Vial of Life is a self-contained, emergency medical information kit created for any member of United Cooperative Services or resident living with United’s service area, including our elderly or disabled members, single parents, teenagers or anyone with special medical needs. 

The program was specifically designed to provide necessary medical information to emergency response personnel when a patient is unable to do so.  By minimizing vital seconds needed during medical emergencies, “Vial of Life” can protect co-op members and residents of communities within United’s service area and save lives. 

The Vial of Life kit contains an instruction sheet, two plastic pill bottles, two window decals, two medical information sheets and a wallet size information card.  The medical information sheets are placed inside each of the two pill bottles and placed on the top shelf of the refrigerator and inside your vehicle’s glove box. 

Decals are placed on the front door or window at the main entrance to your home and on the driver’s side windshield of your vehicle to alert emergency response personnel to pertinent medical information stored in these accessible locations.

The wallet size information card provides important medical information when away from your home or vehicle and also provides emergency personnel with essential family and physician contact information for the patient. 

Vial of Life kits are available as a community service to residents within United's 14-county service territory and kits can be obtained from any of United's seven local offices.  The program is made possible through funds from United’s Operation Round Up program. 

Additional Vial of Life kits are also available at the following locations:

Inside United  -  Co-op Difference  -  Communications Center

Programs  -  Energy & Safety  -  Outage Management

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