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Emergency contacts on your phone

Adding an emergency contact to your mobile device lets emergency services access your chosen contacts and key medical information directly from the lock screen.

Setting Up Emergency Contacts
On iPhone

• Open the pre-installed Health app.
• Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner.
• Tap Medical ID, then tap Edit.
• Scroll down to the Emergency Contacts section and tap the green + (add) button.
• Choose a contact from your list and specify their relationship.
• Turn on Show When Locked so helpers can see your info without your passcode.
• Tap Done to save your changes.

You Tube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIkKtCaB4eA

On Android (Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and others)

• Open your phone’s Settings app.
• Scroll down and tap Safety and emergency (or look in your personal Google Safety app).
• Tap Emergency contacts.
• Select Add contact (or Add member) and pick the person you want.
• Verify that Show on lock screen or Show when locked is turned on so first responders can access the data.

You Tube video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQRGLi3L9NA

Setting up Critical Medical contacts
Setting Up on iPhone

• Open the Apple Health app and tap your profile picture.
• Tap Medical ID, then tap Edit.
• Scroll down to Emergency Contacts and tap the + button to add people.
• Turn on Show When Locked so helpers can see it without your passcode.
• Tap Done to save.

Setting Up on Android

• Open your phone Settings or Safety app.
• Tap Safety & emergency.
• Tap Emergency contacts or Medical info.
• Add your chosen contacts and critical medical notes, then save.
• Ensure Show on lock screen is turned on

Emergency Alerts on Garmin

To set up emergency alerts on your Garmin device, open the Garmin Connect app, go to Safety & Tracking, and select Safety Features to add up to three emergency contacts.
Next, enable Incident Detection for specific outdoor profiles so your device sends automated texts if it detects a hard jolt or sudden stop.

Setting Up Contacts and Features
Open the Garmin Connect app on your phone.
Tap More (bottom right) or the menu icon.
Select Safety & Tracking, then Safety Features.
Fill in your personal details under My Information.
Tap Emergency Contacts to add up to three trusted people from your phone contacts.

Enabling Incident Detection
Go back to the Safety & Tracking menu.
Select Incident Detection.
Choose the outdoor activities where you want it active, such as run, walk, or ride.
Verify your paired smartphone stays connected via Bluetooth with an active data signal.

Sending Manual Assistance Alerts
Press and hold your watch’s Light/Power button for about 5 seconds until it vibrates or prompts you.
Release the button to start the countdown and notify your emergency contacts with your live location.
Cancel the countdown on your screen immediately if it was triggered by mistake.