A glass vial of 100mg Solu-cortef

A glass vial of 2ml sterile water

A hypodermic needle + small plastic syringe.

The print out of "Medic Alert" info.

A description of Addisons disease, what a addisonion crisis and how to treat it.

Those individuals suffering with Addison's disease, a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, need specific treatment when entering an emergency room. Addisonians may develop a dramatic change for the worse because of the deficient response from the adrenals to a sudden event like a flu, virus, nausea, an accident or other stressful situations. This condition is referred to as an addisonian crisis and is a medical emergency.

Proper emergency treatment of an addisonian would include the following:

1. I.V. and I.M. hydrocortisone or cortisone.

2. Administer I.V. isotonic saline.

3. Continue I.M. cortisone until oral medication is tolerated.

4. Conditions which must be treated promptly: blood loss, fluid and electrolyte loss, infection, severe diarrhea.

Consultation with the patient's endocrinologist is recommended.

THE NATIONAL ADRENAL FOUNDATION DISEASES FOUNDATION, INC.

505 Northern Blvd. Suite 200

Great Neck, NY 11021

(516)487-4992

1. Carry info. about your disorders & an extra copy for their charts. Carry this at ALL times preferably in your emergency injection kit.

2. Also have an updated list of all medications with the dose.

3. Include all phone #'s for family members to be contacted.

4. State any and all allergies and HIGHLIGHT THEM.

5. Also state info. about some of our common symptoms. (low blood pressure)

6. Constantly ask the nurses if your allergies are highlighted on your charts.

7. Document every action that they make. (use a napkin or anything)

8. Ask what medications they are giving you before you take them. (They may forget one or give them to you at the wrong time). Give them a list and write next to each medication the proper time to be administered.

9. Remind them when they are late for your cortisone meds.

10. If you are too ill, have a family member advocate for you. Tell them to be tough!