March 21, 2006
Storing Medical Information in your cell phone
The WSJ gives some good advice on how to store medical information on your cell phone in case of an emergency. Medical personnel are increasingly trained to check a cellphone's address book for contact info.
"You can enter critical information -- such as names of physicians, emergency contacts, insurance, prescriptions you are taking and any allergies you have -- yourself. Use your phone's memo function, which will save it in your address book. "
ICE first makes it easier to retrieve such information - You can upload emergency contact numbers and medical information for yourself and up to 10 dependents to your mobile phone. Once you log in to your account on the ICE first website, you can transfer this information directly and wirelessly to and from your phone.
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