s/o Road ID- blood type?

[kellina]

Do you have yours listed? I've held off getting one because I felt I should find out my blood type first. I think I know it but I'm not sure!

Do you think it's necessary?

[mollyjean]

I don't know if its "necessary" but I included mine. Mostly because I had room and didn't need any other health details included.

Name
Husband - DH cell
Mom - Mom cell
No known allergies
Blood type

[centralperk]

Honestly, if something happens and you are at a hospital and need blood, they give you O negative and test your blood type. No health professional would ever trust something on your road ID. If it was documented in your chart, fine, but just on a road ID? Nope. It's too big of a risk. So I wouldn't bother! Allergies make sense though, and any medical conditions you have.

[kellina]

Jul 6, 2013 14:18:03 GMT -5 centralperk said:

Honestly, if something happens and you are at a hospital and need blood, they give you O negative and test your blood type. No health professional would ever trust something on your road ID. If it was documented in your chart, fine, but just on a road ID? Nope. It's too big of a risk. So I wouldn't bother! Allergies make sense though, and any medical conditions you have.

That's kinda what I figured. I do have med allergies, so I would definitely like to get one!

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Jul 6, 2013 15:10:43 GMT -5 kellina said:

Jul 6, 2013 14:18:03 GMT -5 centralperk said:

Honestly, if something happens and you are at a hospital and need blood, they give you O negative and test your blood type. No health professional would ever trust something on your road ID. If it was documented in your chart, fine, but just on a road ID? Nope. It's too big of a risk. So I wouldn't bother! Allergies make sense though, and any medical conditions you have.

That's kinda what I figured. I do have med allergies, so I would definitely like to get one!

In that case, I'd vote for getting one sooner with your allergy info and not worrying about the blood type. I put mine on there because I knew it, had room, and didn't have any other info I thought needed to be listed. 

[trigal]

I don't have it on mine. Probably because I don't know my blood type.

[Susie]

I do have it on there (O+), but it's not necessary. 

My PCP told me I shouldn't bother because they'd never go by blood type on your Road ID in the ER; they'd just give you O- until they could verify.