{"id":17475,"date":"2018-07-11T09:23:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zocdoc-patient-blog.kettleinthekitchen.com\/?p=17475"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:20:17","slug":"how-to-choose-an-emergency-contact-when-family-members-arent-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/healthcare-trends\/how-to-choose-an-emergency-contact-when-family-members-arent-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing an Emergency Contact Outside Your Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick: Who\u2019s your emergency contact?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m lucky enough\u00a0to live within 30 minutes of my parents and siblings, and even closer to some of my extended family. That affords me a wealth of options when it comes to people who\u2019ll be there for me in a pinch. Some of my friends don\u2019t have that luxury. One pal currently calls\u00a0Philadelphia home, but most of her family resides in Paris and her partner lives in Nashville. When she told me I was her emergency contact, I felt like I\u2019d won the friendship Olympics: I was trustworthy and reliable enough to be the first line of defense in a medical situation.<\/p>\n

An emergency contact is the first person called during an emergency. They\u00a0do not<\/a> have the power to make any medical decisions on behalf of the patient unless they\u2019ve\u00a0legally<\/a> been granted the authority to do so. As an emergency contact, you can alert other friends and family to the situation, as well as inform doctors about the patient\u2019s medications, allergies or other pertinent health issues<\/p>\n

People choose non-relative emergency contacts for a multitude of reasons, including a lack of proximity to family, closer kinships with friends and confidence in a community member\u2019s knowledge of the healthcare system. Most times, however, the choice hinges more on practical considerations than emotional ones. My friend, for instance, happens to know I have a car, a flexible schedule and a knack for asking a lot of questions.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Johnson has spent much of her life advocating for friends and family members. By age 16, she was her mother\u2019s emergency contact. Now 57, Johnson has recently counseled friends through their father\u2019s illness and passing. Emergency contact is not a role she takes lightly.<\/p>\n

Johnson is honored when non-relatives trust her to guide them through a trying situation \u2014\u00a0one that requires both empathy and logical thought. She credits her deep understanding of medical care, hard-won after aiding her mother through chronic illness, along with her straightforward approach to handling some of life\u2019s most difficult choices.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a point of pride for her that I trust her to be that person. It sounds sappy, but it brings us closer. It\u2019s this assumption that we’re in this together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201c<\/b>Someone with knowledge of the healthcare system who knows what questions to ask is perhaps the best person,\u201d says Johnson, who lives in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. \u201cThe second-best person is someone you trust completely to make decisions about your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa Rowan, 32, wholeheartedly trusts her friend, coworker and neighbor, Heather. When Rowan moved a few years ago from Washington, D.C., to St. Petersburg, Florida, she realized it was probably a stretch to continue using her Maryland-based sister as an emergency contact.<\/p>\n

Over the course of their friendship, Rowan and Heather have decamped to Heather\u2019s mother\u2019s home during Hurricane Irma, checked in on each other while sick and picked up each other\u2019s prescriptions. While Rowan hasn\u2019t shared certain bits of medical information, like her blood type or whether she has a DNR, she has given Heather her family\u2019s contact information in the event of an emergency. \u201cI think it\u2019s a point of pride for her that I trust her to be that person,\u201d Rowan says. \u201cIt sounds sappy, but it brings us closer. It\u2019s this assumption that we’re in this together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson also has a close friend as an emergency contact; her husband chose the same person. The woman is level-headed, and because she\u2019s removed from the family dynamic, she\u2019s also better equipped than a relative to remain unemotional during a potential crisis \u2014 all standards Johnson herself embodies when acting as an emergency contact. \u201cShe knows what questions to ask, what our wishes are, what things we would want done and not done in terms of healthcare,\u201d Johnson says. \u201cShe\u2019s someone who won\u2019t take any crap from a doctor or a nurse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes this all-important screening process takes place shortly after meeting. For many military families, who might move every few years, a static network of friends and acquaintances is seldom a reality. Missy Kuester, 45, is preparing to move her family for the 17th time in two decades, from Maryland to Seattle. She\u2019s had years to nail down her emergency contact process: Immediately<\/a> find a neighbor or community member, oftentimes a stranger, who seems somewhat dependable. Then ask if they\u2019d be comfortable being her kids\u2019 contact on school forms. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy because I\u2019ll put somebody down and I won\u2019t go back and change it,\u201d Kuester says, \u201cand three years later, I\u2019ll go, \u2018Ugh, they weren’t that good of friends.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Her husband, who is in the Air Force, usually works on a military base, giving them an opportunity to meet other families in similar situations. This time, they\u2019re moving to a town with just one other military family, which immediately qualifies them as potential emergency contacts.<\/p>\n

Social media has also helped Kuester identify promising candidates. Before moving, she connected on Facebook with a woman in Seattle who helped Kuester search for a house. They haven\u2019t yet met, but Kuester thinks it\u2019s worth getting to know the woman more, given her support thus far.<\/p>\n

Dependability is the No. 1 quality Nick (not his real name), 30, looks for in his emergency contact. \u201cMy dad doesn\u2019t know how to use a phone; my sister is in New York City, and that\u2019s my only family,\u201d says Nick, who lives in Philadelphia. Since his mother\u2019s passing, he considers his long-term partner the only reliable candidate. Nick has shared his wishes with her and feels confident she\u2019d make choices in his best interest.<\/p>\n

While the arrangement is a matter of practicality, Nick also sees it as sentimental. It\u2019s another aspect of life tethering them together \u2014 something he secretly holds dear. \u201cIt’s tough not having a typical family setup,\u201d he says, \u201cbut she fits the best spots in the Venn diagram.\u201d<\/p>\n

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