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You don't have to be unconscious to need a Road ID
It was around 6:00 AM on May 9th. The wife and I were out for our regular Tuesday morning run. I reached the east end of our property and turned left onto a rough, dirt road. Suddenly, I was airborne. I remembered rotating in the air and then landing on my right hip. I was certain that my hip was broken. My wife was running a good distance ahead of me. I was lucky that she heard me yell for help. I told her she needs to call an ambulance.
When the medical technicians arrived, they quickly surrounded me, asking for my name and personal information.
While it was very comforting to see them, my distraught wife was in no condition to give them the information they needed about me. It was with great relief that I separated the Velcro and handed them my Road ID. It contained my name, phone number, date of birth, health insurance company name and policy number. The ID also listed my medical allergies, as well as heart conditions and devices.
The EMS team was as pleased with using my ID as I was happy to avoid the alternative. They managed to quickly and almost painlessly, stow me away on their ambulance without moving me from my right side. In very short order, the attending technician was on the phone with the hospital, reciting the information on my Road ID, even as we negotiated the rough dirt roads, and headed quickly toward the hospital, some 20 miles away.
I want everybody to know that you don’t have to be alone or unconscious to appreciate the help of a Road ID. Neither my wife nor I will be caught without our Road IDs.
Thanks, for helping me get back on the road again.
UPDATE: I had a compound fracture of my right hip. The surgeon told me it would take 6 months before I could run again. I didn’t tell him that runner’s don’t take 6 months off waiting for boo-boo’s to heal. At the nine week checkup, I was told that the bone was healed and I could start running again.
Ronald R.
Hereford, AZ
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My Road ID truly saved me that day
I was recently at a local club’s time trial, and because I work at a fairly popular local shop, I knew at least half of the people there. They all knew me as “Bill from The Bike Lane”, but no one knew much else. During the race, two ladies that had been hiking walked out onto the road that was being used for the race. As I ...approached them, I said "on your left", and they turned with a look of "what do you want me to do?". I was approaching so fast that I asked them to just stay in place. They instead moved right, directly into my path. I swerved and was thrown from my bike into a nearby ditch. I ended up unconscious with lots of road rash and a broken color bone.
When the accident occurred, no one knew who to call or my medical history -- it was just “Bill” laying there unconscious. Luckily, someone was able to locate my Road ID, which contained my doctor’s number, who was able to provide some critical information. I tell everyone that comes in the shop the value of a Road ID and how it truly saved me that day.
Thanks, again!
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Bill H.
Churchtown, MD
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We arrived to find a cyclist who had been hit
As an EMT, I ran a call recently for an individual who was struck by a car. We arrived to find a cyclist who had been hit and thrown about 50 feet from his bike. He had a head injury and could not answer many of my questions. The Road ID on his wrist, however, allowed us to retrieve all the necessary information. I have been ...meaning to get a Road ID for a while now because I am a cyclist as well, and after that call, I made it a priority to order my own in case I am the patient someday. Thanks for offering such a useful tool that will hopefully never be used.
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Joe D.
Glenside, PA
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Everyone at the hospital was very impressed
My Road ID came in handy for me this past week. I was riding in Asheville, NC with some buddies, and on the 3rd day, I went down hard and had to be taken away by ambulance. If it wasn't for my Road ID, they would have had a hard time gathering all my information. I was very fortunate to have it, and I wear it all the time.... Everyone at the hospital was very impressed.
Again, thank you for providing such a great product -- it worked just as it should. I cannot thank you enough.. Unfortunately, I'm off the bike for 6 weeks, but it could have been much worse.
Take care.
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Todd N.
Alexandria, VA
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Road ID could very well save your life one day…
This past week, I was struck from behind by an SUV while I was on my bike. I was violently thrown from my bike, striking my head against the pavement, which knocked me unconscious for at least an hour. I was wearing my Ankle ID, which allowed a witness to contact my wife and friend to let them know what had happened to me. ...Without my Road ID, it would have been hours, if not much longer, before my wife would have heard from me.
Today, I am bruised and very sore, but I love my Road ID even more. I have always been a huge fan as a runner and cyclist, but I never thought I would actually need it.
If you are a runner or a cyclist, you need Road ID … no kidding. It could very well save your life one day, or at least let your loved ones know where you are in the event of an emergency.
Thanks again from a true fan.
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Mike S.
Olympia, WA
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They were able to ID me and call my wife
I want to thank you personally for such an amazing product. I have been using Road ID since 2002, and I always used to ask myself why I wore an ID when nothing had happened. Well, yesterday, things changed. I left home at 5:30 am for an 80 mile bike ride, and the last thing I remember is passing a mile marker. The next... thing I know I am in an ambulance. I then passed out again and woke up in the ER with a doctor asking me if I can hear her.
The emergency personnel later told me that I had an accident and that someone had called 911 when they found me. They used my Road ID to identify me, call my wife, and get me the help I needed.
Since the accident, I am doing well, but I am still suffering the aftermath of a severe concussion, and I cannot remember much of what happened. I am just lucky that I had my Road ID on my wrist. I cannot wait to get back into training as my next race is in 4 weeks, but I can assure you that I will be wearing a good helmet, and I will never question whether or not I should wear my Road ID.
Thanks, again.
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Nadim R.
Arlington, VA
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