Create a personalized wallet-sized medical emergency card so first responders and ER staff have your critical health information when you cannot speak for yourself.
Wallet-Sized Card
3.5" x 2"
Standard credit card dimensions
Print-Ready
One Click
Optimized for home printers
Fully Customizable
Your Info
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Data stays on your device
Comma-separated. Include dosage and frequency.
Include reaction type and any prior Herxheimer reactions.
Critical instructions for first responders. One per line.
Your Name
Fill in your details to preview
Card dimensions: 3.5" x 2" (standard wallet size). Print and cut along the border.
Tips for your card
ER Misdiagnosis Risk
Up to 40% of Lyme disease patients report being misdiagnosed in the emergency room. Lyme symptoms frequently mimic anxiety, panic attacks, or psychosomatic conditions, leading to inappropriate treatment and delayed care.
Medication Interactions
Patients with complex chronic conditions often take multiple medications. Without a clear list, ER physicians may administer drugs that cause dangerous interactions. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, for example, can worsen neuropathy in Lyme patients and are contraindicated in many chronic illness protocols.
When You Cannot Speak for Yourself
Lyme carditis can cause sudden syncope. Neurological Lyme can impair speech and memory. Severe antibiotic reactions need immediate identification of the drug. A wallet card ensures your critical information is always accessible, even when you are not conscious.
First Responder Awareness Gap
Most EMT and paramedic training includes minimal coverage of Lyme disease and its cardiac and neurological complications. A clearly written medical card bridges this knowledge gap and provides actionable instructions that first responders can follow immediately.
Antibiotic Reactions
Lyme patients on long-course antibiotics may carry drug allergies and Herxheimer reaction histories that ER staff need to know before prescribing. Without a medical card, staff may unknowingly repeat a drug that previously caused a severe reaction.
Legal Documentation
A medical alert card serves as supporting documentation for your medical needs. It can supplement advance directives and help ensure that your treatment preferences are respected when you are unable to advocate for yourself.
Condition-specific emergency protocols that can save lives. Share this section with your local EMS and ER staff.
Complement your printed card with digital medical ID options that first responders can access even when your phone is locked.
Apple Health Medical ID
Open Health app, tap your profile, then Medical ID. Enable "Show When Locked" so emergency responders can access your conditions, medications, allergies, and emergency contacts from the lock screen by tapping Emergency, then Medical ID.
Google Fit Emergency Info
Open Google Fit, go to Profile, then Medical Information. Add your conditions, medications, allergies, and blood type. On Android, this is accessible from the lock screen via Emergency Call, then Emergency Information.
Medical Alert Bracelets
Engraved medical alert bracelets or necklaces from providers like Road ID, American Medical ID, or MedicAlert Foundation. First responders are trained to check wrists and necks for medical jewelry. Consider including your primary condition and "SEE WALLET CARD" for detailed information.
Phone Lock Screen Tip
Take a screenshot of your emergency card preview and set it as your lock screen wallpaper. Alternatively, add emergency information to your lock screen message (Settings, then Lock Screen, then Owner Info on Android; or use Medical ID on iPhone) with key conditions and ICE contact number.