Some / most people have their personal data (name/ address/ bloodgroup) on a card in their PSK.
If an emergency occurs, will the police/ paramedics know that it's in that little tin and will they open it to see if their is personal info in the tin.
I don't think so, what do you think??

I think they would be more worried about getting you stabilized and transported to a hospital. Then worry about calling the family.

You'd likely have your wallet with a driver's license and other forms of ID anyways. Or your car registration in the glove box. Or they can run your license plates.

That's why it isn't so important to have your data in your PSK

what cedfire said, you wallet with you ID card or drivers license would be the thing to look for. Besides you have to carry one anyways.

Highly doubtful that the police or paramedics will look into your PSK, or even know what it is assuming a converted Altoids tin, etc. Never-the-less, I have personal contact info in my PSK. And in my wallet. Nothing sensitive like SSN. Only contact names and phone numbers, my home address, allergies - stuff like that.

No hospital in their right mind would give you blood based on a blood type you wrote down in your PSK. That info would be ignored. Now telling them NOT to give you something - specify things you are allergic to - THAT info should be heeded, provided were they able to find it in you PSK in the first place.

How or would they use the blood type if it was on a blood donor card (i.e. Red Cross)?

I can answer this authoritatively, since I don't run a blood bank and don't know the procedures. But I imagine a blood donor card might tell the Red Cross (or whomever), "Hey, good - it looks like we MIGHT have some Type O blood here". But I would considerer it totally irresponsible - and inconceivable - for them to go giving that blood to somebody else without typing it themselves. Not to mention testing if for hepatitus, HIV, etc. Same thinking goes for if you ended up in a hospital needing blood. I imagine they would type you before giving you anything, not matter what your card said you needed.

If things DON'T happen like this in real life, well, it's no blood for me! I'll take the Ringer's or NS, thank you. I certainly don't want any blood that went through the stringent quality control of "Oh well, we THOUGHT it was OK to give you this. Better luck in your next life. Sorry about that..."

I keep medical history on a small piece of paper covered with scotch tape in my wallet. It has come in handy in the past year. I have been to the doctor alot. When the doc wants to know what I am taking I can just whip it out.
Last year I had my colon removed as a result of ulcerative colitis that would not respond to medication. So, I kinda want that info to be available to and EMT etc.
I don't think I will put one in my PSK. I don't think anyone would think to look there. They would probably take one look at it and say "What the hell is this?"

and if you have serious allergies to meds, etc a medic-alert bracelt or necklace is a good idea

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Do you think that EMTs would acknowledge information contained on a set of dog tags? (Name, blood type, SSN)