Reminder to carry contact information cards

[KJWEB]

Although my incindent isn't directly related to riding, it is still important to have for all occasions. Thursday morning I got out of my car pool vehicle in front of the office building in downtown Seattle. Somehow my cell phone exited from my pocket without me knowing. When I got to my desk on the 15th floor I realized I didn't have my cell phone. I did a ping for the location of my phone and it showed it was in the area. I went back down to the street and found my phone next to the curb laying in the water from the rain. However, it had been ran over by a vehicle with studded tires. It was toast.

At noon I used my lunch hour to walk down 6 blocks to get me a new phone. It was still raining. (Go figure, it's Seattle). While I was walking down the sidewalk about 2 blocks from my destination I stepped on a large diamond plate metal cover for city utilites. My right foot slip and I landed with all my weight on my left knee. I was on the concrete holding my left knee to my chest in servere pain. People just walked around me. The first person to stop and ask me if I was ok was a homeless man. (unbelievable how "people" don't want to be involved). Short synopsis is that I dislocated my left knee. The paramedics put it back in place when they had to straighten my leg to put me in an air cast splint. ED doc was concern I fractured my patella. Good news is that no fractures. Strained tendons/muscle and dislocation.

Now the moral of the story. My cell phone is toast. I didn't make to AT&T store. I don't know even my wife's cell number. All my contacts to anyone i know is in my phone. I had to log in using the hospital's computer to my AT&T account to find my wife's phone number. My smartphone has made me dumb.

As I type my wife is working on contact numbers, my meds I'm on (I'm an insulin dependant diabetic). I will have this information card in my wallet, another on the Spyder, and each vehicle. If I had hit my head and loss consciousness paramedics, ER, would not have any information about me. I would encourage carry cards with contact information for those unfortunate incident.

[vided]

Thanks for a very good heads up.
hope you heal quickly

[ingramwc]

Great idea about the contact info!!! Sorry about your accident, my knees are pinging with sympathy pain, OUCH!!!! I hope you get better quickly and don't need surgery!!!!

[hecoon]

good idea

[Cruzr Joe]

Cell phones are the problem, i think we ought to ban cell phones that have more than 8 contacts because they are dangerous especially in the hands of American Infidels, Ohhh Sorry i went off on the wrong soap box that time, hope you get to feeling better.

(Note to self, stay on subject)


Cruzr Joe

[Scoot2Mtns]

Checkout RoadID. When I ride, I often have my wallet in the trunk. So if I get thrown off, I could be parted from my cell phone and wallet info. And I know from personal experience, when stressed out and in pain, even well known phone numbers are impossible for me to get right.

http://www.roadid.com

[cuznjohn]

i carry apiece of paper with all my meds listed, i also wear a medic alert necklace with all my info on it. this is something like the one i have

http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Alert-.../dp/B0044YMF2O

[Bob Denman]

I don't store any of my information in "technology"; it all goes into a notebook!
Along with my prescriptions, my physicians, and my blood glucose logs...
(I'm also an insulin-dependent Diabetic: fifty years of on the job training with it! )

Heal quickly!!

[Haze]

Sorry about your fall. Heal quickly!

I carry and ICE (In Case of Emergency) card in my 1. wallet and 2. on the bike and 3. in my MC jacket pocket.
Along with copies of Insurance card and registration. I also wear a Med Alert bracelet with medications inscribed on the inside of the medallion. Never be without you emergency information. I know from experience in a severe moto accident that the ICE can save your life.

[Bfromla]

Thanks for reminder. Glad you made it ok, have a bud loads all nessary info on a excell file & keeps on a medical ID labeled thumb drive And keeps a spare with properly instructed family in case of emergency. The often forgotten part is keeping it properly updated, numbers, meds, conditions. Try at-least once a year & hope you never actually need it, just properly prepared.

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the heads up. Get well soon.

[KJWEB]

Thank you all for the different ideas for medical and contact information.

I have to add this to my incident. After I got home from the ER, my wife read online that a 2.5 earthquake was reported in downtown Seattle about the timeframe I had my fall. No I didn't cause the earthquake......er at least I don't think I did.

[SpyderAnn01]

You had one heck of a day. I'm glad you will be okay and that is a good idea about carrying info.

[Vader]

Hope all turns out well for you. I agree, always good to have contact info backed up.
I wear a MedicAlert dog tag most everyday due to a previous injury, but having info other than your phone or wallet is a great idea

[sandeejs]

As I type my wife is working on contact numbers, my meds I'm on (I'm an insulin dependent diabetic). I will have this information card in my wallet, another on the Spyder, and each vehicle. If I had hit my head and lost consciousness, paramedics, ER, would not have any information about me. I would encourage carry cards with contact information for those unfortunate incident.

Heal fast! FAST, I say!!

Sorry that happened to you. I hope you feel better soon.
Somebody else mentioned "Road ID". I really feel safer with this doohickey. For some time, I used a necklace type tag, with my name, age and major allergies on it. Now I use a wrist band. It's got the name etc on the front, on the back is info for a website that has my contacts and medical info. I have to do this, because I know if I'm found unconscious somewhere, the first thing that will happen is somebody will want to feed me sulfa drugs and peanuts (my 2 serious allergies).

~Sandee~

[Peter Aawen]

....... because I know if I'm found unconscious somewhere, the first thing that will happen is somebody will want to feed me sulfa drugs and peanuts (my 2 serious allergies).......

IMHO, Always wearing a tag/bracelet with ID, contact details, & any important medical info is a must - if you think there's a risk with allergies to sulfa drugs (&/or peanuts)..... serious enough in their own right but relatively common allergies & understood as a risk by most Emergency Medics; you want to try living with an anaphylactic reaction to paracetamol!! Even when I'm not unconscious & have just told the medics that ANY paracetamol could kill me, they often STILL give me stuff with that crap in it!! And it's such a commonly used drug these days, found in sooo many 'over the counter' drugs & compounds with little knowledge or understanding of its relatively low lethal dose for everyone & anyone out there, let alone for those of us in the extremely small group who have an anaphylactic reaction to it!!


I wear a Medic Alert tag AND a bracelet, carry a card in my wallet & one affixed to the Spyder, & have an 'In Case of Emergency' (ICE) USB attached to the key ring!

[Bob Denman]

I have to add this to my incident. After I got home from the ER, my wife read online that a 2.5 earthquake was reported in downtown Seattle about the timeframe I had my fall. No I didn't cause the earthquake......er at least I don't think I did.

At least you now know who to blame for the fall...

[PrairieSpyder]

Wow! Talk about a bad day!

I hope you'll be better soon and thanks for the ideas!

[jaherbst]

Although my incindent isn't directly related to riding, it is still important to have for all occasions. Thursday morning I got out of my car pool vehicle in front of the office building in downtown Seattle. Somehow my cell phone exited from my pocket without me knowing. When I got to my desk on the 15th floor I realized I didn't have my cell phone. I did a ping for the location of my phone and it showed it was in the area. I went back down to the street and found my phone next to the curb laying in the water from the rain. However, it had been ran over by a vehicle with studded tires. It was toast.

At noon I used my lunch hour to walk down 6 blocks to get me a new phone. It was still raining. (Go figure, it's Seattle). While I was walking down the sidewalk about 2 blocks from my destination I stepped on a large diamond plate metal cover for city utilites. My right foot slip and I landed with all my weight on my left knee. I was on the concrete holding my left knee to my chest in servere pain. People just walked around me. The first person to stop and ask me if I was ok was a homeless man. (unbelievable how "people" don't want to be involved). Short synopsis is that I dislocated my left knee. The paramedics put it back in place when they had to straighten my leg to put me in an air cast splint. ED doc was concern I fractured my patella. Good news is that no fractures. Strained tendons/muscle and dislocation.

Now the moral of the story. My cell phone is toast. I didn't make to AT&T store. I don't know even my wife's cell number. All my contacts to anyone i know is in my phone. I had to log in using the hospital's computer to my AT&T account to find my wife's phone number. My smartphone has made me dumb.

As I type my wife is working on contact numbers, my meds I'm on (I'm an insulin dependant diabetic). I will have this information card in my wallet, another on the Spyder, and each vehicle. If I had hit my head and loss consciousness paramedics, ER, would not have any information about me. I would encourage carry cards with contact information for those unfortunate incident.

Sounds like a bad day at Black Rock.

Jack

[TXrider]

Hope you heal soon - thank so much for the info - just ordered one each for my husband and myself - great idea!
Thanks again.

[Inspector]

My wife had me get a tattoo on my inside lower arm. Medical Staff with the word Diabetic above it. Paramedics don't go through your wallet or pockets looking for cards. Dr. told her about tattoos for medical alerts to rescue and medical people. Week after I got it I was in ER. They all liked the tat.

[Bob Denman]

My wife had me get a tattoo on my inside lower arm. Medical Staff with the word Diabetic above it. Paramedics don't go through your wallet or pockets looking for cards. Dr. told her about tattoos for medical alerts to rescue and medical people. Week after I got it I was in ER. They all liked the tat.

I've always been interested in getting a "Medic-Alert" tattoo added to my hide...
so that I can show the Missus?

[Deanna777]

Thanks for the reminder, Get well soon!
Deanna

[J48cruiser]

You can ware a USB dog tag with contact information and medication and doctors names and information


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[cabodan]

You can ware a USB dog tag with contact information and medication and doctors names and information


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