Medic Alert Dog Tags May Save Your Life

Items you could put on your Medical ID Tag:

Personal Information

• Medical alert dog tags have room for your name, address, telephone number and date of birth. This could be helpful contacting someone at your home, and perhaps help a local hospital retrieve your health information in its database.

Emergency Contacts

• If you cannot provide medical information during a emergency, your medical alert tag could include the names and telephone numbers of a spouse, child or neighbor.

Medical Conditions

• Serious health problems may suddenly incapacitate a person, rendering them incapable of providing treatment guidance (as in the cases of heart problems, epilepsy, and diabetes). In these vital few minutes, a Medical ID dog tag is often the only way of conveying vital medical information that the medics need to treat you effectively.

Medications

• A list of key medications you take could also be included on a medical alert, particularly those that can have potentially negative interactions with other drugs. Blood pressure, steroids, insulin, anti-seizure and anti-psychotic medications should be included.

Allergies

• Allergies that are life-threatening or can at least lead to serious medical complications, such as reactions to certain medications or even insect stings, should be labeled clearly on a Medical Alert tag.
• Be sure to use the word "NO" or "ALLERGY" when listing drug allergies. Simply naming a drug could confuse responders. Are you taking the drug or must not be given the drug?