A must have in emergency:
for you, for first responders, for anyone with your watch.
EmergencyAid keeps your medical details, emergency contacts, location and the right emergency number for wherever you are on your Garmin watch. It is your own emergency assistant first: look at it yourself to find your doctor’s number, read out your position to a dispatcher, or remember what you are allergic to. And when you need to pass the information on, a paramedic, a first responder or anyone else with access to your watch can read it without unlocking anything. It works fully on the watch: no account, no phone and no network connection are needed.
Who it is for
You
A personal assistant on your wrist. In a stressful moment it is hard to remember your blood type, your medicines or a phone number, or to work out where you are and which number to dial. Open EmergencyAid and read it off the screen.
First responders
Paramedics, police, lifeguards and other responders get your medical details, contacts and position at a glance, and can scan a QR code to call a contact from their own phone.
Anyone who has your watch
A family member, a colleague or a bystander can help when you cannot speak for yourself. The card opens straight away, so they need no code and no explanation from you.
Made for you and for whoever helps
A card anyone can read
Open the app and the first page is you: name, age and blood type in large, high-contrast text. A few presses on, a responder finds allergies, conditions, medications, devices and notes, laid out to be read in seconds.
The right number, wherever you are
Emergency and important-service numbers for more than 220 countries and territories, picked from your position, with reviewed state and territory numbers for Australia. The person dialling is often a visitor too.
Where you actually are
Your country, a short Plus Code, and exact coordinates, plus a QR code that opens your position in Google Maps. Something a dispatcher can act on.
People to call
Two emergency contacts and your doctor, each with room for a second number and a call-now QR code a responder can scan with their own phone.
Your vitals
Heart rate, temperature and blood oxygen, for the sensors your watch has: the latest reading, the last 24 hours as a graph, and how long ago it was recorded.
Set up once
Fill in your details in the Garmin Connect app, or type them on the watch. Show or hide any section, then leave it ready.
Available in seven languages
English is available now. Six more languages are coming soon. Your own entries stay exactly as you type them.
- ENEnglish
- DEDeutsch
- ESEspañol
- FRFrançais
- ITItaliano
- JA日本語
- ZH繁體中文
Explore the guide
Getting Started
Fill in your card from your phone or your wrist, then check it as a responder would.
Your Card
Every page of the card, in the order the watch shows them, with a page for each section.
Watch Controls
Buttons, touch gestures and how to open Settings.
Settings & Privacy
Show or hide sections, backlight and auto-cycle, and what is stored and used.
FAQ
Is it an SOS? Does it need a phone? What happens if I travel?
Supported Watches
Screen size, shape and display type for all 69 Garmin watches.
Release Notes
What changed in each EmergencyAid release.
Feedback & Support
Ask a question, report a bug, or rate the app.
Before you rely on this in an emergency
EmergencyAid is a convenience layer, not a medical record. It makes critical information easy to find at a glance. It does not replace telling people about your conditions directly, wearing a medical alert bracelet if you need one, or seeking professional care.
The allergy list is built from published allergen lists, but the Critical Conditions and Medical Devices lists are starting points that have not been clinically reviewed. Whatever the lists hold, type in anything important yourself. Keep the card up to date, and check it after you change a medication.