Originally Posted by
sloar
As a medic/firefighter, it’s nice to know the patients correct info so we can ask them questions to test their levels of consciousness in case of head injuries. Also it’s easier to finish a report not having to wait on the hospital to get info. There’s been lots of times I was given the wrong name and address from a person who had their bell rung.
Very true, my experience as well. I am a long time ski patroller so it is a combined rescue/medical role.
Originally Posted by
gauvins
Interesting comment.
So in your experience: name, date of birth, city+state+country or residence, contact phone and eventual medical conditions would be it, right?
(I'll still add emergency email -- quite often we travel with foreign SIMs such that our usual phone numbers will not be answered and the more reliable way is email).
With RoadID, you can update the website anytime you want - like when you're traveling for example.
Originally Posted by
gauvins
sloar Thanks. One more thing -- you think this is really useful, or mostly a fad?
It's an excellent idea.
I can't tell you how many times I've put people in an ambulance who were unconscious and in tough shape and I had no idea who they were. It often becomes a group effort between us (ski patrol), EMS, and the ER to get all that put together. The bad part of this for the patient is that their family isn't notified until somebody figures that out. If we have something like a RoadID, we'll take the information off of that, pass it on to EMS and as soon as they roll out, we'll call the next of kin listed and let them know what happened and where the patient is going. I don't often see the other end in the ER, but I'd guess that since it takes all of us some time to figure that out, it's going to add a lot of time for the patient's family to get plugged into the patient's care. Obviously, if they have information on the patient's conditions - medical conditions, medications, etc... that can have a big impact on care and can be vital.