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Wait, we're supposed to keep track of our medical history? I just figure my GP has anything important. (Germany)
by Sakos 4y ago
Wait, we're supposed to keep track of our medical history? I just figure my GP has anything important. (Germany)
- zahrc 4y agoFellow German here. Your GP probably knows you best, but consider what happens if an emergency happens while you are somewhere else, especially abroad. I struggle with epilepsy, which presents itself in severe migraines. 2 out of 4 ER trips that I had in Germany resulted in me having to justify my emergency treatment plan (just give me Diazepam and something anti-nausea and let me sleep). I have since moved to the UK and, fortunately, did not had to call emergency services yet, but I do have my full medical history on paper, with a translated summary that references the history. An even shorter summary is also available on my apple Medical ID, including the location of those documents. TL;DR Don't take your health for granted, make your own efforts to preserve it and make it easier for emergency services to help you.
- BjoernKW 4y agoNo, in Germany specifically they don't, at least not reliably, because records are scattered across healthcare providers and generally not readily shared between providers (because "data protection"). If it happens at all, exchange of medical data mostly occurs on paper, which means it'll neither be searchable, nor even easily accessible at a later stage.