Usually, it is the general practitioner, a specialist, or a support group, who recommend wearing a medical emergency tag. Those who mainly benefit from it is people who suffer from conditions, which are not obvious at first sight to those providing respective assistance. In this context, it plays no role whether this may be colleagues, physicians, or ambulance service staff. When it comes to first care, access to medical information is always vital.

In the Netherlands, hundreds of thousands suffer from ailments. These disorders may comprise everything - from organic diseases to wasp sting, peanuts, or latex allergies.

A renowned American medical specialist had an emergency tag produced for his son who suffered from an allergy. His idea was induced by the fact that respective ambulance staff had several times been unable to evaluate his son's medical condition correctly. As a result thereof, they were also unable to apply appropriate aid.

In suchlike cases it is of utmost importance that assistants will be able to observe the information provided on your emergency tag. It will be complemented by your medical records, which - apart from information on your condition and possible medication - also contain further key data.

If you were unable to tell by yourself what has happened to you, or if wouldn't speak another country's native language well enough to explain your condition, those assisting you could simply call our emergency office from any place in the world, in order to obtain important information. After verification, required information will be communicated Quickly. Your medical records will exclusively be disclosed to respectively authorized staff. We thus generally check the applicant's data.

If you request more details, please select FAQ or contact WK IMA.