Health & Fitness
A New Web Tool Ensures the Best Care for You in Emergencies
Lifesquare is a new free online tool offered to Marin residents in affiliation with our emergency services. Fill out the form online and make sure the EMT's have your current information and wishes.
Marin County just initiated a program called Lifesquare where residents connect to a secure site that is not just a tool for midlife and older adults but is a good thing for every person living in Marin to know about and use.
Log in and enter your contact information, medications, allergies, next of kin, and notes including Do Not Resuscitate wishes, Advance Care Directives papers location, and any other vital notes you want to communicate to EMT's.
This service is free and takes a very short time to fill out. After your information is entered, they then send you scannable "lifesquares" to put on your wallet, bike, front door etc to quickly instruct the paramedics who do NOT have the time to shuffle through papers in a crisis.
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Here is more information from their website:
Enter your essential health information
Create an account and enter the information that a paramedic would find useful in an emergency. Lifesquare doesn't store your entire medical record — just your essential health profile, like allergies, medications, basic personal information, and your emergency contacts. Create a profile for everyone in your family.
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We store your information securely
We store your information securely on redundant, fully HIPAA-compliant servers. Only authorized Marin County paramedics can access your Lifesquare information, only in an emergency, and only for a short period of time.
We mail Lifesquares to you
After you create your Lifesquare account, we will mail you a set of Lifesquares on stickers for each person you signed up. Your Lifesquare is only an identifier and doesn't contain your personal information.
In an emergency, Lifesquare is there
Marin County's paramedics and EMTs use a proprietary, secure application to scan your Lifesquare. In seconds, they'll be able to review your essential health information and make the right decisions about your care.
Place Lifesquares on your personal items
Lifesquare stickers are water- and UV-resistant and designed to last a long time. Paramedics are trained to look for Lifesquares in standard locations — the front of your refrigerator if you're at home, in your wallet if you're not. Lifesquares go with you, wherever you go.
