AIBU?
HolyMerlot · 13/04/2021 21:08
iPhones have a Medical ID section under the 'Emergency' tab on the passcode screen which can be accessed without the need to know the passcode.
If you fill out your Medical ID on your phone you can put down emergency contact names, numbers and their relation to you (as well as your blood group, allergies etc etc)
Yubaba · 13/04/2021 21:18
My mum was run over by a hit and run driver and the police opened her phone with her finger print at the hospital and got my number. She was in an out of consciousness and she doesn’t remember if they asked her but I assume they did as I’m in her phone as my name and how would they have known who I was otherwise?
RomComPhooey · 13/04/2021 21:24
I have my 3 emergency contacts listed in the emergency information on my phone, which can be accessed without unlocking my phone. DH is also listed as “ICE Husband (name)” in my address book (ICE = in case of emergency) so it would be easy for paramedics/police to identify him if they unlocked my phone.
kingat · 13/04/2021 21:26
Good point re unlocking with persons finger, I guess a lot of people would have a "mum" in contacts or they just call someone on the list.
And I suppose if someone doesnt show up at home they would have some "missing" report to match.
Buy, still I wonder if there are other ways if someone hasnt got anything on them.
dun1urkin · 13/04/2021 21:34
Sadly the police etc are well used to doing this.
My FIL died at home, alone. The police broke in and found him, (his work colleagues hadn’t heard from him for a couple of days and asked for a welfare check) and they managed to find my DH’s contact details and phone him within a few hours; less than half a day. Despite my FIL having no smart (or even mobile) phone and his house being extremely messy and disorganised, so no list of names and numbers next to his landline, for example.
I also have medical id filled out on my phone, with my DH listed as ICE1 and my Dad as ICE2
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