Tell San Clemente Seniors About the “Vial of Life”

Ever hear of the Vial of Life Project? Neither did I until today, but it makes so much sense that I cannot imagine why it never came up before.

South Orange County California Realtor and Prudential California Realty Broker Associate Debbie Ferrari with her mother, Lillian, age 86 in May, 2007.

Seniors who succumb to any number of illnesses, maladies, conditions or injuries sometimes become unconscious before they are discovered. Energency Medical Technicians with fire departments and other organizations in San Clemente and throughout the U.S. are trained to look for the “Vial of Life” in the patient’s refrigerator.

The vial contains info about the Senior’s prescriptions, medical conditions, doctor’s contact info, and the location of other vital documents, such as living wills and orders for do-not-resusitate.Why not help YOUR beloved Senior create a Vial of Life? Just get an old prescription bottle, glue or tape a white strip around it, and label it, VIAL OF LIFE. Large RED lettering is preferred.

Help the Senior gather his vital information, and help him condense and synopsize it, and then put it into the vial. It helps EMT people find the vial if you use tape or a magnet to affix a note on the front of the refrigerator saying VIAL OF LIFE INSIDE.

As a South Orange County Realtor who has an 85-year-old mother, I suggest that you do this service for every senior that you know, especially those at the San Clemente senior center and at the new San Clemente Dorothy Visser Senior Center coming soon.

VIALS OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY, TOO

Furthermore, I suggest that you create a Vial of Life packet for your children, and everyone in your own immediate family. Make a Vial of Life for each person, using these guidelines, and be sure you have a vial for your car’s glovebox, too, for each person.

To get extra help and materials, go to the web site of Vial of Life and request a free information kit just for asking. Some Orange County, CA Fire Departments, universities and South Orange County schools have Vial of Life Information.

Or, just search on Google Search Engine for “Vial of Life.”