Write a medicines list somebody else could read
Write one list of what you take that a paramedic or a relative could read out without you being there to explain it.
A paramedic, a hospital clerk, a dentist, an urgent care doctor on a Sunday: all of them ask the same question at the worst possible moment. What do you take?
Your doctor’s office has the answer, behind a password, on a phone that may be in a coat in another room. What is wanted is a list that works without you.
Key points
- Write one medicines list a stranger could read out loud
- Keep it in the phone’s notes, on paper, and with one other person
- Include over-the-counter things and the date you last checked it
What to remember
- The notes app is the right home for this. No account, no internet, no app store.
- A list works without you. Put the date you last checked it at the top.
Try this
Get your boxes out, open the notes app, and type the list tonight, with today’s date at the top. Twenty minutes once, and the twenty minutes people most wish they had spent earlier.
Practice: Write a medicines list somebody else could read. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.