Message in a Bottle
The North East England Ambulance Service works in partnership with Lion's Club International to help protect people in our communities through the Message in a Bottle scheme.
Message in a Bottle allows you to keep your personal and medical information in a place which can easily be found in an emergency - your fridge.
The bottle contains a form for you to fill in with your name, medication, allergies and emergency contact details.
Once you have completed the form, put it back inside the bottle and put the bottle in your fridge, ideally in the door to allow it to be found quickly in an emergency.
Stick one green sticker on your fridge and close to your front door in a visible position. If you don't want a sticker on your fridge put the other sticker close to your back door.
The scheme is free and open to anyone, especially for vulnerable people and people who experience difficulty recalling information or communicating with ambulance staff, for example:
- people living with dementia
- learning difficulties
- people whose first language is not English
The bottles are supplied by the Lion's Clubs to health centres, doctors' surgeries and chemists, local Lions clubs, Neighbourhood Watch, Age Concern and housing associations.
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