Emergency Contact Info

[Scoop]

Just tag me & bag me.    

Hey, where can I get one of those??

[Wilbur]

Just tag me & bag me.   

Where can I get one that says "Money Is No Object"?

[JimWilliamson]

On the DNR request perhaps some could clear up one of my "I've been tolds"...

The DNR notices have no legal standing in the field. The medics/ambulance crew WILL try to resuscitate (even if they know of the 'request'). It's when you get to the hospital / legal world that the DNR legal issue may take effect.

True / False / It Depends?

[Shoganai]

On the DNR request perhaps some could clear up one of my "I've been tolds"...

The DNR notices have no legal standing in the field. The medics/ambulance crew WILL try to resuscitate (even if they know of the 'request'). It's when you get to the hospital / legal world that the DNR legal issue may take effect.

True / False / It Depends?

According to the EMS personnel I spoke with, you MUST have The ORGINAL Durable DNR sheet on your person at that time.
The ACTUAL paper, nothing else will be honored. (however, some said if they saw a card around the neck, or some other indication that the person they were working on did not wish to be resuscitated, they might not try as hard)

Here is the state of Virginia's Durable DNR fact sheet.
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/Files_Page/DDNR/DDNRFactSheet.pdf

In the above, it does say "If the patient is wearing an authorized DDNR necklace or bracelet an original form is not needed".

Worse yet, even with a DDNR, it's only valid in the state it was written. There is no guaranteed state to state honoring of Living Wills or DDNR forms.  

[Scoop]

The PHYSICIAN has to authorize the DNR????  So, how does one actually get one then?
How about tattoos?  Do they honour tattoos that say DNR?
It's hard to get away from good help these days!!  

[Shoganai]

The PHYSICIAN has to authorize the DNR????  So, how does one actually get one then?
How about tattoos?  Do they honour tattoos that say DNR?
It's hard to get away from good help these days!!  

Google Baby!  

http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Publications/DNRCF.asp

[Scoop]

Sheesh, what a crock.  Remind me to go way off a cliff where I can't be found.  
If anyone revives me, be warned that I will regain my health, then come after them!!

[Westy]

standard fare in my jacket is,

SPOT transmitter.
Combat field dressing.
Knife to cut clothing open when needed....riding to local med center for stitches or bone setting while in my underwear not a choice.

[1moreroad]

Just ordered the RoadID dog tags for $22 or so.  I plan to use them for riding, cycling, running and other things.  Here is a coupon for y'all to use good for the next 30 days for $1 off usable up to 20 times.

ThanksGregory492144

[black hills]

Why would anyone not want to be resusitated? If you want to be dead that bad why not just do yourself in?

[jeepinbanditrider]

There used to be a PDF format card that was floating around that I used to have on my helmet under a clear waterproofed covering.

It had all important info on it as well as emergency contacts and what not and had "DO NOT REMOVE HELMET" written around the outside.  That helmet actually still has that info taped to it though it has been retired to a shelf in the back.  It even had a prited tape across the bottom of the chin bar that said in bold letters "DO NOT REMOVE HELMET UNTIL EXAMINED BY MEDICAL PERSONEL!!"

I was never really concerned with EMTs and other medical professionals I was always worried about a motorist meaning well coming by and trying to wrestle my helmet off after an accidnet that left me uncounsious.

[Scoop]

Why would anyone not want to be resusitated? If you want to be dead that bad why not just do yourself in?

I don't want to be dead necessarily, I just don't want to be subjected to the sure and slow death in the hospital.  If I'm gone, I'm gone.  Leave me in the ditch please.

[Streetdoc]

There are a lot of great ideas here, some of them I want to do, dog tags or wrist band, but just have not gotten around to it, just like most people.  What I have done is place a print out of my emergency data and contact information right behind my Drivers License, eventually it will get looked at.  As a Paramedic on a trauma scene or an unconscious person call, after I have started life saving steps I'll try to find ID and medical history. This might not happen until after I get the patient to the hospital, it depends on how busy I was trying to save their life. The easier it is to find and use the better its going to be for us. If you actually wear a wallet keep your emergency data with your license, or use one of the dog tag or wrist band that is physically on you.

[mg66]

The Army taught me the answer to this...dog tags.

I never ride without having a dog tag and a spare key to the bike around my neck.  The dog tag contain my name, address, phone number and blood type.  

I always wear my old army dog tags. One thing about the military is they have pretty good records

[mahrtn]

Anyone on here have a concealed carry license? Any of you Police/Fire/Medic types know if someone will check clothes for a weapon? Or would they leave it lying around for whomever to come across? I been thinking about this and this thread brought it to mind again.

[Bryan217]

I just got the Smart-ICE app for my iPhone. I thought of one of the flash drive options that I've seen, but they need to plug it into a computer to read it. This way it's right on my phone, where they'll most likely look for ICE info.

As to mahrtn's question, from my experience working with emergency service providers, they're very conscientious and if they find a weapon, would likely hand it over to the LEO's to secure. Any medic worth his weight would find a firearm on your person while looking for injuries.

[Olequa]

I tried the ICE number set up but did it wrong.  So, when I called my wife on my cell phone, she thought it was a company named ICE.  I need to work on it a little more.

I have the emergency info in my First Aid kit, so when the kit is opened, there's the info.   I like the idea of having it condensed onto a card that is carried in my jacket pocket, and billfold, and I like the idea of having it within a dealeo on my helmet.  Now here's some good stuff to do while it's raining outside this winter.

I have a 20 dollar bill in a zip lock, in my wee little tool kit under the seat.  I carry a spare key in my billfold.  I don't think 20 dollars will get much service these days, so I'm going to put another 40 dollars somewhere, my helmet maybe, or securely strapped onto my bike someplace.  I need to figure it out.

[Papa Lazarou]

Any US STN member coming over the the UK is welcome to use me for a base, and for emergency contacts.

PM me me if you are coming over.

[SpitfireTriple]

I thank the LEOs, paramedics etc who have posted here.   It's useful to hear how the people who scrape us off the road would respond to the various ideas for i/d.

But I find it a little sad that the general theme from the LEOs~ has been "we won't look for this info, and even if we find it we won't use it.".  Why not?  Because they might get into trouble, it's "against regulations".

I don't blame the LEOs ~ , they are only behaving in the way they are contractually required to behave. But isn't it sad that they can't accept a DNR tattoo, or phone a number on a bracelet, or check the contents of a wallet?

[mjrfd99]

Anyone on here have a concealed carry license? Any of you Police/Fire/Medic types know if someone will check clothes for a weapon? Or would they leave it lying around for whomever to come across? I been thinking about this and this thread brought it to mind again.

As a F/F's who works inner city area, we have found more than a few weapons. Cops find a real lot. When they roll a car the guns usually fly out the windows w/the occupants who don't exactly wear Bianchi holsters... it's more like Einstein Burris [Giants player] sticking it in his sweatpants