident or critically injured without the
hospital, notifying them for hours, days or even weeks.
Do You Know these
Facts...
• Annually, 16 million people are
treated for a trauma Situation.
• It takes an average of 6 hours
for family members to be contacted in
cases of emergency & often far longer,
National Association of Emergency
Medicine.
• Hospitals in 44 states have no
legal obligation to contact Next of Kin
or emergency contacts.
• 40.2 million Americans had
emergency department visits in 2003
(includes 1.7 million
visits for adverse effects of medical
treatment).
• 23.8 million had medically
attended injuries & poisoning episodes
in 2003.
• 42,000 Men, Women & Children
where Killed in US Traffic Accidents in
2004.
• There is 1 death in the United
States of America every 13 seconds.
• Every 1.9 seconds someone is
transported by ambulance.
• 200,000 people a year die due
to misdiagnosis or medical error.
• A week after 9/11 there were
over 2,100 unclaimed children in child
care centers and many times not until
their loved one had already died.
Facts...
• Annually, 16 million people are
treated for a trauma Situation.
• It takes an average of 6 hours
for family members to be contacted in
cases of emergency & often far longer,
National Association of Emergency
Medicine.
• Hospitals in 44 states have no
legal obligation to contact Next of Kin
or emergency contacts.
• 40.2 million Americans had
emergency department visits in 2003
(includes 1.7 million
visits for adverse effects of medical
treatment).
• 23.8 million had medically
attended injuries & poisoning episodes
in 2003.
• 42,000 Men, Women & Children
where Killed in US Traffic Accidents in
2004.
• There is 1 death in the United
States of America every 13 seconds.
• Every 1.9 seconds someone is
transported by ambulance.
• 200,000 people a year die due
to misdiagnosis or medical error.
• A week after 9/11 there were
over 2,100 unclaimed children in child
care centers and many times not until
their loved one had already died.
| Statistical information above provided by Laura Greenwald, CEO of the Next of Kin Education Project and the CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. |
