Low Cost Two Way Medical Identification
As explained below, a very inexpensive way to keep your emergency medical idenification up to date with nothing to join, and no recurring fees.
Use an easy to up date wallet card which MedIDs.com provides Free of Charge, along with a medical ID bracelet or necklace to alert EMT's, ER Physicians, etc. that you do have medical identification and where to find it.Keeping an up-to-date medical record/wallet card helps keep you from having to update your medical bracelet or necklace pendant as often.
*What information should you carry with you?
Name A list of your medical problems A list of your medications (including herbs and supplements) Name and phone number of your doctor Name and phone number of family or close friends Whether you wear contact lenses
How would an ER find it?
The best approach is to write your health information on a card you keep right behind your driver's license in your wallet.
Why near your driver's license?When the paramedics arrive to help you, they grab a wallet or a purse so they'll know who you are. They do it consistently. When patients arrive in the emergency room, nurses routinely look for their driver's license to locate next of kin.
How about when it's not an emergency?
Keeping a personal health record is important even when you're not in an emergency situation, according to the American Health Information Management Association.
The group recommends keeping a more detailed personal health record that would include all the information you'd need in an emergency plus more, such as dates of past surgeries, results of diagnostic tests and clinical notes from doctors' visits.
MedIDs.com has a form that more detailed than the wallet ID card that may be completed to print out and complete.
Detailed Personal Health Record-Here
Complete the wallet card, listing your current medical conditions and medications.
Up date the wallet card frequently to keep a current list of medications.
On your medical identification bracelet, include the words "SEE WALLET CARD".
Using this method you will not have to update your medical ID bracelet everytime your medications change. The information you submit for engraving could save your life. This information should include only critically necessary for a health care provider. Medids.com recommends consulting with your physician before submitting engraving information.If you are in perfect health, it's still a good idea to keep a medical record wallet card with your for emergency contact information in case of an accident. It also informs physicians that you have no allergies to medications, etc.
Information will be engraved exactly as submitted. Please make sure information is understandable and spelling is correct.
If additional information to be engraved is required, you may wish to consider a medical ID card and adding information on the back side of the medical id product.
Also include the word "OVER" on the front side if there is engraved data on the back.
Important consideration!
EMT's recommends engraving "SEE WALLET CARD" on your bracelet or pendant.
The wallet card is easy to update, with our medical id wallet card wizard, because of changing medical conditions and medications.Therefore you can keep an up-to-date medical record without having to update your medical alert bracelet or pendant as often.
This also gives EMT's, Physicians, etc. permission to go into your wallet or purse.
Keep characters to a minimum to avoid overcrowding. This makes information less legible.
Please specify when listing medications and medicine allergies whether you are allergic to, or taking the medication. Example: On Aspirin or Taking Aspirin
If a home phone number is engraved, it is recommended to leave additional emergency phone numbers on your voice mail (Cell#, Doctors#, Work#, etc.) Voice Mail Example: Nobody is available to take your call right now. If this is an emergency, please call....
If a doctors phone # is engraved, make sure your name is also engraved on the bracelet or pendant.
If diabetes is your medical condition, make sure you include which type of diabetes. Example 1: "Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes-Insulin, or Diabetes-Ins". Example 2: "Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes-Oral" Leave out unnecessary wording such as "Has Pace Maker" or "Diagnosed with Diabetes". Example: "Pace Maker or Type 1 Diabetes are recommended."
If you have a terminal illness and wish to not be resuscitated, please include in engraving. Example: "Terminal Illness, Please Do Not Resuscitate"
If you have a living will, please include in engraving. Example: "Living Will Please Contact..."
The caduceus symbol on the front of all ID's, is a symbol to alert medical personnel that the person wearing the ID has a medical condition they need to be aware of. They will not know your medical condition unless it is engraved on your ID bracelet or pendant.
Information engraved on the identification products is generated based on the user supplied information. Any risk arising out of use of this information remains with the user.