24355 Sorentino Court Clinton Township, Mi 48038
Phone 1-586-791-5961
Fax 1-586-792-7062
New Horizons in 21st Century Life Extention
Emergency Jewelry and Wallet Cards
A cryonics emergency necklace and/or bracelet is only available for Cryonics Institute (CI) Members who have made all the necessary arrangements to be cryopreserved by CI. This means CI Members who have full funding in place and executed contracts (that is, contracts that have been signed by the Cryonics Institute Contracts Officer). The Cryonics Institute also issues wallet cards with emergency contact information. And we have stickers that can be affixed to a driver's license or other cards.
We sell our standardized bracelets and necklaces to CI Members for US$10 each to CI Members who have cryopreservation arrangements in place. Customized bracelets and necklaces can be purchased for US$20 each. There is no charge for wallet cards or stickers.
The rectangular standardized bracelet plate has the following information:
(FRONT)
WHOLE BODY DONOR.
IF DEAD, COOL WITH ICE.
ESPECIALLY HEAD.
DO NOT EMBALM OR AUTOPSY.
SEE REVERSE-REWARD
(BACK)
UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT.
WHOLE BODY DONOR TO CRYONICS INSTITUTE.
HQ 586-791-5961.
TOLL FREE 866-288-2796
CI EMERGENCY PAGER 313-990-5916
J.WALSH 586-293-3390
The round standardized necklace plate has the following information:
(FRONT)
WHOLE
BODY DONOR.
IF DEAD,
COOL WITH ICE.
ESPECIALLY HEAD.
DO NOT EMBALM OR
AUTOPSY./SEE REVERSE
REWARD
(BACK)
UNIFORM
ANATOMICAL
GIFT ACT.
WHOLE BODY DONOR TO
CRYONICS INSTITUTE
HQ 586-791-5961
TOLL FREE 866-288-2796
CI EMERGENCY PAGER
313-990-5916
J.WALSH
586-293-3390
Note that the toll free and emergency pager numbers are to be used ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY.
"J.Walsh" is Jim Walsh, the funeral director for the Cryonics Institute. Mr. Walsh's phone number is connected to a 24-hour answering service.
To date, a necklace or bracelet has only rarely made a difference in the survival of a cryonics patient of any cryonics organization in an emergency situation. However wearing this jewelry reminds relatives, friends and acquaintances of the intention to be cryopreserved. When unconscious patients are brought into the emergency room of a hospital, staff immediately pull the clothes back and expose the chest. The staff are much more likely to see a necklace than a bracelet. Some cryonicists have covered their chests with tatooed emergency instructions in bold letters.
As stated above, jewelry with personalized instructions can be purchased for $20 each. Personalized jewelry can include any desired instructions.
The constraints for the bracelet are:
FRONT: maximum 25 characters per line, 5 lines
BACK: maximum 38 characters per line, 6 lines
Because of the circular shape of the necklace, not all lines can have the same maximum length, however. The maximum length of a line on either side would be 22 characters. The shortest lines would be about 12 characters. The front can have 7 lines and the back can have 11 lines.
Below is an example showing the personalized jewelry of Cryonics Institute President Ben Best.
The rectangular personalized bracelet plate of Ben Best has the following information:
(FRONT)
BEN BEST CI-24
IN MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALL
(866) 288-2796 TOLL FREE
(313) 990-5916 (PAGER)
(588) 293-3390 J WALSH
(BACK)
BEN BEST CI-24
IN MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALL
(866) 288-2796 TOLL FREE
(313) 990-5916 (PAGER)
(588) 293-3390 J WALSH
CALL IF DEAD, NO AUTOPSY
The round personalized necklace plate of Ben Best has the following information:
(FRONT)
BEN BEST CI-24
WHOLE BODY DONOR
EMERGENCY OR DEATH
CALL TOLL FREE
(866) 288-2796
PAGER 313-990-5916
WALSH 586-293-3390
(BACK)
CALL IF DEAD
UNIFORM ANATOMICAL
GIFT ACT TO
CRYONICS INSTITUTE
TOLL FREE 866-288-2796
PAGER 313-990-5916
WALSH 586-293-3390
Laminated wallet cards and stickers are available on request for Cryonics Institute Members who have full funding in place and executed contracts for cryopreservation at CI. The cards and stickers have similar information to what is on the standardized jewelry. Members wanting personalized wallet cards and stickers can make their own.
A bright orange laminated wallet card is the size of a business card. A bright yellow laminated wallet card is the size of a credit card. A white sticker which is the same length and half the height of a business card is available which can be attached to a driver's license or other card. Cryonics Institute Members who have contracts with Suspended Animation, Inc. are supplied with special-purpose credit-card sized wallet cards.
Cryonics Institute Members living in jurisdictions that have statutes against autopsy based on religious belief and who have such religious beliefs can execute a "Certificate of Religious Belief and Religious Objection to Autopsy". Citation of the relevant statute could be added to personalized jewelry and/or wallet cards. For example, a Californian could have "NO AUTOPSY: CA CODE SECTION 27491.43" (see Avoiding Autopsy for Cryonics).
Cryonics Institute Members who have full funding in place and executed contracts wishing to order jewelry can send payment by mail with check or money order enclosed to the Cryonics Institute, 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township MI 48035 USA (payable to the Cryonics Institute). We also accept credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, and American Express) by phone or via PayPal. To pay with credit card by phone, call (586) 791-5961. To pay by PayPal, visit Paypal.com for more information. When making payments to the Cryonics Institute via Paypal, the address to pay to is CIHQ@aol.com
For clarification of instructions and other information, call the Cryonics Institute at (586) 791-5961 or send e-mail to CIHQ@aol.com . ALL e-mail must be in ENGLISH.