What Are Emergency Scenarios
Emergency Scenarios are customised access plans you create for specific situations – ones that require your Trusted Parties to act on your behalf but don’t require your complete Vault to be opened.
If you were hospitalised and unable to communicate, what would your family need? Your Medicare details, advance care plan, health insurance policy, GP contact, the name of your medical decision maker. An Emergency Scenario means all of that is available to exactly the right person – immediately, without anyone searching through filing cabinets or guessing.
How to Set One Up
In LifeReady, you can create multiple Emergency Scenarios for different situations. Common ones include medical emergencies, extended travel or time away from home, natural disaster or evacuation, and temporary incapacity.
For each scenario: name it clearly, select which Trusted Parties should receive access, choose the specific records to include, add any instructions to help your Trusted Parties act appropriately, and activate when everything is in place.
Your Trusted Parties see the scenario in their Shared Records section. Once two Trusted Parties approve, access is granted. Until then, your records stay private.
Emergency Scenarios vs. My Legacy
They serve different purposes.
Emergency Scenarios are targeted: specific records, specific people, specific circumstances. Designed for situations that are serious but don’t require everything to be opened.
My Legacy is comprehensive: it gives your designated Trusted Parties access to your entire Vault. It requires a minimum of two Trusted Parties to activate, reflecting the weight of what it provides.
Both can be active at the same time – and a well-structured LifeReady account typically has both.
What to Include in a Medical Emergency Scenario
Health records: Medicare card, health insurance details, ambulance membership. Medical information: current medications and dosages, allergies and adverse reactions, pre-existing conditions, any medical devices. Legal documents: advance care plan, medical treatment decision maker appointment. Contacts: GP, specialists, next of kin, and relevant healthcare providers.
Add a note in the scenario explaining what your Trusted Party is authorised to do and who to contact first. In a genuine emergency, clarity matters.
Getting Started
Setting up an Emergency Scenario takes less time than most people expect – and the clarity it creates is immediate. Start with the scenario most relevant to your situation. Add the records. Activate it. Then build from there.
For full step-by-step guidance, visit the Emergency Scenarios section of the LifeReady Guide.
If something happened tomorrow, who would know what to do – and where to find what they need? Emergency Scenarios answer both questions.
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