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Are you about to embark on a hiking adventure or a bouldering trip? Are you about to set sail as part of a skippered team or planning a 200km ride across the Alps? Read on!
Even the fittest of us can suffer from medical conditions or allergies. Perhaps you've had an accident in the past or need to carry certain medical documents in case of an emergency. World Medical Card could be for you.
Our members range widely. From families to individuals, business owners and extreme sports enthusiasts. We've got long-distance cyclists, motorbikers, triathletes and tall ship sailors who have come to WMC to ensure that their medical information is with them, whatever happens.
Access to vital medical records when travelling could save your life. Too many misdiagnoses and delays could be the difference between life and death. Health professionals and emergency response teams need access to your most up-to-date medical history to treat you quickly and effectively.
Doctor Ole Petter Drønen, from Help24, based in Gran Canaria, explains. "During ten years as a practising MD on Gran Canaria, I have been reminded daily about patients' need for medical certainty abroad. The biggest problem has been people's lack of knowledge about their health situation. This lack of information often leads to unnecessary examinations and hospital admissions, which steal valuable time, increase costs, and increase the risk of mis-medication."
Control the Things You Can
If you embark on an adrenaline-fuelled or long-distance adventure or take extra risks, especially abroad, you're likely to declare them to your travel insurance company. But what if you're abroad and your party has limited linguistic skills? It makes sense to take extra precautions when travelling, such as keeping your own medical journal.
Your medical history is your own. But do you know exactly when your latest vaccinations happened? What are the details of your last operation? What is the exact spelling of your medication? No? Nor do we! That's where World Medical Card comes in.
The World Medical Card is a physical medical alert card and app that holds your vital medical information. Medical professionals and first responders can use the information it contains to provide you with fast, accurate treatment in an emergency. WMC membership helps minimise the time you wait to receive treatment anywhere in the world.
Developed using the World Health Organization's global standards codes (ICD-11 and ATC), the World Medical Card ensures that health professionals and pharmaceutical personnel globally understand your condition and requirements. You can take the World Medical Card—on the secure app and the physical, coded, and sealed card —anywhere you go.
The World Medical Card Key Benefits
- A personal and up-to-date physical medical alert card with your vital information in case of power failure or where the internet is not available
- A secure and up-to-date app in the event of a critical situation
- Helps healthcare professionals or pharmacists get the right treatment for you fast
- Lists medicines and prescriptions, surgeries and implants, vaccines, allergies, donor status, X-rays or hospital records, photos of non-prescription medications, diagnoses and insurance details
- The app allows you to choose your profile language from English, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish.
- The app translates medicines, diagnoses and allergies to over 100 languages
- Share your digital health card with family, employers, agents and other trusted people
- World Health Organization codes are understood by doctors all over the world
Take the World Medical Card with you; it could help save your life.
