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How the SOS System Works |
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Instructions on how to fill in the Information Strips: |

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Your doctor is the best
person to advise you of the medical details to enter, since absolute
accuracy is vital. The rest you can fill in, in permanent ink. |
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If using our PEN -
PLEASE DO NOT LEAN HEAVILY on it
as the ink may bleed through
to the other side. A light touch
utilising the fine point of the end is recommended.
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TIP: If you are going on holiday, you may want
to fill in an Information Strip in a foreign language. There is a
free translation resource
here.
Please note that we have no connection to this website and take no
responsibility for any of the translations.
Please also remember to use international phone numbers on your
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First section - starting
with red "SOS":
Enter the number you find on the inside bottom of the capsule across the
red letters "SOS". This helps your helpers to relate the strip of paper with
your capsule - and you - when they remove it for easy reading.
Next enter your name and address (and date of birth if you wish).
eg.
Smith John Robert
124 High St, London EC4 1BA
UK
3/5/75
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Section starting with an icon of a telephone:
Enter the name and telephone number of the first person you wish to be
notified of the emergency.
Below this goes the names of your second
choice.
Before each entry write the name (or international code letter eg GB) of
the country in which they reside.
Then enter your doctor's details and mark this "doctor"
eg
1 GB 01225 830 000 Mr B
Alexander Brother
2. GB 0141 639 7090 Mrs S
Alexander Wife
3. GB 0141 577 7290 Mr G
Proctor Doctor
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Next two panels:
In these enter your religion; and your blood group.
eg
Roman
Catholic
Rh0
please contact a
priest
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Large panel starting with a large red
cross
+
Enter any allergies
here and also any course of medical treatment you may be undergoing.
eg
Penicillin allergy
I use insulin
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The next panel
starting with I, II, III:
Enter any
vaccinations you have had and the dates.
eg
tetanus 5cc 23/11/98
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Next panel - Sundries:
Enter any additional
medical information.
eg
Diabetes mellitus
Contact lenses
False teeth
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Next panel - Remarks:
Enter any further
information you may wish to give.
eg
Car papers beneath dashboard
UK Passport no 8809706
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When the certificate has been completed:
Tear off the upper and lower edges along the perforated lines and fold it
in the form a concertina. When folded, the grooves should be exactly on top of one another.
Next, unscrew the top, remove the retaining clip, insert the certificate,
and screw the top on firmly.
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IMPORTANT:
Your personal and medical circumstances may change. It is very important
that you keep your information strips up to date.
We strongly recommend that you have some spare information strips in case this
situation occurs.
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SOS Talisman products
are available on the Internet at
www.medical-bracelets.co.uk
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