For people with chronic medical conditions, The information on medical ID jewelry could save their life. Currently, medical ID tags carry a few short, concise, pieces of information: patient name, condition (e.g. "epilepsy," ), and sometimes, an emergency contact. Only so much analog information can fit on the bracelet. In an emergency, getting throrough and accurate medical information in a timely fashion can be difficult. I am embedding a digital tag (RFID) into the medical ID tag. When the tag is read, the bracelet links you to online medical history and automatically calls the patient's emergency contact. It would inform them of the your location, that you are seeking medical treatment, and that you records have been accessed.

There has been some patient resistance to wearing an ID alert bracelet because they find it ugly, or they don't want to be prominiently labeled by their condition. The challenge is to make the piece attractive, and easily recognizable to medical personnel.

This prototype is made of laser cut leather and rubber, and an RFID tag.

In a medical emergency, medical personnel with a PDA and portable RFID reader would be able to swipe the bracelet/tag to access important patient medical data necessary for treatment. The tag (& system) would also automatically place a telephone call to the patient's emergency contact to inform them of the patient's status and location.