Safety
badge Emergency Wallet Card
Print this card, fill in your details, and keep it in your wallet. Show it to any doctor, dentist, or paramedic.
Print the card and complete it with your clinical team. Write your own medicine restrictions and allergies in the blank fields. Keep your detailed emergency plan with it. Complete this patient-carried summary with the treating team, including individual contraindications, allergies and a current emergency management plan. 1
MEDICAL ALERT
Mitochondrial Disease - m.3243A>G
Name
DOB Phenotype
INDIVIDUAL RESTRICTIONS / ALLERGIES
Medicine / reaction: ____________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
TREATING TEAM’S PLAN
See the signed individual plan. Genotype, organ function and clinical need determine medicine risks.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Use the individual plan for reduced intake or fasting. Follow individual fasting and nutritional support instructions. 1
- Assess blood sugar, acid balance and organ function as needed. Assess glucose, acid–base status and organ function as indicated. 1
- New neurological symptoms: urgent assessment; contact specialist. New deficits, encephalopathy or seizures: urgent assessment and specialist contact. 12
- Treat acute illness according to clinical findings and the plan. Individualise acute illness management to clinical findings. 1
Specialist
Phone
Hospital
Current meds
References
2 sources
Sources for the information on this page.
- (2022). Patient care standards for primary mitochondrial disease in Australia: an Australian adaptation of the Mitochondrial Medicine Society recommendations. Internal medicine journal. Clinical guidanceDOIFull text↑ Back to text
- (2026). Diagnostic Criteria and Management of MELAS and Stroke-Like Episodes: Consensus-Based Statements. European journal of neurology. Clinical guidanceDOIFull text↑ Back to text
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