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davidgrayPhotography t1_j1gog9c wrote

Reply to comment by die_kuestenwache in Which medical procedures have a different application when treating a woman or a man? by ViejoOrtiva

Yeah it sounds like something a quick perusal of their medical history, or even just a quick question of "are you AMAB / AFAB? This is relevant for diagnosis" would clear up.

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Novaleah88 t1_j1h0cbt wrote

I’m disabled and I get picked up in ambulances a handful of times every year. Sometimes I’m unconscious, sometimes I don’t have my ID. My health is bad enough that minutes literally matter in those situations (my heart “pauses”). I’d imagine there’s thousands of people in the same boat.

Before anyone asks, this was more at the beginning of my illness 16 years ago, I am better about keeping my ID and medical info on me now. But people make mistakes and forget, especially when they’re ill.

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