PULSE Magazine | January 2020 Issue

How to set up a Medical ID on your iPhone

Remember those "in case of emergency" cards people used to carry? Well, your Medical ID on Apple

Health is a digital version of that card, and it can be critical in case of a medical (or otherwise) emergency.

If you have your Medical ID enabled in Health, paramedics, first responders and anyone else can access

your critical information from your home screen. They would accomplish this by tapping "Emergency" and

then "Medical ID" -- no need to even unlock the phone. For your privacy, this feature is disabled by

default.

Your Medical ID will tell people essentially anything you want

it to. You can enter your demographic information (age, sex,

height, weight), as well as medical conditions, medications

and allergies. You can also enter emergency contacts and

phone numbers on your Medical ID.

Here's how to set up your Medical ID:

 In the Health app, tap the "Medical ID" button.

 On the edit screen, tell Medical ID who you are by select-

ing your own contact card from your iPhone's contacts.

 Enter any information you want, including your emergen-

cy contacts, blood type, allergies and organ donor status.

 Enable "Show When Locked" (toggle to green) so others

can access your Medical ID card from your iPhone's lock

screen.

Anyone who has an iPhone should fill out and enable their Medical ID -- it could be life-saving.

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