Medical ID gives rescuers access to your important medical data, without needing your device access code. This is how you set up the health passport on your iPhone.
Set up medical ID
It’s one of those features you hope you’ll never have to use, but it’s nice to have it: Medical ID. You can best compare this iPhone feature with a health passport. It contains all your relevant medical information. If something bad happens to you, rescuers can view this information immediately without needing your iPhone’s passcode.
Creating or changing a Medical ID is very simple:
- Grab your iPhone and open the Health app;
- Tap your profile picture at the top right;
- Under ‘Medical details’ choose ‘Medical ID’;
- Create a new health passport, or tap ‘Edit’ to change your current data;
- Enter your relevant medical information;
- Are you ready? Then tap ‘Done’ at the top right.
Do not forget to slide the switch at ‘Show when locked’ so that the box turns green. You hereby give permission for your medical data to be displayed on the home screen of your iPhone. For example, people who arrive first can see who to contact.
Extensive health passport
You can enter a lot of data at Medical ID. From fairly standard data such as your height and weight, to your blood group, possible medication use, medical conditions and medical notes. Always indicate to the SOS contact person what kind of relationship you have with that person, such as your partner, mother or child.
You can even indicate whether or not you are an organ donor. Passing on this option is mainly figurative, because if you select “No” it does not suddenly make you an organ donor. Since the new donor law, everyone is an organ donor, unless you do not agree to this. You make this choice via the Donor registry.
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