Keep emergency info and share a care summary

Store contacts, doctors, insurance, allergies and conditions once in Emergency info, and anyone in the circle can see them. Tap Share to send a care summary PDF to a doctor, hospital or relative.

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Keep emergency info and share a care summary

Step 1 of 5: Open Health, then Emergency. Tap Health at the bottom. It opens on Emergency info.

Step 2 of 5: Tap a section’s add button. Tap + next to Critical information. Tap Latex under Other allergies. Scroll down and tap Save. Latex now shows under Other allergies. Doctors, contacts and insurance are further down.

Step 3 of 5: Tap the share icon at the top right. Tap the share icon. Share care summary opens.

Step 4 of 5: Choose which notes to include. Visit notes are on by default. Tap Include daily care notes. Notes from the last 30 days go in.

Step 5 of 5: Tap Share and send the PDF. Tap Share. Choose how to send it.

Free on iOS and Android.

Steps

  1. Open your circle and tap “Health” at the bottom. It opens on “Emergency info”. From Home you can also tap the “Health” shortcut.
  2. Tap the + next to a section, such as “Critical information”, or a row that says “Tap to add”, to fill in medical information, doctors, emergency contacts or insurance.
  3. To share, tap the share icon at the top right. The “Share care summary” sheet opens.
  4. Choose whether to “Include visit notes” and “Include daily care notes”.
  5. Tap “Share” and pick how to send the PDF.

Emergency info is the one place for the facts someone may need fast, at the pharmacy, the ER, or on the phone with a nurse.

Where to find it

The app names this area in a few places. On a phone it is the Health tab, then Emergency, and the screen is titled Emergency info. On the web it is Emergency Info in the sidebar, under Health.

What you can store

  • Medical information: blood type, medication allergies, other allergies, and conditions.
  • Doctors: a primary doctor and specialists.
  • Emergency contacts.
  • Insurance.
  • Current medications come from the medications you already added. You don't type them twice.

It is stored once for the circle and everyone in the circle can see it. Members who can edit can change it; view-only members can read it.

What the care summary PDF includes

  • The care recipient's name, date of birth, conditions and allergies
  • Emergency contacts
  • Current medications, plus medications stopped in the last 30 days
  • Doctors
  • Insurance
  • Optional: visit notes and daily care notes from the last 30 days, if you turn those switches on

It does not include vitals or medication adherence. Those are in the adherence report. See Export your circle's data.

Who can share it

Anyone in the circle can create and share the summary, including view-only members. Before it is shared, the app reminds you that it contains sensitive health information. Only share it with people you trust.

On a computer

Open Emergency Info and click Share. The summary opens in your browser's print window, where you can print it or save it as a PDF.

CircleCare stores and shares the information you enter. It does not review it or give medical advice.

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