Why You Need UMED

The UMED emergency medical records response system is particularly important if you or your loved ones are:

• Chronically ill persons might not be able to speak for themselves in an emergency, yet these are the very persons most likely to need emergency treatment.  The Chronically ill  are also more likely to have multiple physicians and to move their medical histories between primary care doctors and specialists.
• Seniors who travel: Older adults with time and money to spend are traveling more frequently than ever.  Yet seniors often have multiple medical conditions and take multiple medications, complicating their treatment in an emergency.
• Frequent leisure & business travelers: In a global village and a global economy, persons are traveling more frequently for pleasure and business... are traveling to more non-English speaking countries ... and are traveling to more third-world countries where health care access and quality are often limited.
• Adults caring for aged parents: Adult caregivers of aged parents often do not know how many/which medications their parents are taking, and therefore cannot give this critical information to emergency physicians.  In non-emergencies, these caregivers need a way to centralize their parents' health care records.
• Parents of children traveling, camping or studying away from home. When a child - especially a child with a chronic illness - is not under parental supervision, parents need the peace of mind of knowing that the child's medical records can be accessed by a distant emergency room or infirmary.     MORE>