Nurse Is Urging iPhone Users To Make a Medical ID

The feature is called a Medical ID and it's a free on any iPhone! The brilliant nurse, Julia Thompson, took to Facebook to share just how important creating a Medical ID is for every smartphone owner.

"Working in a public hospital and seeing patients in ER all the time, I see many patients come in and we have had no way of knowing who they are, or how to contact their next of kin, or their medical history! And their phones are locked!

But many people don't realize that you can set up something called a 'Medical ID' on your iPhone if you have the health app (free with phone). I didn't even realize this when I got my own iPhone!

This information can be accessed even while the phone is locked by clicking on the emergency options and can display things like name, date of birth, emergency contacts, medical conditions and even blood type and donor status. You can even add notes!

It can be managed by clicking on the little "Health" app that comes default on the phone (heart icon and then in the app go to the little star shape with medical ID) and given everyone I have spoken to today has never heard of it it seemed like a social media share kind of moment!

But don't simply share it-update yours also!!

(FYI-I believe android have an app called ICE/in case of emergency that works similarly and if you don't like apps don't forget the going to the good old fashioned owner information, profile sharing and enter "emergency information", enter your emergency contact and "I.c.e" as the owner and tick the "show owner information on lock screen". Newer androids also have health details in the emergency information so no excuses not to have your information on hand! It could save your life)
I believe Android [users] have an app called ICE ('in case of emergency') that works similarly...."