Personalised Medical Alert Keyring

A medical alert keyring or luggage tag with your emergency information in raised letters, so a helper can read it at a glance. Add a hidden NFC chip if you want a link or a phone number to open when someone holds a phone to it.

It is a printed ID tag, not a medical device. It gives no medical advice and does not replace a medical ID bracelet or necklace.

Details

• Four shapes: round (50 x 57 mm including the loop), oval (77 x 46 mm including the loop), rectangle keyring (65 x 38 mm) and luggage tag (85 x 54 mm, with a 4 x 14 mm slot for your own strap)
• 3.8 mm thick on every shape: a 3.0 mm base plus 0.8 mm raised letters and symbol
• PLA plastic printed in two colours. The colours come from the plastic itself, with no paint
• Round, oval and rectangle keyring: a metal split ring and chain are included. The luggage tag has no ring or chain, just the slot for your own strap
• 3D printed by me in Dublin, Ireland

Front and back text

The front has your text and a symbol you choose, printed in capitals exactly as you type it. Symbols: the Star of Life, a drop, lungs, a heart, a warning triangle, an infinity sign or none. A cross cannot be made in Red or Cherry Red.

The back is plain, or with the NFC chip you can add back text too, for example HOLD PHONE HERE FOR MED INFO.

The round tag takes the shortest lines and the luggage tag the longest. If your text does not fit, I will message you before printing so you can shorten it or choose a larger shape.

The NFC option

I seal a small NFC chip inside the tag while it prints. It is hidden and cannot fall out. The chip arrives blank: I do not write anything to it and I never see or store your medical details.

You programme it yourself with a free NFC app such as NFC TagWriter by NXP, and you decide what it holds, for example a link to an online medical page or a phone number.

• Android phones with NFC switched on usually read it
• iPhones from the XS onwards read it in the background. For iPhones the chip must hold a link, not plain text
• Older iPhones may need an app, and the oldest cannot read tags
• Thick or metal phone cases can interfere

Please test the chip with your own phone and the phones of people close to you before you rely on it.

Colours

Choose one base colour and one letter colour in the order form. Write the range first, then the colour, for example Matte Red or Simple Red.

• Matte range: White, Grey, Black, Latte Brown, Dark Brown, Tan, Red, Orange, Yellow, Apple Green, Mint Green, Grass Green, Dark Green, Ice Blue, Marine Blue, Navy Blue, Purple and Pink
• Simple range: White, Cream White, Grey, Black, Cherry Red, Red, Pink, Sunny Orange, Pumpkin Orange, Apple Green, Mint Green, Olive Green, Mustard Green, Ice Blue, Soft Blue and Cobalt Blue

Choose two clearly different colours so the letters are easy to read. Shades can differ a little from your screen to real life.

How to personalise

1. Choose with or without the NFC chip.
2. In the order form write the shape, the base colour, the letters colour and the front text and symbol. With an NFC tag you can add back text as well.
3. Check every letter and number, especially phone numbers.

I print exactly what you type and I do not check medical information. You are responsible for the text. If I spot something that looks like a mistake, I will message you before printing.

Who uses them

People who take blood thinners and people with diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, severe allergies, heart conditions, autism or dementia. Carers also use them to put emergency contact details on a loved one’s bag. Attach one to keys, a bag, a lanyard or luggage.

Please note

I cannot promise that anyone will see or scan the tag in an emergency. It does not replace a medical ID bracelet or necklace.

Care

PLA plastic softens in heat, so keep the tag away from radiators, sunny windows and hot cars. Wipe it with a damp cloth. Keys and coins can scratch the surface, so the raised letters may show wear over time.

Not a toy: the split ring, chain and chip are small parts, so keep it away from young children.