No one ever plans on getting into an accident. You can never fully prepare. Yet in a medical emergency, when seconds count, you could significantly increase your chances of survival with a simple Emergency Safety Medical Card. The information contained on the card communicates your vital health information to emergency first responders when you are unable. Many accident victims are unconscious or unable to speak for themselves due to shock and confusion. Emergency Safety Card help communicate information regarding your medical history, allergies, medications, emergency contacts, and doctor(s).etc
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMERGENCY SAFETY CARD
The Emergency-Safety Card Scheme (ESCS) is a safety plan initiated by National Association of First Aid Treatment Providers (NAFAP) in partnership with the Institute of Emergency Management (inem), designed to offer instant physical care in terms of rescue operation. This Scheme is to support the government agencies that are into Emergency management. Before the arrival of emergency management personnel or ambulance to scene of accident after contacting the emergency numbers, it is very important to have people on ground who will rescue and provide adequate first aid treatment. In most cases emergency responders find it difficult to assist casualties when there isn’t enough information about the casualties, particularly in cases where the
casualty is unconscious. The card provides relevant information.
FIVE CARDINAL OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME
1. Safety Information/education
Every registered member will be fed with safety tips continuously on how to ensure their safety and how to manage emergencies. Occasional training programme will also be done to improve members skills.
2. Rescue Operation Services
One of the major functions of the scheme is to offer rescue services free of charge to registered members in the event of an accident/emergency by our trained Emergency service providers.
3. Provision Of First Aid Treatment On The Spot Of The Accident/emergency
The victims of accidents shall be offered first aid Treatment on the spot of the accident
before being moved to the hospital if necessary.
4. Transportation Of The Injured Registered Member To The Hospital
Our emergency service providers shall be on hand to assist in the movement of the injured victim to the hospital through the aid of our standby ambulance and/or other means when the ambulance is unavoidably unavailable.
5. Special Discretionary Cash Deposit In Critical Cases For Hospital Admission
In cases, cash deposit may be made to fast track hospital admission/treatment. this is subject to the discretion of managers of the scheme.
GENERAL FEATURES OF EMERGENCY SAFETY CARD
ð => The Emergency Safety Card is issued Free of charge to all registered members as a guarantee to benefit from the scheme.
ð => Information on the card are key personal and health data of registered members.
ð => The card bears the full personal data of registered members, i.e. Name, address, date of birth etc.
ð => It carries the full medical information of the holder, i.e. blood group, genotype, etc.
ð => It carries the name and telephone numbers of his/her next of kin.
ð => It carries the name, telephone number of the holder’s personal doctor whose professional assistance may be needed in critical cases.
ð => It carries members medical condition, i.e. allergies, health status etc.
BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME
1. The scheme guarantees free expert care from the point of accidents/emergency to the
medical centre where he/she will be treated.
2. Safety tips will be given to registered members continuously via SMS service.
3. The Safety and Emergency card offers handy information on the health status of the
holder. This facilitates treatment in the hospital and during First Aid Treatment.
4. The scheme complements the efforts of Safety and Emergency Agencies at the local level.
5. The contacts of holders’ family or personal doctor allows access to his/her
personal physician who understands holder’s health status better.
6. It gives registered members rest of mind.
7. The scheme is very cheap and covers registered member all year round.
8. The card entitles the registered member to rescue and be rescued in the event of
emergency.
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION
There are 3 categories of membership
1. Individual Direct Registration
2. Individual Online Registration (Coming Soon)
3. Group Registration (online Or Direct)
NB: Online registration not available as at the time of publishing this post
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR REGISTRATION
The cost of registration per person
Children N500 Adult N1, 500 (Renewable Annually)
For Details Contact:
The coordinator,
Emergency Safety Card Scheme
43b, Lagos Road, Behind Sterling Bank,
Ragolis/Benson B/stop, Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 08060885759, 07088405970, 08056126447, 08177759597.
Supported by:
NEMA, LASEMA, LSSC, LASAMBUS, NIGERIA POLICE, FIRE SERVICE AND NAFAP.
To get Emergency Safety Card for yourself, family, Friends, Co-workers etc, Call Prince on 08056126447, 08098066835 or send email to: emergencysafetycard@gmail.com or escscard@gmail.com
Also, you can come personally to the office of the National Association Of First Aid Treatment Providers (NAFAP)
43b, Lagos Road,
Behind Sterling Bank,
Ragolis Water/Benson Bstop
Ikorodu,
Lagos.
Nigeria,
