Originally Posted by Howard Cohodas

Whether you are a xxxx sufferer or not, the
problem of communicating emergency information to
emergency care givers and family can be problematic.
Medical ID bracelets are certainly one answer, but as
a certified nerd, here is a tree-part solution that I
have developed. Some of this was refined during a
Certified Medical Responder course I was taking.

First, is the information in my wallet, including
xxxxx condition, medications being taken and other
medical care information.

In some emergencies, you may become separated from
your wallet. One of our class, an LEO, recalled an
incident where someone was separated from his wallet
by gunpoint and then rendered unconscious, the
condition in which he was discovered.

Thus, second, my cell phone has an entry <space>In
Case of Emergency. The leading space puts it as the
first item in the directory. Should any responder in
an emergency have the presence to look at your cell
phone, this strong clue should be sufficient. The
phone numbers in this item, for me, are my home, my
wife's cell phone number and her work number.

And third, I carry a "thumb drive" as part of my EDC
(Every Day Carry). This is sometimes called a flash
drive. It contains a directory (folder) labeled "_In
Case of Emergency". Here I store images of all of the
emergency ID information I carry in my wallet plus a
text file containing contact information, and medical
care information. In this directory (folder) I have at
a minimum, images of my drivers license, insurance
cards (auto and medical), drivers license, passport,
eye-classes prescription, pilots license and concealed
carry licenses (I'm usually armed).

Tangentially, I have another directory (folder) that
contains photocopies of everything else I carry,
especially my credit cards. This directory is encoded
to prevent unauthorized access, but would come in
handy if my wallet were lost or stolen. You can add
other stuff hard to replace in case of a fire at home,
like certificates, policies, inventories written or
photographed.