My Medical Profile

Using the USB Memory Stick

To access the USB or mini USB Memory Stick: see drawings. Insert the device into a free USB port of your computer.

In Windows a screen will pop up asking you what you want to do. Click on the andiKia logo. In Mac OSX click the icon with the andiKia logo. In Linux click Linux Start.sh.

The software is supported by the most recent versions of Windows (2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7), Mac OSX and Linux.

The software automatically generates a .JPEG file after each update so that the Medical Profile can also be opened on older/newer versions and on other operating systems. The Medical Profile is “read only” but can be printed by you or the Medical Staff. We recommend you take a print with you when you have an appointment scheduled at a hospital!

To print the .JPEG file: click in the top left corner of the “My Medical Profile” screen on “File”. In the drop down menu that now appears, click “Print”.

The Medical Profile and the editable screens are available in 4 languages (Dutch, English, French, and German). On computers that are configured in any other language, the English version will open by default. You can override the language chosen by your computer by clicking on one of the flags at the bottom of the screen.

All items that you will have ticked off will automatically be translated into the other 3 languages and listed alphabetically in each of them. Comments added in your own language will not be translated.

The “My Medical Profile” instructions that you can consult on-site are also available as a Word document on your USB stick.

Creating My Medical Profile

Below is the (only) screen that the Hospital or your physician will be able to consult and/or print.

To go to the editable screens, press the “Edit My Medical Profile” button.

At first use, the password is 12345678.

The program will ask you to enter your personal password: this can be made up of numbers, letters or special characters, or a combination of these three (recommended!). Should you forget your password, we can help you to create a new one: please inform us by e-mail stating your USB’s serial number (engraved on the side) and we will send you a unique code that you will have to activate within 48 hours following our reply.

None of the fields or screens is mandatory but it is of course in your best interest to be as complete as possible. Please do follow the on-screen tips.

After completing any of the editable screens, press “Save” to save your input before moving to the following screen. You can leave the edit function by clicking on the cross on red background in the upper top right corner of the screen. Your saved input will now appear in the “My Medical Profile” screen.

Allergy/Anaphylaxis

There is “standard” allergy, with its minor to major nuisances, but they can be treated, and there is anaphylaxis, the life-threatening form of allergy: in the latter case there is no treatment available, other than total allergen avoidance.
Therefore, make sure to tick either the ‘Allergy’ or the ‘Anaphylaxis’ box opposite your allergen.

In the case of allergy to food additives: the European legislation does oblige the manufacturers of pre-packaged foods to mention those used on the product’s labeling, but they can use either the additive’s international E-number, or its common name. That is the problem: although most additives have one common name, e.g. tartrazine that is recognizable in most languages, some of them can have very different common names depending on country or language (annatto – E160b, a color, is a striking example). Therefore make sure to use the E-number rather than the common name used in your language. (The complete list of E-numbers can be found on our site.)
    Example: you have survived an anaphylactic reaction to annatto.
    Please tick the ‘Food Colors’ box under ‘Anaphylaxis’ and under
    ‘Comments’ specify: E160b.

Blood Type

Organ Donor

Medication

List all medication you take regularly and include not only prescription and prescription-free drugs, but also herbal medicines: it cannot be excluded that one of them might possibly interact with or potentiate the effect of medication the Hospital might want to administer to you. Thanks to your list they will be able to make well-founded therapeutic choices.

For your prescription and prescription-free drugs, do not only give their brand names. Make sure to also mention the active ingredient (mentioned on the packaging and in the Patient Information Leaflet, under ‘composition’). In case of doubt, consult your pharmacist/physician. The importance of mentioning the active ingredient is very simply this: medicines with the same active ingredient may have very different brand names from one country to the next.
    Example: tranexamic acid is marketed worldwide under 14 different
    brand names: e.g. in the Netherlands/UK/USA it is called
    ‘Cyclokapron’, in Belgium it is known as ‘Exacyl’, in France as ‘Spotof’
    and in Germany as ‘Ugorol’.

For your herbal medicines, list the English common name under ‘Brand’ and its scientific (Latin) name under ‘Active Ingredient’.
    Example: St John’s wort – Hypericum perforatum

You can mention specifics about your medication in the ‘Comments’ field, e.g. “tablets”, “10 mg”, etc.

Medical Conditions

Be complete in your listing, but only mention illnesses/disorders you are presently suffering from. Do not mention conditions that you have recovered from, to avoid confusion in the ER.

If you suffer from an illness that is not listed, you are welcome to let us know by e-mail: the lists are updatable for future users. Your information will be treated confidentially.

Previous Interventions

This information is crucial, especially to ER specialists. It is what they call ‘knowing the passive risks’.

    -Example 1: you are taken to the Emergency Room Service with
     severe abdominal pain. If you have ticked the box ‘Appendectomy’
    (= removal of your appendix), the staff will know they can rule out
    appendicitis.

    -Example 2: you are taken to the Emergency Room Service with
     fractured legs after a motorbike accident. If you have ticked the box
     ‘Stent’ and specified ‘left upper leg’, they will use extra caution when
     treating that leg...

Do mention the year the intervention took place in the appropriate column.

If you have undergone an intervention that is not listed, please let us know by e-mail: the lists are updatable for future users. Your information will be treated confidentially – see our Privacy Statement.

Unwanted Treatment

GP´s and Specialists

In case of an emergency, the ER physician may want to get in touch with your GP or with a specialist who knows your medical history. List their name, telephone number and qualification.

Telephone numbers: make sure to mention the complete international number, this is:  + country code - area code – local number”. This will save time in case your physician(s) need to be called from abroad.

The software will automatically add the prefix of the country configured on your computer. If this does not correspond to the prefix of the country of your residence, you can modify the country code manually (double click in the appropriate field). 

Emergency Contacts

List the names and telephone numbers of the persons you want to be contacted in case of emergency. Do put them in order of priority!

Telephone numbers: make sure to mention the complete international number, this is:  + country code - area code – local number”. This will save time in case your emergency contact(s) need to be called from abroad.

The software will automatically add the prefix of the country configured on your computer. If this does not correspond to the prefix of the country of your residence, you can modify the country code manually (double click in the appropriate field). 

Personal Data

Health Insurance