Road ID

[milkbone]

I'm a paramedic and to me, if you are badly injured I am not going to be taking the time to look for your ID, thats Highway Patrols job or PD, what we will look for is any medical alert ID tags, the wrist band are usually best because they are more noticable.

If you get injured and are a bad enough trauma, all your clothes are getting cut off anyway.

It may not be the best idea for everyone but the military dog tags you would wear around your neck would probably stand out the most, or a wrist bracelet. Any info not on an actual medical alert tag will (at least for us here) wait until you get to the ER, Allergies to medications or severe allergies(bees), seizure disorders, diabetics, of anyone with a known heart condition or other serioius condition would greatly benefit from a highly visible medical alert tag.

The ER would most likely use any information found on an ID tag, EMS would use any info for medical alerts.

Hope this info helps, if you come up with any other specific questions that you think I might be able to help with just let me know.

Kerry

[RoadRaven]

what we will look for is any medical alert ID tags, the wrist band are usually best because they are more noticable.

This is interesting... we had a similar thread a year or so ago, and one of our riders worked in ER, and she suggested the ankle as the best place...

So ankle or wrist it is...

[F8th637]

Plus, if you are wearing it on your ankle, the movement of your legs may get you more noticed.

http://commutebybike.com/2008/05/07/...t-you-noticed/