Carrying Your Medical ID: A Free Wallet Card or Wearable Technology
Last updated: September 1, 2020. When you have A-Fib and you’re taking a blood thinner or other medications, you may want to carry your medical information. There are many ways to carry your info these days, on a printed card, or with an array of accessories with USB storage, etc.
Print Your Free Online Medical ID Wallet Card
To help you make your medical ID, we have three Free online sources for printing your own wallet cards (updated 1-14-18).
• Wallet size medicine ID Card (online form) from CVS Pharmacy
• Printable Emergency Medical ID Card (in PDF format) from AllFreePrintable.com
• Emergency Contact Card (in PDF format) from American Red Cross
Use the PDF form online to enter your information. Then, print, trim, fold and add to your wallet or purse. Or print the blank form and fill-in by hand).
A Few Tips
• Laminate your wallet card to prolong its use (an office supply store can help you).
• Why not print a card for each member of your family?
• If you also wear a medic alert bracelet, inscribe it with the message “See wallet card”.
Additional Ways to Carry Your Emergency Medical Alert ID Information
Wearable technology: There are many new styles of Medic Alert IDs bracelets (latex-free) and necklace pendants both with pre-loaded software and made with different materials like waterproof foam, leather and stainless steel.
You can also carry your emergency medical ID information on USB-equipped personal devices like a key chain fob and credit-card size data wallet card (above).
Paper-based? Don’t carry a wallet? Consider a Money clip with a compartment to slide in your emergency contact info (right).
Or, if you carry a paper-based day planner or calendar, add the same information to your address book.
What Emergency Medical Info Should You Carry?
For much more information about what and how to carry your emergency medical information, see our article, Your Portable Medical Information Kit.