Darin on Nostr: Tip of the day Set up medical ID on the iPhone. I must be the last person on earth to ...

Tip of the day

Set up medical ID on the iPhone.
I must be the last person on earth to learn about this, but in case I’m not, check this out.

The iPhone has a feature called “Medical ID”.

If you fill it out on your phone it offers two things:
1. Without unlocking your phone, information to first responders can be accessed if you are unable to speak (allergies, medications, etc).
2. Access to your emergency contact

An additional benefit is if you lose your phone, it allows the person who finds your phone to contact your emergency contact(s).

1. Open the health app
2. Click your profile icon in the top right
3. Click “Medical ID”
4. Click “Edit”
5. Fill in “Emergency Contacts”
6. Enable “Show When Locked”
7. Fill in your medical information and click done.

Because I am a “trust-but-verify” kind of guy, I did some additional testing myself just to make sure that critical information is not accessible should I lose my phone.
My date of birth is not accessible (only my age)
My other contacts are not accessible (only my emergency contact, such as my wife).

I hope this is never needed but, how did I miss this?

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