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Nurse shares the one feature EVERYONE needs on their phone that can save your life in case of emergency
- Sydney nurse says everyone should update medical information on phones
- In a TikTok video, Lauren, 22, said the medical ID ‘might save your life’
- Details provided include name, age, allergies, medication, blood type and more
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A nurse in Sydney urges Australians to update the medical information on their phones after an incident at a shopping centre.
Lauren, 22, said the medical ID “might save your life” because it contains all the details needed in an emergency — such as name, age, allergies, medication, blood type, emergency contacts and more.
Lauren said she was waiting for a Boost Juice on Tuesday when a woman collapsed at the mall and hit her head.
“I immediately went there to see if they needed help. Because I had a duty of care and was comfortable doing basic life support, I felt like I had to put on my big girl pants and get in,” she said in a TikTok video.
“She wasn’t doing well at all.”
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Sydney nurse Lauren (pictured) urges everyone to update medical ID on their phones and says it could ‘might save your life’ in an emergency
The medical ID provides all the details needed in an emergency – such as name, age, allergies, medication, blood type, emergency contacts and more
Lauren had others call an ambulance and had management get a CPR defibrillator just in case.
“I was quite nervous that we might have to resuscitate. She had almost stopped responding,’ she said.
She had no idea at the time why the woman passed out and considered a number of options.
Lauren realized the woman owned an iPhone, so she held down the lock button and the volume button at the same time and swiped them to view her medical ID.
“She didn’t update it, but she did have her name, her birthday, her height and her weight,” she said.
Lauren shared the information in a TikTok video after a woman collapsed in a mall on Tuesday and hit her head, so she rushed to help and checked her medical ID
“Having her name meant I could communicate with her better, and she could communicate by squeezing my hand a little better, knowing I was talking to her.”
Lauren later found out that the woman had a heart condition and was the reason she collapsed, which would have been “very helpful” to have known sooner.
She then urged everyone to update their medical ID.
“If you don’t like having your medical ID on your phone, you can pick up an emergency contact she didn’t have,” Lauren said.
If you provide a contact, someone on site can call them and get your medical history.
After 48 hours, the video went viral and was viewed more than 405,000 times.
‘Thanks for sharing this! I have a peanut allergy and I always panic if something happens when I’m alone and people don’t know about my allergy,” one woman commented.
‘I’ve updated mine. Also included is a note saying I have a young child and to ensure her safety/location as she is usually with me,” said another.
A third added: ‘I didn’t even know this was a thing! Just started doing mine, including everything I could! ! Thank you.’