# How do hospitals know who to call when there's an accident?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087 "2010-04-23T11:14:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087/41 "2010-05-04T06:44:58Z")

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> [@jackdavinci](#):
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> Why couldn’t his girlfriend ID him?

IIRC, the girlfriend didn’t have a phone, either, and they were trying to ID him from the scene. Are you noticing a pattern here? Losers, all of 'em.

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**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-hospitals-know-who-to-call-when-theres-an-accident/537087/42 "2010-05-04T21:36:41Z")

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I don’t have a cell phone, but I would never go out without my ID. If I went for a walk, a quick jaunt down to the corner store, I’m not taking my purse, but I am taking my ID. Am I odd?

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