Andrew is 71 years old. Despite his deafness and early Alzheimer’s, he refuses to go to a nursing home. André therefore lives alone at home, in Cossé-le-Vivien (Mayenne). “One day, when he was formally forbidden to do so, he went to get gas for his lawnmower,” says Cyril, his son. Shortly before arriving at the station, located about a hundred meters from his home, he fell. André cut his lip, scratched his elbow and made himself a nice cockade. A liberal nurse who was full came to help him. But since André is deaf and sometimes disoriented due to Alzheimer’s, communication was difficult. Luckily he was wearing an ID1 bracelet. A device that allows healthcare professionals to instantly access a patient’s medical history.
A QR code to instantly access a patient’s medical history
The principle is simple: users complete their online medical record upstream by providing identity, blood type, allergies, ongoing treatments and relatives to notify in case of an emergency. All this data is stored in a QR code worn by the patient in the form of a keychain, sticker, bracelet or heat-sealed tag. In the event of an accident, the emergency services simply need to scan it via a tablet or smartphone and thus have immediate access to the victim’s medical records.
“That’s how Samu’s doctor knew when he arrived at the scene that my father’s communication difficulties were related to his disability and illness, not a stroke,” says Cyril. “Thanks to this system he was also able to call me and I was able to bring him home quickly. »
This idea of a linked medical ID card came up with Céline Bonneau after she suffered discomfort herself while jogging in 2015. “Luckily I woke up because the people who found me didn’t know who I was or who to contact,” he says. A situation that emergency services are very often confronted with.
“During research, I discovered that 12,000 people die every year in France due to lack of medical information,” she explains. This is what prompted her to launch the ID1 service. With today two formulas offered: “In the free version, the user is satisfied with buying one of our supports at a price ranging from 9.90 euros, for the duo of stickers, to 139 euros, for the motorcycle gloves, and provide basic medical information,” he explains. “In the paid version, for 29 euros a year, you can access a much more complete medical record and inform up to three relatives in the event of a health problem. »
Originally from Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel (Dordogne), Denis works in a construction company. “My employer gave us all the ID1 QR codes in case of an accident at work,” he says. Her daughter Léa, aged 17, regularly goes for a ride alone with her horse, so she wanted to equip it too. “She didn’t get the point, but my wife and I reassured ourselves,” she testifies.
It’s right. Last summer, Léa went for a walk alone and, at the start of a path, she came across a motocross bike. Frightened, her horse ran away. Léa fell and hit her head on the ground.
“A victim of a head injury, he constantly lost consciousness and struggled to answer questions from the firefighters,” testifies the father. “Thanks to the ID1 QR code that she had on her bomb, the firefighters were able to access our contact details to notify us of the incident. »
Partner of the French fire brigade and French civil protection, the young Limoges offshoot currently has 105,604 users and 48,793 paying subscribers. He still hopes to continue his deployment in France to save as many lives as possible.
