EMERGENCY ENVELOPE

Please read and follow this process.
It may save your life.

This page describes our safety initiative and process called the Emergency Envelope. This process is designed to help you in the event that, heaven forbid, you have a serious accident or medical issue on one of our adventures. It’s a very simple process, it’s easy to implement, and you are the sole beneficiary.

In the event of an accident, we will need to contact your loved ones, possibly provide first aid, and/or pass on medical information to paramedics remotely assisting or in attendance. We can’t do this if we don’t have your relevant information, and you may not be in a state to provide it to us at the time.

We want to be able to help you, we don’t want to gather and store your information electronically, and you probably don’t want to divulge this information anyway unless it’s an emergency. The following process addresses all three issues and hopefully will result in a better outcome for you.

 

EMERGENCY ENVELOPE PROCESS

  1. Please clearly write the information listed below on a sheet of paper and place it in an envelope and seal it. Write your name and the words Emergency Info on the front of the envelope.
  2. Please give us this envelope at the beginning of each adventure. We will return it to you at the end of each adventure.
  3. We will only open the envelope and use the information inside if you have a serious accident. We will advise you we’re opening it if we can.

How much or how little information you provide is entirely up to you. The more you disclose, the better the outcome is likely to be for you, and the easier it is for us and others to help you and to make contact with your loved ones. If deemed necessary at the time, your information will be disclosed to medical responders either on the ground or assisting remotely.

This process keeps your information private. We will never know the information until you need it most.

Please note in various states and territories, the use of ambulance and rescue services, and any treatment may incur charges. Payment of any costs related to your accident are the sole responsibility of you the injured walker, and not NBREA.

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED …

  1. NAME
  2. DATE OF BIRTH
  3. EMERGENCY CONTACT
    Name, Phone number, and Relationship to you.
    This person should not be on the adventure with you.
  4. BACKUP EMERGENCY CONTACT
    Name, Phone number, and Relationship to you.
    This person should not be on the adventure with you.
  5. MEDICAL INFORMATION
    First response information, for example, existing medical conditions, allergies, treatments and medications you have for these, etc.  The more we know the more we can help and pass onto emergency medical responders.
  6. ANYTHING ELSE
    Whatever else you may think is relevant and we should know in an emergency.