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12-15-21, 03:19 PM
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FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION
1-800-345-6336 | MyRoadID.com
Website directs the person to look at the back of the roadID for the serial # and PIN to access the information. Presumably the call center does similarly.
Per other comments, EMTs on-scene aren't likely to be looking up any info, they're gonna be focused on getting you to the ER.
I imagine it'd be useful if you need the hospital folks to know more than just your emergency contacts phone numbers, particularly if your emergency contacts don't always carry their phone or they forget they put it on silent or other things which may delay a response.
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12-15-21, 03:46 PM
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Phones get smashed, or thrown clear and not collected with your personal belongings.
ID won't tell them your spouse's or (adult) children's cell numbers so they can be reached when nobody's at home
Of course you don't need some online service with subscription costs to do this either; that's the key info you have on the roadID itself whether or not you do the additional stuff.
ID won't tell them your spouse's or (adult) children's cell numbers so they can be reached when nobody's at home
Of course you don't need some online service with subscription costs to do this either; that's the key info you have on the roadID itself whether or not you do the additional stuff.
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12-18-21, 10:07 AM
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I have a Road ID and I pay the yearly fee. Along with my Road ID on my watch with my name, DOB, State, NKA, NKDA, Blood type, and organ donor I have a laminated card in my wallet next to my driver's license with that info and more but also referencing the 800 number with my Road ID and Password. This way there are two places on me, limited info on my watch and more information in my wallet where both are referring to Road ID's phone and website in case someone needs more info. This more info adds things like medical history, insurance info, contact info, along with more and things maybe someone after treating you would make it easier to find out.
I think it's worth it but I never want anyone to use it.
I think it's worth it but I never want anyone to use it.
12-18-21, 10:28 AM
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An average of 3.4 million motorists went to the ER due to accidents for the period of 2017 and 2018.
Maybe we should find out what they use. <grin>
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db410.htm
Maybe we should find out what they use. <grin>
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db410.htm
12-23-21, 06:30 PM
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Lots of angles on this, but I've been riding with a RoadID bracelet for a long time. It has my name & address, two contacts to call and " O+ / NKA " written on it. If I get to the ER and need a transfusion, that might be useful. I don't necessarily expect a first responder to care, but if I'm unresponsive, someone at the hospital can act on this info. Cheap insurance for having that info available in a bad situation.
So, O it is, until proven otherwise and type specific can be transfused.
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12-23-21, 06:36 PM
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But what if you don't do either?
What if because you don't get help soon enough you are just a brain damaged useless thing your family has to care for?
Not that an ID tag is going to give you help any quicker. But sharing your location with google maps or other apps might. I ride solo quite a bit in not so busy areas where it might be 20 or 30 minutes before any other passes. Sometimes no one all day. My wife has my location on several different apps that track me for her. Also, there are two different apps that will alert her and others on my list if the apps think I crashed.
It makes the both of us feel a little better that when I'm out in the middle of no where that even if I'm unconscious, help might be on the way to my exact location.
What if because you don't get help soon enough you are just a brain damaged useless thing your family has to care for?
Not that an ID tag is going to give you help any quicker. But sharing your location with google maps or other apps might. I ride solo quite a bit in not so busy areas where it might be 20 or 30 minutes before any other passes. Sometimes no one all day. My wife has my location on several different apps that track me for her. Also, there are two different apps that will alert her and others on my list if the apps think I crashed.
It makes the both of us feel a little better that when I'm out in the middle of no where that even if I'm unconscious, help might be on the way to my exact location.
12-23-21, 07:30 PM
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I have a Road ID wristband with blood type, allergies, and my emergency contacts, but I don't splurge for the service. Mostly for ID purposes for my inevitable splatter, but I do question how well it will stay attached to my wrist when it does happen. Reading the responses from those with more knowledge makes me question its value, but will keep wearing it. It also makes my loved ones feel safer.
Suppose best option would be to have it all tattooed on my chest?
Suppose best option would be to have it all tattooed on my chest?
12-28-21, 08:03 AM
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12-28-21, 12:44 PM
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But, it's a 'bent! The first responders will be oohing and aahing over the bike for 10-15 minutes before they even attend to the injured rider. In fact, they'll probably load the bike into the ambulance first. That's the incredible effect that 'bents have on people.
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But, it's a 'bent! The first responders will be oohing and aahing over the bike for 10-15 minutes before they even attend to the injured rider. In fact, they'll probably load the bike into the ambulance first. That's the incredible effect that 'bents have on people.
"We can't help him, he don't ride a 1x!"
12-29-21, 12:24 PM
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12-29-21, 02:58 PM
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01-03-22, 06:09 PM
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I had a John Doe wrist band, I mean road ID with all the important contact numbers of my family and the stitching came out and fell apart after a few years of use, sunshine, sweat and the occasional washing. Kind of dodgy construction for something that important. I now use a small military ID pouch around my neck that holds ID’s, contact info, emergency cash and the all-important car key if running with it.
01-07-22, 12:47 PM
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I suppose Road ID would be able to tell anyone calling that I can't have an MRI (implant in my heart). I do carry a wallet card, but if they don't see it, I'm dead.
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I spent 10 years as a firefighter / medic. If a patient was unconscious the last thing I would want to do is to try and contact someone to get a bunch of information that is of limited value in the field.
Airway, breathing, circulation, deficits, ...there are important things to worry about. Your name and address can wait. Calling your family can wait.
I need to stabilize the spine, then get an airway protection device and oxygen in place. Then get IV access. Then stop the bleeding if I can.
And in a rural location I might not even have cell phone access. Or I might be spending my bandwidth calling in a helicopter or ground ambulance.
The only times I can remember calling our
medical advisor, the ER doctor on duty, was to get permission to discontinue treatment and call the patient dead in the field.
The ER may want to contact your family, but not the medic in the field. I would probably look at the bracelet when I cut it off, and I would put it in the bag that I put your stuff like your helmet, wallet, and clothes. The ER might like it and it might make their job faster and easier, but not the EMT.
Airway, breathing, circulation, deficits, ...there are important things to worry about. Your name and address can wait. Calling your family can wait.
I need to stabilize the spine, then get an airway protection device and oxygen in place. Then get IV access. Then stop the bleeding if I can.
And in a rural location I might not even have cell phone access. Or I might be spending my bandwidth calling in a helicopter or ground ambulance.
The only times I can remember calling our
medical advisor, the ER doctor on duty, was to get permission to discontinue treatment and call the patient dead in the field.
The ER may want to contact your family, but not the medic in the field. I would probably look at the bracelet when I cut it off, and I would put it in the bag that I put your stuff like your helmet, wallet, and clothes. The ER might like it and it might make their job faster and easier, but not the EMT.
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01-10-22, 07:30 AM
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I had a John Doe wrist band, I mean road ID with all the important contact numbers of my family and the stitching came out and fell apart after a few years of use, sunshine, sweat and the occasional washing. Kind of dodgy construction for something that important. I now use a small military ID pouch around my neck that holds ID’s, contact info, emergency cash and the all-important car key if running with it.
Perhaps we have different standards, but "a few years" of UV and saltwater (sweat) exposure seems a decent enuf lifetime for something inexpensively replaced.
01-15-22, 03:49 PM
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You don't need to spend money for something like that, you can get a bracelet or dog tags if you have some sort of health issues, or not, and just put your contact info on it. I don't even have a bracelet or dog tags, I have my contact information inside my helmet, and I have a state ID card in my saddle bag inside an Altoids tin which I wrote with a perm marker "ID inside" on the lid.
Besides, if I don't show up, and my wife can't reach me, and the cops are too stupid to look inside either the helmet or the seat bag, then she would call the cops to find out if a cyclist was involved in accident. So eventually I would be ID'd, so I'm not the least bit concerned...unless I had some sort of heath issue then I would take the step to get a medical alert bracelet or dog tags that doesn't cost something every year.
A lot of people want your money, and most of this stuff is nonsense and wasteful spending of one's money.
A phone won't be much good if it requires a finger print, and or a password, and you're unconscious unable to use it, thus the cops can't access it.
Besides, if I don't show up, and my wife can't reach me, and the cops are too stupid to look inside either the helmet or the seat bag, then she would call the cops to find out if a cyclist was involved in accident. So eventually I would be ID'd, so I'm not the least bit concerned...unless I had some sort of heath issue then I would take the step to get a medical alert bracelet or dog tags that doesn't cost something every year.
A lot of people want your money, and most of this stuff is nonsense and wasteful spending of one's money.
A phone won't be much good if it requires a finger print, and or a password, and you're unconscious unable to use it, thus the cops can't access it.
01-19-22, 01:13 PM
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You don't need to spend money for something like that, you can get a bracelet or dog tags if you have some sort of health issues, or not, and just put your contact info on it. I don't even have a bracelet or dog tags, I have my contact information inside my helmet, and I have a state ID card in my saddle bag inside an Altoids tin which I wrote with a perm marker "ID inside" on the lid.
Besides, if I don't show up, and my wife can't reach me, and the cops are too stupid to look inside either the helmet or the seat bag, then she would call the cops to find out if a cyclist was involved in accident. So eventually I would be ID'd, so I'm not the least bit concerned...unless I had some sort of heath issue then I would take the step to get a medical alert bracelet or dog tags that doesn't cost something every year.
Besides, if I don't show up, and my wife can't reach me, and the cops are too stupid to look inside either the helmet or the seat bag, then she would call the cops to find out if a cyclist was involved in accident. So eventually I would be ID'd, so I'm not the least bit concerned...unless I had some sort of heath issue then I would take the step to get a medical alert bracelet or dog tags that doesn't cost something every year.
The OP subscribes to an *added* service interactive service which still has the tag with 5 lines of info, but also provides direction to whomever reads the tag that additional info is available via website or phone call, and to see the back of the tag for the code/PIN to access the info. I'd say most folks don't need that additional stuff, but it could be useful for folks with more complicated health histories and such. Again, this is an *additional* service one can sign up for - or just buy the basic laser engraved tag/bracelet/whatever and you don't pay anything else.
You may still not feel the basic no-subscription tag is worth it - despite fairly common discounts - and that's fine. My point is merely to dispell the perception that the subscription is the only thing offered.
A phone won't be much good if it requires a finger print, and or a password, and you're unconscious unable to use it, thus the cops can't access it.
I'm not sure about Android phones but would imagine they offer a similar functionality.
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Road ID is $29 and up for an ID bracelet you can get on Amazon for $12 or even less if you shop. I just don't see the need for them as I stated before and why, but I don't have a medical condition either, and even if you do, you should already have a medical alert ID the day after you found out you had a medical condition requiring an alert!! Just sayin.
01-20-22, 06:30 AM
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Do post the link to the $12 alternative you found - it'd be a help for other readers - all the ones I saw in a brief search on Amazon were more expensive than that.
01-21-22, 09:39 PM
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I paid $14 for the one that goes on my garmin watch band. Coupons are readily available if you do a quick search and/or wait for a sale.
Do post the link to the $12 alternative you found - it'd be a help for other readers - all the ones I saw in a brief search on Amazon were more expensive than that.
Do post the link to the $12 alternative you found - it'd be a help for other readers - all the ones I saw in a brief search on Amazon were more expensive than that.
Amazon.com: Custom Free Engraving Stainless Steel Men's Red Medical Alert Cross ID Bar Identification Bracelets for Men Boy: Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
https://www.amazon.com/Bracelets-Emergency-Engraving-Wristband-Adjustable/dp/B095P7Q3SV/ref=sr_1_57?crid=FEB4G98P0HL2&keywords=id+bracelets+for+men&qid=1642822582&sprefix=id+bracelets+for+ men%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-57
Without going through all the pages, that's just what I found on one page, all with different style, from steel, to leather, to nylon bands, and all have free engraving.
