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Emergency ID was featured on page 46 of the Products and Services Health and Wellbeing section of this reputable national magazine. This was an unpaid feature on Hard Hat ID and its use and benefits.

The National Safety Council of Australia is committed to helping clients and members continuously improve their workplace health, safety and environment.

"We often work side by side with our employees and colleagues but do we know their vital medical details and other emergency information? What if there was to be a workplace accident or they were to become suddenly ill or unconscious?

Do you have workers who go to other worksites where few people know detailed information about them? Would your workers HR records be up to date and immediately accessible if ther was an accident or an emergency?

If emergency or medical personnel attended your worksite, would they be able to access important information about the patient immediately?

Have your employees told you about their personal medical history and past illnesses? Are their next of kin details up to date?

Too many questions and one simple solution: Hard Hat ID - simple, immediate and accurate, up-to-date information."

This article was not paid for in any way by Emergency ID Australia.

"When Roxby Down's woman Sheila Culf went for a ride on her bike on May 9, she could not have known what would follow.

Struck by a car at 1.35pm, she was in a life threatening condition and unconscious. Thankfully, Sheila was wearing her helmet; without it she would not have survived the impact.

Like many people when they exercise, Sheila was carrying her keys and water bottle but no identification therefore emergency services, ambulance officers, medical personnel and police had no way of confirming who she was or how to contact her family.

It was around 5.30pm when her husband, Tony, returned home to find Sheila and her bike missing".

This article was not paid for in any way by Emergency ID Australia.

6 easy steps for training of Medical & Emergency Services:

1. Check the patient for Medical Jewellery or Emergency ID.
2. Turn the item over and read the back.
3. Call the 24hr 1300 number on the rear and quote the unique number. Most will also have a medical condition engraved for your immediate reference.
4. Emergency line staff will ask your name and location. They will then immediately call you back to verify you are medical/emergency personnel.
5. You will then be given all the wearers vital information that they WANT or NEED passed on to you.
6. You can now treat/assist the patient knowing more details about them, they medical conditions/history, medications, allergies and who they would like contacted.

This article was not paid for in any way by Emergency ID Australia.

Alzheimer's Australia is the peak body providing support and advocacy for Australians living with dementia. National Facts & Figures 2011.
* An estimated 269,000 Australians currently ilve with dementia.
* Without a significant medical breakthrough, that is expected to soar to about 981,000 by 2050.
* Dementia is the 3rd leading cause of death in Australia, after heart disease and stroke.
* 1 in 4 people over the age of 85 have dementia.
* Dementia is fatal and, as yet, there is no cure.
* Dementia is not a normal part of ageing.