Still Pedaling

While out riding, one never knows what might happen along the way. Imagine, you get into an accident and you are rendered unconscious. In the event this scenario does happen, have you ever thought of what first responders have to deal with. For one thing, if you are carrying a wallet with your personal ID, ambulance drivers and personnel, and paramedics are not allowed by law to go through your wallet (edit: without your permission). Only the police are allowed. So what do these first responders do. They have to treat you and treat you fast. It would be a great advantage for these individuals to have a complete medical history of you. The bracelets from Road ID provide just that. With a phone number, website address, personal ID and password they can access every bit of info that you have entered into your account complete with an identifying picture. My wife and I have had one of these for a number of years now. It's worth every penny. Here's their website. While there, take the time to read through some of the testimonials of individuals whose lives were saved because they had one of these bracelets/wrist bands on them. No, I do not work for them, but I thought I would pass this info on to all of you. Be safe out there!!

Road ID | USA's #1 Source for Runners ID, Cycling ID & Medical ID Tags

fietsbob

Considering a Chest Tat to directly evacuate me Directly to the VA hospital . the local one is like a medical minor league ball AA team..

wilfried

At the risk of dignifying this spam with a response, I was in an accident recently, and the ambulance came. I was bloody and a bit out of it, but fully conscious and ambulatory. The EMTs asked if I had ID, so I fetched my wallet from the saddle bag. They took it from me, and said, "Don't worry about it, go sit down, we'll take it from here." While one put me on the gurney, the other went through my wallet and found my ID and insurance card. There were no cops involved. So this bit is alarmist and false.

fietsbob

emergency room should treat you first then aslk about your Insurance numbers later.

of course if allergic to certain things that should be on your wrist thingie ..

National health care and the new ACA are still worlds apart .

KBentley57

So much advertising...

Still Pedaling

Gee man, this isn't spam. I posted this out of concern for the members of this forum. How could you refer to this as spam?

Anyway, the EMT's asked for your wallet, and you responded by giving it to them. You were conscious enough and agreed to hand it over. What I was referring to is a first responder taking a person's wallet while the individual is unconscious. Individuals have been sued in cases like this accusing the responder of theft - taking money, cards etc. What I'm mentioning is not false at all, and I'm not trying to be an alarmist.

I edited my post to read (Edit: without your permission). Happy now?

Still Pedaling

Actually, it goes beyond insurance cards. First reponders need to know if you are on any medications and if you have any allergies to any substance they might see fit to use to treat any injuries. What if they gave you something that could in effect kill you. Its about saving lives, and if they feel they need to do or give you something to keep you alive before they reach the hospital in fear that you might not make it otherwise. Paramedics, and doctors in ER treat an emergency first to preserve a life before they concern themselves with insurance cards.

KBentley57

I suspect he thinks it is spam, becuse the whole paragraph reads as a fear-mongering insurance ad (I'm sure it was probably not your intention). Did you recently have an experience where this saved your life? Can you give a review of the band, weight, how it fits? Report the overall stats of first responders using this information when its absense would have matterd? ect..

Not trying to bust your balls or anything, but more reasons on how it has actually helped people would be worlds more useful than hypothetical situations .

BruceMetras

Tough crowd .. I think Wayne's heart is in the right place, but probably has the wrong venue ... easy enough to move on to other topics ..

fietsbob

YMMV he has advance warning needs to advise others , for himself, that I dont..

I dont think Wayne strays far from this forum .. the 50+ forum has a lot of medical issues chatter.

Still Pedaling

Sorry it sounds like an insurance ad - I guess it does. I get carried away sometimes when I'm passionate about something.

Fortunately I have not had an accident where the band was needed, but I have been emitted to a hospital on two occasions. Once about 5 years ago when I was visiting in Tucson. I suffered a number of small strokes called "Transient Ischemic Attacks" (mini strokes). I was hospitalized for three days. When I arrived at the hospital they used my Road ID band to search out all my important info regarding medical history, medication, all my doctors names addresses and phone numbers along with all the names, addresses and phone numbers of family and friends. They mentioned to me that they were excited about it because the information that appeared on my account at Road ID's website contained everything that they needed, and if I was rushed in unconscious they would have had all they needed at their finger tips right away without spending a lot of time trying to reach family and friends. On a second occasion I was rushed to the hospital about three years ago with very high blood pressure exceeding 250. My wife handed them my band, and the same again, they had all they needed right away. I don't think they saved my life, but they made everything easy for those who were checking me in and attending to my medical needs. Regarding the second trip, they needed to know what or if I was taking heart medications and if I was allergic to any meds. At the time I was not fully coherent. So the road ID and of course my wife was my voice so to speak. Whenever you visit a doctor or hospital for the first time, they always ask for a list of medications and if you are rushed in on an emergency, you don't have time to look all that up. So it's nice if they can access what they need immediately after you arrive, or if needed by the EMT's that are first responders.

Forgive me if it sounds like an insurance ad.

I think you can get a lot of info from their website, but what I can say is that they are very light and can be adjusted to fit your wrist. If you don't wish a wrist band, you can get a tag that you wear around the neck. Looks a lot like a military dog tag. I prefer the wrist band because its in view if/when someone comes to your aid. I have gotten into the habit of wearing it everywhere I go whether I'm riding my bike or driving the car - everywhere.

KBentley57

No harm in spreading the word! In your case it sounded handy to have available. Admittdely, I've never looked into getting one so I wouldn't know what kind of info they carry. If they can get all of that info quickly, it's probably worth it to have on person.

tds101 

I think I'm going to look into getting one for myself. I'm allergic to quite a few things, and I have assorted medical issues. This really does sound like a lifesaver. It's not about scare tactics IMO, it's about prevention & possibly saving our lives. And yes, I have been admitted unconscious to the ER before. I got lucky, as a friend advised the staff. Next time I might not be so lucky (almost got ko'd at work about 3yrs ago, I'd have been in deep doo-doo if I'd been unconscious).

I personally appreciate the "spam".

Tinacha2

I think it's great to let people know about RoadID. I recently started biking again after > 20 years and I didn't know about RoadID until I read about it on this forum. I just got one.

Still Pedaling

That's basically all I was doing - spreading the word, so to speak. We hear all the time of riders falling during a ride from various reasons. Over time, you get to know the people on the forum, who come together with a common bond. I would just hate to hear of anything happening to someone here when something like a wrist band from Road ID could save a life. To me one of these devises is far more valuable than the bike we ride and all the expensive components we add to them.

Cheers
Wayne

bhkyte

Thanks wayne.
My father was very allergic to penicillin and used to carry a tag. It was never used but gave us peace of mind.