Registering medical conditions at the parks?

[CLR4321]

I was wondering if the parks have a way that you can register medical conditions, so in case of an issue while you are at the parks, any CM's who are at the first aid station will know how to handle you?
I have a generalized seizure disorder that mainly causes me to have grand mal seizures. If I have one, based on the 5 I have had so far, I will be unable to communicate with a CM to tell them I am ok for about 45 mins, and to just let me rest and also to call my boyfriend to have him come to first aid to help me until I get through the post ictal state (where I am still not able to communicate properly).
I will be with my boyfriend most of the time, but just in case I am not with him (if we are doing child swap for example and I am waiting for him to get off the ride) I would like to have the CM's understand what is happening with me and how to handle it. I plan to wear a tag around my neck saying to call my boyfriend's cell if I am found without anyone there to help me. The chances I will have one at WDW is slim. I am on a new medication now, plus I only have them about once every 6-9 months as of right now. Hopefully I never have one as long as I am on this medicine I started. I would be thrilled to have them 100% controlled.

TIA!

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'm pretty sure there's no way to 'register' a medical condition. You could get a medic-alert bracelet, or carry a letter, or just program him into your phone as "ICE".

 

[Cheshire Figment]

There is no way to register a medical condition at Guest Relations. However, if you stop in at First Aid they might be able to make a note so if something does happen to you they will be aware of it. But this would have to be done separately at each park and on each day you are in the park.

 

[smokeyblue]

You should really consider some type of medic alert jewelery with this type of condition. Park personnel or personnel at any other business, venue or medical facility could just call the number on your jewelery and be alerted to whatever medical information that needs to be conveyed.

 

[CLR4321]

Thanks for your input. I will be getting a medic alert necklace soon, I don't know if it will be before the trip though. I was just diagnosed last month, so it's all new to me. I think I will just stop by first aid at each park and make myself be known to them in case I were to have a seizure.

 

[bookwormde]

The medic alert bracelet is the most recognizable way to alert care providers.

If your seizures create and altered level of consciousness (or even the appearance of it) the emergency care protocols that go along with this will almost certainly require the calling of an EMT ambulance and paramedics. It may be possible to refuse treatment, but if you are non communicative and since a boyfriend has no legal standing in determining care, you may well “go for a ride”, and once checked out at the hospital be catching a cab back to WDW in a couple of hours.

Probably not what you wanted to hear but it is the reality, at least the infrequency of events will make this “vacation detour” unlikely.

A formal letter of explanations and instruction from your treating physician may help if available to EMS personnel but is not binding on them, they are going to make their best judgment based on their training and current protocols.

bookwormde

 

[SueM in MN]

Thanks for your input. I will be getting a medic alert necklace soon, I don't know if it will be before the trip though. I was just diagnosed last month, so it's all new to me. I think I will just stop by first aid at each park and make myself be known to them in case I were to have a seizure.

If you are getting the necklace from MedicAlert.com, it should arrive very quickly. I think we got DD's bracelet within a few days of ordering it.
MedicAlert is the best to go with, since it is part of a complete program that includes an 800 number for emergency caregivers to call for more information about your condition. That includes emergency contact information.

I agree with the other posters, and especially with what bookwormde wrote.
If you have an altered level of consciousness, are not able to communicate with the caregivers and don't have a responsible party with you, the emergency caregivers will make decisions based on your current condition, their knowledge and what their protocols (rules for care) say they need to do. And, since your boyfriend has no legal standing, he will not be able to direct your care (you may want to look into how you can authorize him to speak for you for medical care when you are not able).

 

[videogal1]

It has been my experience (40+years of it) that if you have a seizure condition that affects your motor skills and you wish not to be transported (for whatever reason) your wishes will be considered secondary to the desires of the EMTs on the scene. A MedicAlert ID will really help in getting your medical history, as you have relayed it to medicalert, in the hands of the first team on the scene but unless you can put a blanket statement about no transport in that history your options are limited. Keeping your medical info updated through the years is really important to the service, too, although it is a real pain to keep up with...