For the people you love

If they ever need help, the people around them will know what to do.

A free QR medical ID for a child who wanders off, a parent with dementia, or anyone living with epilepsy, diabetes or a severe allergy. Whoever finds them scans the bracelet and sees who to call and how to help.

Create your free emergency ID

Who are you looking after?

My childFor beaches, parks, festivals and school trips. My mum or dadFor confusion, falls, medicines and living alone. Myself, or someone I supportFor when words are hard and being understood matters.

What happens on the day

  1. Someone finds them

    A neighbour, a teacher, a stranger at the beach. They notice the bracelet.

  2. They scan it with their phone

    No app and no account. The card opens straight away, in their language. No signal? The backup code still shows who to call.

  3. They know what to do

    They call or message you, with their location if they choose, and follow simple steps for the condition.

Open this example card →Try the buttons and switch the language: nothing is called or sent.

What if there’s no internet?

The full card opens in the phone’s browser, so it needs a connection. For places with no signal, you can add a free backup code: a second QR code that holds the essentials as plain text, which any phone camera can read offline.

Works without internet (backup code)

  • Name and conditions
  • Allergies, medicines and your message
  • Contacts and their phone numbers
  • The emergency number to call

Needs internet (full card)

  • Buttons to call and send a message
  • First-aid steps for each condition
  • The card in the helper’s language (English, Spanish or French)
  • Sending a location, if the helper chooses to

The backup code is optional: you switch it on when you create your ID. Print or engrave it next to the main code. It stays in the language you wrote it in. How the backup code works →

Why families choose it

It tells people what to do

Other medical IDs list data. Yours shows a panicked bystander the right steps for epilepsy, a hypo, anaphylaxis, dementia and more.

Nothing stored on a server

Your information lives inside the QR link itself. We have no database, no accounts, nothing to leak or sell.

They can reach you in one tap

Whoever finds them can call you, or send you a message with their location by text or WhatsApp, straight from the card. No app, no account.

Readable abroad, even without signal

The steps show in English, Spanish or French, following the phone that scans it. And a free backup code that works without internet shows the essentials as text.

Free printables for the people you look after

Emergency medical information formOne page with everything paramedics need to know at home: medicines, conditions, allergies and who to call. Emergency contact cards for kidsCards for the beach, the zoo or a school trip, 4 to 10 per page, so whoever finds your child can call you. Medical alert wallet cardsPick a condition, add who to call, and print a folding card that tells people exactly what to do. Medical ID stickersFill-in medical ID labels for bags, bikes, wheelchairs and lunch boxes, plus QR stickers made with your ID.

Thinking about a fall alarm or a GPS watch as well? We don’t sell any, but we compared what they really cost: Medical alert costs (US) · Kids GPS watch costs (US) · Personal alarm costs (UK).

Practical guides

Short answers to the questions people ask before they make an emergency ID.

Four kinds of medical ID side by side: an engraved bracelet tag, a phone lock screen, a wallet card and a QR code sticker Types of medical ID: engraved, phone, QR code and more, comparedEngraved, phone, wallet card, QR code: the options compared. An engraved medical ID tag reading: Type 1 diabetic, on insulin, ICE and a phone number What to engrave on a medical ID bracelet (with examples)What to put first, and examples that fit on a tag. An engraved medical ID tag next to a tag with a QR code QR code or engraved medical ID bracelet: which is better?What each does well, and why many people use both. A phone lock screen showing an emergency QR code with the words: In an emergency, scan me How to set up Medical ID on your phone (iPhone and Android)Show your details on a locked iPhone or Android. Two QR codes side by side: the full card, which needs internet, and a backup code that works offline QR medical ID without internet: the free offline backup codeA backup code any phone camera reads with no signal. A personal alarm pendant with a red button next to a medical ID bracelet with a QR code Medical alert vs medical ID: what’s the difference?One calls for help, the other tells helpers what to do.

All practical guides →

You are not alone

Helplines, charities and support groups for families living with a condition, and for the people who care for them.

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Living with a condition

EpilepsyDiabetesSevere allergyAutismDementia / Alzheimer'sBlood thinnersHeart condition / pacemakerNon-verbalDeaf / hard of hearingAsthmaParkinson’s disease

What DigitalBracelet is, and what it isn’t

It is

  • An emergency information card that anyone can scan, with no app
  • A quick way for a stranger to reach your family
  • Short first-aid steps based on public health guidance
  • A complement to an engraved bracelet or a wallet card

It isn’t

  • A medical device
  • An alarm or a monitoring service: it doesn’t detect falls or call anyone on its own
  • A tracker: no location is shared unless the helper chooses to send it
  • Medical advice: always follow the emergency services
  • A guarantee: someone still has to notice the ID and scan it

When you can’t be there, give someone a way to help.

Prepare it now, so someone has a place to start if help is ever needed.

Create your free emergency ID

An information tool, not a medical device or an alarm: it does not call for help on its own. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.