My Child ID

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice declared January 13 AMBER Alert Awareness Day to commemorate the abduction and murder of 9 year old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, TX. National AMBER Alert Awareness day is aimed at bringing public awareness and participation in safely recovering missing children. The miseries through which parents of a missing child pass are far worse than losing him/her knowing that he/she is dead.

A device with the name of My Child ID has been introduced. Tiny in size which can be attached to a key chain, the device enables parents to store, organize, and manage a child’s vital information such as medical information regarding medications, allergies, and physicians, as well as emergency contact info. You plug it in to your USB port to set it up. The device is compatible with Microsoft, Mac, and Linux operating systems and has a capacity of 128MB. Anyone finding any child lost can easily get in touch with the parents and also take care of the medical needs during the interim period. My Child ID is being sold at Amber Alert site for US $ 40.00.

Whereas the manufacturer considers its use for minor children only, I very strongly feel that it is useful for us all, and particularly, the senior citizens and the special people. When anyone of us happens to go in to coma as a result of an accident or for medical reasons, the ones around such person can appropriately call the emergency services and the fainted person's near and dear ones.