Vial of Life Program

“The Vial of Life Program” provides citizens with a free life saving program that is a proven means for emergency personnel to quickly access the vital information on members of a household during an emergency. The Vial of Life program is designed for seniors and individuals with serious medical conditions to provide medical information to emergency personnel who respond to and treat home emergencies. However, it can be used by anyone.

Vial of Life in Richardson is a joint project of the Richardson Fire Department and The Seniors’ Net at the Network of Community Ministries. 411 vials have been officially registered with Richardson fire department. However, several thousand have been distributed from the city's six fire stations, COR Senior Citizen’s Center and volunteers from Seniors’ Net.

Important medical and patient information is placed on an information form. All vital information, medical problems and medications are listed as well as other pertinent information. Once the information sheet is complete on each member of the family, you then place it in the vial. The vial is placed in your upper right hand side of the refrigerator secure to the bottom of the top rack. A label is then placed on the door of the refrigerator. A registration card is provided with the Vial of Life kit that can be dropped off at any Richardson Fire Station. This will allow the responding paramedics to know that you have a Vial of Life.

Paramedics need this important information in order to properly treat the patient. If this information is available immediately upon arrival on the scene, minutes can be saved while treating the patient. Sometimes a patient may be unconscious or unable to talk with the paramedics. The paramedics can look at the information sheet from the Vial of Life and retrieve the personal data, who to notify in case of emergency, health information, known medication allergies, medications in use, etc.

FREE—Vial of Life kits are available at any Richardson Fire Station or the Richardson Senior Citizens Center.

Kits contain: One plastic vial, a Medical Information Form, a refrigerator sticker, and a registration card.

• One vial per family
• Every family member must complete a separate form
• NO medication is to be kept in the vial
• KEEP ALL information updated regularly or as changes occur



The Vial of L.I.F.E.

Lifesaving
Information
For
Emergencies

Designed to speak for you when you
are unable to speak for yourself