It includes your emergency contacts and can be viewed even when your phone is locked. Further, it can be linked to your Apple Watch too. Here’s everything you need to know to create and share your Medical ID on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Let’s start with the basics.
What is Medical ID on iPhone? How to create an emergency Medical ID on iPhone How to set up your Medical ID on an Apple Watch Edit emergency contacts on iPhone How to view someone’s Medical ID
What is Medical ID on iPhone?
Your Medical ID on the iPhone or Apple Watch stores medical details about you that can be useful in emergencies. The details include:
Name, date of birth, and Apple ID photo Medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, or asthma Medications you are currently on Medical notes such as if you have a pacemaker in your heart Allergies and reactions Blood type Organ donor status Height and weight Primary language Emergency contacts and their phone numbers
How to create an emergency Medical ID on iPhone
Note: If you’re in the United States, you can also turn on Share During Emergency Call. This will share your Medical ID with emergency responders through Emergency SOS.
How to set up Medical ID on an Apple Watch
After setting up your Medical ID on your iPhone, it’s essential to add it to your Apple Watch if you use one. Many first responders are trained to look for medical bracelets when attending to patients in an emergency. This means your Apple Watch is more likely to be checked in an emergency than your iPhone. So, follow these steps to add your Medical ID to Apple Watch. Along with your Medical ID, it’s vital to set up emergency contacts on your iPhone. They will be notified when using the Emergency SOS on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Here’s how to add or edit your emergency contacts:
Edit emergency contacts on iPhone
You can access medical ID from the lock screen of an iPhone or Apple Watch, provided that the Show When Locked feature was enabled when setting it up. Let’s see how to view it.
How to view someone’s Medical ID
On iPhone
When iPhone is locked: If the iPhone is unlocked: Open the Health app → tap the profile picture → tap Medical ID. If you need to call emergency services, hold down the Side button with either Volume button, then slide across on the Emergency SOS option. Or repeatedly press the Side button or the Sleep/Wake button five times. This activates Emergency SOS and will call the emergency services in your country. When you complete the call, the iPhone will send a message to emergency contacts and show the Medical ID.
On Apple Watch
This will make a call to the emergency services in your country. If your Apple Watch does not have a cellular plan, it must be close to a paired iPhone for this function to work. After the emergency call, the Apple Watch will alert each emergency contact and displays the Medical ID. I hope this guide answered your questions about adding emergency info to your Phone’s Lock screen using the Medical ID feature. Let me know in the comments below if there’s anything else I can help you with. Read more:
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