Technology: Be identified by Road ID

The story began in 1999 when the father of a professional marathon runner, concerned for his son to see him train for hours a week when he came out to do his daily exercises for tens of kilometers on the road, he thought what would happen if he got hit by a truck or a car? That's where he recommended carrying some form of identification with him.

This really made sense, but the dilemma began when the son thought that more than carry identification; his medical information was not available in any hospital and the time to contact his family and then their doctors, would be key to saving his life.

A few months later, father and son released ROAD ID, in order to unify these two concepts: One is the personal identification and the other patient's medical history.

Today, Road ID is one of the most effective identifications worldwide, used by hikers, joggers, cyclists, travelers, children, people with disabilities and why not rescue personnel to be not only identified, but also by a code engraved on the back of identification, medical personnel can access via internet 24 hours to your medical data from anywhere in the world, knowing your entire medical history quickly, which can be loaded on your own, accessing the Road ID's database  and keeping up with medical data, telephone numbers and emergency contacts, expanded details  and more personal information you decide to upload.

This service has an annual fee and really tiny despite being a very simple idea, Road ID has hundreds of actual cases where they have saved many lives.

If you do not want to also subscribe to the database Road ID, don’t worry. The company also lets you engrave with any of your choices Laser Stainless Steel Dog Tags, Bracelets, etc. with a number of characters and lines more than enough for you be identified in an emergency plus select a nice image from their photo base to engrave on the back your country flag, favorite sport logo and more of your choice.

These are some of the reasons the company states on why wear a Road ID:

1.  If you can’t speak for yourself, Road ID will speak for you.

2. Road ID enables First Responders to immediately contact family members and friends.

3. Road ID enables family members to provide additional details about your health or give consent for potentially lifesaving procedures.

4. Road ID enables hospital staff to locate vital medical records.

5. Road ID can communicate medical conditions or allergy information to medical staff.

6. Road ID can prevent serious delays in treatment by saving crucial time during the “golden hour” of medical treatment.

7. It’s far better to have Road ID and not need it than to need Road ID and not have it. It’s not just a piece of gear, it’s peace of mind.

8. Accidents happen far more than you think they do. Each year approximately 450,000 of us are taken to hospitals unconscious and without identification.

9. Road ID looks good on and makes a statement about your athletic lifestyle – not to mention that studies would probably prove that people that wear Road ID are considerably smarter than those that don’t.

10. Road ID can save your Life. Period.