When someone is passed out in Wal Mart (or any other random place) the first thing I do is set one of my minions (i.e. firefighters heehee!) looking through their stuff to find ANY information I can. Some of the medications we use interact with over the counter ones. We can also learn A LOT from what medications you take. Here is one you can use. Emergency alert necklaces and bracelets are great, but we still need more information. Names and birthdays will let the hospital find your old records and that opens up so much information that will help your outcome.
For children I recommend taping it to their car seat. In the event of an accident, you may be unable to tell emergency workers about your child. This way they can find your spouse or grandparents or trusted friends to come pick up your child or, God forbid, make decisions in your place. Here is an example of that.
Another good option is to make an emergency contact number in your phone. I would want people to call my husband, but an emergency responder would have no idea which of the men in my phone that would be. So I have one that says "An Emergency Contact". I put the An in front to it will be first or at least close to the top if someone were to look at my contact list.
Hope this motivates a few to take the time to write down your information. You never know when it will come in handy!
Good health to you all!
