Abstract: There is provided herein a system and method for allowing an individual to preauthorize that certain of his or her vital information can be made available to healthcare personnel in an emergency. The instant invention will preferably allow the individual to preauthorize release of this information by registration via the Internet. In the preferred embodiment, each registrant will be issued an alphanumeric PIN (“personal identification number”) that can be used by the emergency responder to request the patient's data and to notify the patient's contacts when the patient is being transported by ambulance. Preferably, the instant invention will be Internet or otherwise wirelessly based so that the emergency responder can obtain the information at the accident site.