It's hard to estimate how effective this program will be:
Wal-Mart Pharmacy's Vial of Life program is a free service that provides customers with kits that notify emergency personnel of a patient's special circumstances, enabling them to adjust treatment as needed."Wal-Mart is proud to offer this free service to our customers," said Jim Martin, senior vice president of pharmacy for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. "By helping our customers get important medical information into the hands of emergency personnel, we can help save crucial minutes and even lives."
The kit consists of medical information sheets, a vial with a label and a press-on sticker. Customers simply fill out the medical information sheets, place them in the vials and set the vials on the top shelf in their refrigerator door.
They place the press-on stickers in the front entrance or windows of their homes to alert emergency personnel to the vials so they can consult the medical information sheets before giving care.
Posted by Kevin on February, 1 2005 at 07:10 AM
