Originally Posted by
NMBuff
Dogtags. You can buy some with plastic rims for $3.30 on Amazon. They serve the exact same purpose and assuming you get hit you know for sure that the EMTs will examine your chest. It makes it a lot cheaper/easier to replace too.
+1. Got mine for $10 shipped from Mydogtags.com (no affiliation). On one I have my name and a cool motto and on the other, 2 emergency contacts and abbreviations for:
-Date of Birth (DOB 'xx)
-No known allergies (NKA),
-No known drug allergies (NKDA),
-No known medical history (NO MED HX)
So the important dogtag has this on it:
JOHN 123-123-1234
JANE 234-234-2345
DOB '__
NKA, NKDA
NO MED HX
5 lines of simple information enough to tell emergency services who to call and that to not worry as much about whether or not I'm going to have a fatal reaction to some drug or treatment.
I do also carry my ID but I think they are more likely to find the e-contacts on a dogtag than on some card that might get displaced in my wallet.
Also, if I store my house key that I take on bike rides so I can let myself back in on my dog tags as I plan to, I am more likely to wear that than some annoying bracelet/ankle thing. YMMV