Emergency Info (ICE) Card
Make an “in case of emergency” card for your wallet and a lock-screen picture for your phone, so paramedics and helpers can see your medical details and who to call.
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Your details
Fill in only what you’re happy for a stranger to read. Leave anything blank.
Who to call
Wallet card
Prints at bank-card size (85.6 × 54 mm). Cut it out along the dashed line, fold it in half so it’s printed on both sides, and keep it with your ID.
Lock-screen picture
Save this and set it as your phone’s lock-screen wallpaper. The top is left clear for the clock.
Your phone has a medical ID too
- iPhone: open the Health app, tap your picture, then Medical ID, and turn on Show When Locked. Paramedics can see it from the lock screen by tapping Emergency.
- Android: look in Settings for Safety & emergency (or Emergency information), and add your medical information and emergency contacts. The menu’s name varies by phone.
How to make an ICE card
- Fill in your allergies, conditions, medicines and blood type, and one or two people to call. Leave out anything you’d rather keep private.
- Check the wallet card preview: if anything is cut off, shorten it.
- Tap Print the card, cut it out, fold it and keep it with your ID or bank cards.
- Tap Save the picture and set it as your lock screen, and fill in your phone’s own medical ID too.
About ICE cards
ICE stands for “in case of emergency”. If you’re hurt or taken ill and can’t speak, paramedics look for medical details and a next of kin in your wallet and on your phone: allergies, conditions such as diabetes or epilepsy, medicines such as blood thinners, and who to call. A card works when a phone is locked, broken or flat.
Keep it short and current: update the card when your medicines change. Allergies are shown in red because they matter most. If you have a serious condition, a medical alert bracelet or necklace is the most reliable way to carry it.
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Questions about ICE cards
What should go on an ICE card?
Your name, date of birth, allergies, medical conditions, the medicines you take, your blood type if you know it, and one or two people to call. Anything else that would help someone look after you, such as “adrenaline pen in my bag”, can go in the notes.
Is it safe to put medical details on my lock screen?
Anyone who picks up your phone can read the lock screen, so only include what you’re comfortable sharing. Many people leave out their date of birth and address, and give a contact’s number rather than their own.
Do paramedics check phones for ICE details?
Many do look at a phone’s lock screen and its medical ID, and at cards in a wallet, but there’s no guarantee. Carrying both, and a medical alert bracelet for serious conditions, gives the best chance they’re seen.
Is anything I type uploaded?
No. The card and the picture are made on your device, and nothing is sent anywhere. Details are only saved if you tick Remember, and then only in this browser.