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As warmer weather approaches, more travelers will be hitting the road, rails and airways. Not long ago, The Philadelphia Inquirer carried some hints from Shary Nassimi, creator of the UrgentCall emergency service mobile app. She offers Seven Ways to Be Prepared for a Travel Emergency:
- Give your loved ones your emergency contact information.
- Carry your health insurance card.
- Set up and have medevac insurance so you can get airlifted to a medical center that can provide proper medical care.
- Leave copies of your plans with someone at ho,e and tell someone where the copies are.
- Carry money wisely and in multiple form. Do not just carry it all in your wallet or only as a card or cash. Mix it up. Put some money in your suitcase. Don’t just keep it on your person. Have a credit card on hand for emergencies.
- Know the lingo. Be able to say I need help, and Please call police in the local language (or carry a card with the words in local script.)
- Know yourself, know your locale. If you are traveling abroad, know where your embassy is and how to get there. Know where the nearest hospital and police station are.
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