Summer Vacation – Are you ready?
No one wants to need emergency care during their holiday! Should you need to access care away from the Manitoba Bleeding Disorders Program (MBDP), there are things you can prepare in advance to minimize the experience.
- Have the phone numbers you will need in your phone! The phone numbers for the Manitoba Bleeding Disorders Program (MBDP) are located in Contact US. These include the on-call numbers to reach a pediatric or adult hematologist outside of regular office hours as well as the numbers for the nurses, physiotherapists and social worker.
- Ask the MBDP nurses for a travel letter.
- Do you have enough medication or supplies to manage a bleeding episode on vacation? Discuss your product levels with the MBDP nurses well in advance of your trip.
- Medical ID jewelry is always a good plan at home or away! The Chapter will provide funding up to $100 towards your choice of jewelry. Details in Member Services.
- Carry a TreatFirst or FactorFirst card with you! If you haven’t been to clinic in a while, call the MBDP nurses for an updated card.
- The TreatFirst wallet card was developed as a resource for the individual with a rare factor deficiency or a platelet function disorder to carry in his/her wallet for presentation to emergency department staff when accessing emergency care. The card contains important patient information including details on diagnosis and treatment guidelines and contact names and phone numbers of the patient’s bleeding disorder treatment centre.
- The FactorFirst wallet card is a resource for the individual with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease to carry in his/her wallet for presentation to emergency department staff when accessing emergency care. The card contains important patient information including details on diagnosis and treatment guidelines and contact names and phone numbers of the patient’s bleeding disorder treatment centre.