PROJECT
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
File
of Life
The Franklin Township
Police Department is pleased to announce the Franklin Township "File
of Life." The "File of Life" is a medical information
packet designed to provide emergency personnel with necessary medical
information to begin immediate treatment.
The "File of Life"
will replace the old VIAL OF LIFE. The VIAL OF LIFE was
a small vial kept in the refrigerator which contained a small piece of
paper with medical information on it. Problems occurred with the small
vial getting lost in the refrigerator which delayed emergency personnel
as well as moisture accumulating in the vial which made the sheet unreadable.
The "File of Life"
refrigerator magnet is a red vinyl packet containing a medical information
card for each household member. It also has a sticker which is placed
on the front door or window of the house. The "File of Life"
is used in 49 states and 2.5 million households nationwide. The program
has saved dozens of lives.
What It Does
Quickly provides important
personal medical information and emergency contact numbers to medical/police
personnel responding to a medical emergency at your home.
How It Works
1) Simply fill out the "File
of Life" contact information card with your personal information.
2) Insert the completed information
card in the red "File of Life" magnetic pouch, and place the
pouch on the outside of your refrigerator door in the kitchen of your
home.
3) Attach the "File
of Life" sticker on a glass portion of your front door OR attach
to a window near your front door where it can be easily seen by emergency
personnel.
Each person in your home must
have THEIR OWN information card. Multiple cards may be placed in one magnetic
pouch.
If you have questions or are
interested in obtaining a "File of Life" packet please
contact Officer Brian Farrar at (732) 873-5533 extension 3134, Officer
Jolanda Lacewell at (732) 873-5533 extension 3126 or Officer Emma Bascom
at (732) 873-5533 extension 3146.
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