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Thank you for visiting our
website. The information contained in this website may very
well save your life. 
The ResQtag is a device that
fits on the rider or pillion jacket and pants zipper pulls and contains
information that is vital to emergency personnel in the event you
are in an accident and unable to speak for yourself. The medical
information is of utmost importance to First Responders and Emergency
Medical Service professionals treating you at the scene of an accident
As good as this system is, itā€™s going to depend on
you to implement it properly. This device is NOT A KEY CHAIN.
It does not go in your tank bag or panniers. Donā€™t
stick it in a saddlebag and expect it to be found in an emergency.
The device must be located on your person. It must be plainly
visible to the responder who will be treating you in the event of
an emergency. Zipper pulls on your riding jacket and riding
pants is the best place to affix the device. This is how it
was designed. Not only will it be easily seen, but, during
a secondary survey you can rest assured the device will be found.
A Riders Perspective:
In the Fall of 2005 I was riding with three other riders whom Iā€™d
met from a motorcycling website. I had known some of these
guys for over a year, attended a rally with a couple of them and
counted them among some of my best riding friends. While riding
the Cherohala Skyway in Western North Carolina I high sided (due
to my own stupidity). I was very lucky not to have been hurt.
I canā€™t help but wonder what if things had turned
out differently. If I were unconscious, what information could
my riding partners pass along to emergency responders? ā€œHis
screen name is NCbub, he owns several bikes and he lives in or around
Asheville, NC.ā€.. Not really a wealth of information
for the responders to work with.
Lets look at this another way. About 85% of the time Iā€™m
riding with my best friend. Iā€™ve known him since
4th grade. We have been riding together since we were 11 or
12 years old. Our families are very close and we try to take
a bike related vacation every year. To say he and I are good
friends is an understatement. Letā€™s say we are
riding and, God forbid, he were to go down. What information
could I provide emergency responders? Name, sure. Address,
yes. Past medical history, other then tearing up his knee
pretty good with a Honda dirt bike in December, thatā€™s
about it. Allergies, medications, blood type, organ donor?ā€¦
I would be no help. The information contained in the ResQtag
will give the responders the information they need to better provide
treatment in a timely manner.
A Paramedics Perspective:
I was a Paramedic for the largest EMS Service in Western North Carolina.
Itā€™s a well know fact we are blessed with some of
the greatest motorcycling roads in the United States. I have
worked more than my share of accidents involving motorcycles.
Here are some problems working these types of accidents:
Rider and bike are never near each other after a bad accident occurs.
If you have your emergency information stored on your bike Iā€™m
not going to find it. Why? Because Iā€™m
not going to look. Iā€™m not going to waste precious
time looking for something that may or may not be there. Iā€™m
going to be treating you - the rider.
Emergency information is stored on your person in a pocket.
Iā€™m not going to find that either. Most riding
gear has about 12 to 14 pockets counting jacket and pants.
Again, Iā€™m wasting time looking for something that
may not be there. That time is better spent treating you.
If I roll up to the accident scene and I see a sticker on your helmet
and a ResQtag on your zipper I canā€™t help but find
your emergency information. At some point early in the treatment
Iā€™m going to want your jacket off. Imagine my
surprise when I find everything I need to base my treatment on in
a nice neat convenient location. This will solve a lot of
my problems and help me help you with faster and, in some cases,
more appropriate treatment.
Please help others help you. Ride with a ResQtag. It
could be life or death. Yes - itā€™s THAT important.
Who else could benefit from
ResQtag?
Cyclists
Mountain Bikers
Hikers
Climbers
Paddlers
Campers
Divers
Skiers
Mentally and physically handicapped
Elderly
Horseback riders.
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