I was recently asked by a sports person as to how an ambulance or private hospital will know if you have medical aid if you cannot speak for yourself. I’ll try and give a few pointers as to carry your medical aid info without having to have your card / ID on you.
While it stays advisable to always have some form of ID/drivers license on you, there is a way to prove to either a private ambulance or private hospital that you are a fully paid up member – even if you cannot talk for yourself.
Most ambulance personnel are trained to check your phone for ID, contact information and to get an idea if you do have medical aid. They swipe your locked screen and access the ICE Medical ID page to assert this.
Please click on THIS SITE for more information as to how to put a ICE contact and other info on your locked screen.
I would suggest to keep a scan of both your ID and medical aid card in an email or if you’re tech savvy to keep it in a cloud account (like Dropbox/Box, etc) so that you can email this to the relevant person the moment you wake up.
Please check with your medical aid if they have an app that makes this process even quicker….
Remember this can save your life!
Stay safe people!