What Emergency Info on RoadID?

[nepatsfan73]

As I do most of my training/walking (when I do it ) at night or early in the morning, I am considering getting a RoadID or similar product in case of an emergency. To any of our emergency/fire/health professional WISHers--other than name, contact info and allergy info (if any)--what other type of medical or other info would be pertinent to include? Also, I was thinking of getting the dog tag style (with the green silencer), but is the wrist or another style better for being seen/looked for by emergency personnel?

TIA.

 

[lenshanem]

DH and I both have the red shoe version. If you go on the site it gives different examples of what you can put on there. I have numerous drug allergies so I put that on mine. You can be creative and list two numbers on one line.

 

[Steffwalks]

Bill, Road ID also has an interactive version that provides a phone number and the people at road ID can give any and all needed information. The subscription costs $9.95 after the first year. You can list all medical conditions that way. As phone numbers, conditions, etc change, you can easily update the information.

 

[TnTsParty]

I have a blue one on my shoe. That way I make sure to have it on me at all times I am out with my running shoes on (I wear my running shoes when I ride my bike too) I am too forgetful to have a wrist or dog tag one that I would have to put on all the time. I got mine prior to the interactive thing. I have no allergies (that I know of) so I didn't have to put that on mine. I put my name, city, my DH's phone # with his name, my sister's # and name and my dad's # (of course all cell #'s since that is all that anyone has anymore!!) and then I had one line left so I put a quote (Believe in your dreams)

When you go on the RoadID website it will give you ideas of what to put.

 

[wtpclc]

Don't forget a WISHer e-mail address so that we know what happened! (Only half kidding here). Can't stand the thoguht of a WISHer having an accident on rthe road.

 

[princessrunner]

Bill, VERY important along with any drug allergies are conditions such as diabetes or seizure type conditions, asthma, heart conditions etcetera. These are things that they need to know if you are found unconscious so they know what to look at first. Here's hoping that you never NEED the information on the Road ID!!

 

[ironz]

I have read on another forum (Slowtwitch) that an EMT is not generally going to take the time to go log into/phone some database to find your info. Sounded like, from the med professionals who posted, better to have the info more readily accessible with the regular roadid rather than the interactive one.

Allergies and a contact number are probably the most important things to have on there. Then maybe stuff like diabetes. Blood type probably less vital to have, as in an emergency, you're going to get O- until they type and match.

 

[princessrunner]

oops miss type!!

 

[tigger2esq]

I have the pink wrist one. As I dont ahve any conditions or allergies, my main concern was just ID. so it has my name my home phone ## my DH's name and his cell phone number. I am considering getting one for my DD for those disney trips with our cell numbers on it.

 

[princessrunner]

Renee: My DD asked what it was for and when I told her jokingly to identify my body she completely freaked out. She has since informed me that she sometimes GPS tracks me with my cell phone. Big brother.......

 

[nepatsfan73]

My DD asked what it was for and when I told her jokingly to identify my body she completely freaked out.

Similarly, my wife doesn't appreciate it when I tell my kids what my grandfather used to tell me:

"Take care of your teeth. They may need them to identify you some day."

Hey, it used to get us to brush our teeth.

 

[princessrunner]

Bill: But oh so true!!!!!

 

[tigger2esq]

LOL. thqt is funny. but seriously I was out running one afternoon about a year ago and just had this weird thought that if something ever happened to me I was in trouble. what I had on me at the time was my running gear and the remote to my car. thats it. no ID, no cash nothing. someone would have to figure out where I started and walk around with my remote hoping to figure out what car was mine to help ID me. so I bought the roadID. when we were in Disney our friends DD had one of those shoe ID things. I was concerned I had nothing on my DD to ID HER if we ever got separated. I was considering simply writing my cell number on her leg with a sharpie until I figured something else out... LOL. I ended up sticking one of my business cards in her pocket. it was a start I suppose. bad mommy....

 

[wfloyd]

Bill great to see you again. Been missing your posts.

I think on my RoadID I have:

name
city state
home number
inlaws number (happen to be in same town)

Granted I forget to put it on my shoes most of the time but I try to put it on most of the time.

Bill

 

[ms.mightyduck]

Similarly, my wife doesn't appreciate it when I tell my kids what my grandfather used to tell me:

"Take care of your teeth. They may need them to identify you some day."

Hey, it used to get us to brush our teeth.

My dentist that I had used my entire life retired a few years ago and closed his practice. I had been "dentist skipping" for awhile and didn't even know it happened (he didn't contact anyone in my family who had been patients of his).

Last month when I finally found a new dentist that I really like, I told dh that now he has a complete set of my dental records to identify my body. He was not amused....

 

[chimera]

On mine and DD15's: Name, address, phone, DH's name/cell phone, NKDA (stands for No Known Drug Allergies...any medical personnel should recognize this)

DH has similar info but my name/cell phone. He also has Allergies: PCN (abbreviation for penicillin)

DD15 has the dogtag, I have the wrist, DH has the shoe version.

I'm not a huge fan of the shoe version. I think it's great from the athlete's perspective (unobtrusive) but if I were an emergency responder, the foot is just about the last place I'm dealing with to stabilize a trauma patient (unless there's heavy bleeding there).

 

[windwalker]

Mine has name, address, species and phone number of keeper.

Kinder Gentler Panda

 

[princessrunner]

Another thing to do is carry your cell (I usually do this but have been known to forget) and put in an ICE number (in case of emergency). First responders are also trained to find the cell and look for this now so vital information can be gained.

 

[Steffwalks]

I have the FIXX, dog tag type ID, I wear it all the time. I figure if I am in an accident of any kind, the dog tag will be the easiest to find. I also have the other Road ID that can be put on wrist or ankle or shoe pouch, etc. I got the ankle strap because you can put your chip on it! I got the shoe pouch just for the extra pocket and I got the wrist one for my ID. I AM covered! Did I mention I like options??

Btw, I don't know how the silencers work for everyone else. But for me they break at about the three month mark and they stick to myr skin when I get sweaty.

 

[nepatsfan73]

Thanks everyone. I decided to go with the FIXX dog tag as, among other things, I'm thinking I might just wear the dog tag style all the time. I went with name, home town, state and phone, wife's cell, some medical things (including L&R hip replacements in case (heaven forbid) they end up at odd angles or something else and people need to figure out more construction), insurance info and a motivational phrase (the FIXX has one line of text more than the wrist version).

Most importantly, I hope it is all information that no one ever needs to use (at least in an emergency).