The ER Packet: one page, ready before you need it.
A one-page summary of medications, allergies, conditions, and emergency contacts you can print, AirDrop, or hand to a paramedic.
What ER staff usually ask for
When a parent ends up in an emergency room, the first questions are almost always the same: What medications are they taking, and at what doses? Any allergies? Is there a code status or advance directive on file? What conditions do they have? Who is the emergency contact, and who can make decisions? What insurance do they have, and who is their regular doctor? Answering these quickly, from memory, in a hallway, is hard even for a family that knows the answers cold.
What's on FolksKeeper's one page
The ER Packet is built from the same binder you keep up to date every day: current medications (scheduled and as-needed), allergies, code status, primary conditions, emergency contacts, primary care provider, pharmacy, insurance on file, preferred hospital, and language. It also includes a short "changed in the last 7 days" section, pulled from anything flagged in the Care Log — a fall, new confusion, a poor appetite — so a paramedic or ER nurse sees what's different about this week, not just a static list.
Printing and sharing it
Open the ER Packet from the Today screen and tap Share. From there you can print it, AirDrop it to someone standing next to you, save it to Files, or send it by Messages — whatever gets it into the right hands fastest. It's laid out to stay on a single page.
Keeping it current
Because the ER Packet is generated from your binder rather than typed up separately, it stays current as long as the medications, profile, and care log are current. There's no separate document to remember to update — add a new medication or flag a fall in the log, and the next ER Packet you open reflects it.
Where to find it
Tap Open on the ER Packet card on the Today screen, the first tab. The card is always there, so the page is one tap away. It fills itself in from the rest of the binder: medications from the Meds tab, and emergency contacts, primary care, and pharmacy from Contacts in the Binder tab.
This page is for organizing information your family already has. It isn't a medical opinion, a diagnosis, or a substitute for calling 911 in an emergency.
How FolksKeeper helps
- Pulls straight from the medication list, so you're never reading from an outdated printout.
- Surfaces care log entries flagged in the last 7 days, without anyone digging through notes.
- Prints, AirDrops, or shares in a few taps, right from the Today screen.
- Stays one page, laid out the way a nurse would want to read it in a hurry.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is on the ER Packet?
Current medications, allergies, code status, primary conditions, emergency contacts, primary care provider, pharmacy, insurance on file, preferred hospital, language, and anything flagged in the care log during the last 7 days.
Can I use it somewhere other than the ER, like a specialist visit?
Yes. It's a general-purpose summary, so families often print or share it for a new doctor, a home health aide, or a hospital admission too.
Does it update automatically?
Yes. It's generated from your binder each time you open it, so it reflects your latest medications, profile, and flagged care log entries.
Is the ER Packet a substitute for calling 911 or a medical ID bracelet?
No. FolksKeeper is an organizer, not medical advice. It doesn't check interactions or diagnose anything. In an emergency, call 911 first.
Related pages
See it for yourself
FolksKeeper will be available soon on the App Store, for iPhone.
Coming soon to the App Store