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QR Code on Apple Watch for MyDirectives.com for Do Not Resuscitate

Is there a better way than I am using to have MyDirectives.com QR Code on my watch?

Currently, I have that QR Code in a photo as my Favorite, if a rescuer were to look there for my Do Not Resuscitate instructions.

So, hopefully there a way to Display the QR Code on my watch face as One of the Four App there.

can anyone Help?

Posted on Apr 16, 2023 11:21 AM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2023 6:33 AM

I completely agree with the thoughtful response Branta_uk provided. It's really doubtful an EMT is going to think to tap your watch, to see if there is a QR Code to begin with. And there is certainly no guarantee they can read the code with a device they may or may not have on their person.


It seems to me, since this is important to you, you should wear a DNR bracelet with instructions, such as you have an official DNR in your wallet. Something like this would seem to me a better solution for your concerns: https://www.forallgifts.com/product/dnr-do-not-resuscitate-black-silicone-medical-id-bracelet?mkwid=QB4fDQ0x|pcrid|77240709830553|pmt|be|pkw||pdv|c|product|44232A|slid||intent|&msclkid=db3d62c0e94916a1691806866d26808c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ForAllGifts%20Shopping&utm_term=4580840319476545&utm_content=Top%20Categories

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Apr 24, 2023 6:33 AM in response to Curtbradfos

I completely agree with the thoughtful response Branta_uk provided. It's really doubtful an EMT is going to think to tap your watch, to see if there is a QR Code to begin with. And there is certainly no guarantee they can read the code with a device they may or may not have on their person.


It seems to me, since this is important to you, you should wear a DNR bracelet with instructions, such as you have an official DNR in your wallet. Something like this would seem to me a better solution for your concerns: https://www.forallgifts.com/product/dnr-do-not-resuscitate-black-silicone-medical-id-bracelet?mkwid=QB4fDQ0x|pcrid|77240709830553|pmt|be|pkw||pdv|c|product|44232A|slid||intent|&msclkid=db3d62c0e94916a1691806866d26808c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ForAllGifts%20Shopping&utm_term=4580840319476545&utm_content=Top%20Categories

Apr 24, 2023 5:56 AM in response to Curtbradfos

That is a question which can only be answered by individual EMTs who respond to your emergency. They would be using their own device to scan your QR, and every smart device is likely to be different.


If EMTs attend and find you unresponsive they will almost certainly focus on keeping you alive for long enough to reach a hospital. That is their training. The EMTs are unlikely to have time to look for a device which just might hold a hidden QR code pointing to some document they might be able to read, and they would not know they had to somehow activate functions of a smart watch to reveal a QR. In a critical scenario the delay looking for it could be fatal for someone who could otherwise survive.


This might not be what you want to hear, but it is how I see the reality. If you have a DNR directive and want it to be respected in a first contact environment it needs to be something which can be read and authenticated by anyone who can read the physical document, without using technology.

QR Code on Apple Watch for MyDirectives.com for Do Not Resuscitate

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