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Frequently Asked Questions
AlertCard was created as a way to help manage Emergency Medical Situations where the card holder is unconscious or otherwise unable to respond to questions from First Responders and Emergency Room Personnel.
AlertCard was created for Seniors and those with Chronic Health Conditions but it can be used by anyone. Sean Bennick, one of the Co Founders, created the first version of the wallet card when he started having seizures. Once he realized it could benefit others he called Derek Wood, the other Co Founder, who is a Registered Nurse that happened to be working as a Home Health Nurse at the time. Derek had been working on setting up a standardized packet for his clients to do the same thing.
AlertGem is an Online Personal Health Record App, but after asking First Responders and ER Staff we realized that many of them would rather use a paper product or are limited by their employer and cyber security issues about what they can do. So we made a system that included a PDF output and found a waterproof, rip-proof, anti-microbial paper that would meet our requirements
Yes, we have the following policies in place to ensure the protection of your data:
- No information is shared with any 3rd parties without direct consent.
- Your information is saved fully encrypted in all of our databases.
- Our servers are located in the United Stated for additional protection.
- We follow the secure practice guidelines recommended by OWASP, SOC2 and HIPAA frameworks.