Emergency contact card
Print a wallet card, fridge sheet and door note that say who to call.
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How to use your kit
Answering the questions
Every question is optional: anything you skip prints as a line to fill in by pen. The card says who to call, who has your spare key, and who takes your pets. The pet card and health care agent card are extras you can leave out.
Where each piece goes
- Wallet card: next to your driver's license or ID, so it's found with it.
- Fridge sheet: on the fridge door with a magnet. Fire department programs like Vial of Life ask people to keep their information on the fridge too.
- Door note: tape it inside your front door at eye level. Never on the outside: a note outside tells strangers you live alone.
- Pet card: in your wallet with the main card. If you end up in the hospital, whoever finds it knows an animal is waiting at home.
- Health care agent card: in your wallet too. It points to your signed document. It isn't the document, and it doesn't make anyone your agent.
Who gets a copy
Ask each person before you put them on the card. It's a smaller favor than it sounds: answer the phone, make a couple of calls, maybe feed the cat.
Then give a copy of the fridge sheet to your first call, your key holder, and your health care agent, so they know what you've written down.
Check it twice a year
Phone numbers change, and so do neighbors. Pick two dates you'll remember, like when the clocks change in spring and fall, and make a fresh kit. Every sheet prints the date you made it, so anyone reading it knows how current it is.
Keep the PDF on your computer to start from next time.
Read next
- Who to put as your emergency contact, when there's no family to list.
- Living Alone: who notices if you fall, and how help gets in the door.
- Aging in place checklist: a room-by-room home check, plus who notices if you fall.
- Power of Attorney: how to name the person who speaks for you, if you haven't yet.
This kit is general information, not medical or legal advice. It prints what you type and doesn't check it.