Recommended Placement of the LaPOST Document

• With medications and important papers that you might take with you to the hospital preferably in an envelope, CLEARLY MARKED LaPOST
• In an envelope, CLEARLY MARKED LaPOST on the front of the refrigerator
• Other prominent place that is known by Emergency Medical Services in your area
• In a “vial of life” if available in the parish where the patient lives

• With medications and important papers that you might take with you to the hospital preferably in an envelope, CLEARLY MARKED LaPOST
• In an envelope, CLEARLY MARKED LaPOST on the front of the refrigerator
• Other prominent place per facility policy that is known by Emergency Medical Services
• In a “vial of life” if available in the parish where the patient lives

Hospital

• In a prominent position, on the front of the chart in a page protector or on appropriate textured paper
• Scanned into the electronic medical record and noted prominently on the initial patient screen
• Other prominent place per facility policy that is known by staff

• In a prominent position, on the front of the chart in a page protector or on appropriate textured paper.
• Scanned into the electronic medical record and noted prominently on the initial patient screen
• Other prominent place per facility policy that is known by staff