Medical Information During Trauma Resuscitations: Are Smartphones the Contemporary Medical ID Bracelet?

Introduction: Smartphone emergency medical identification (SEMID) applications are built-in health information-storing functions that are accessible without a passcode. The utility of these applications in the real-time resuscitation of trauma patients is unknown.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated all trauma activation patients ≥16 y and unable to provide a medical history for any reason for the presence of a smartphone at our urban level I center between October 2020 and September 2021.