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HOW TO GET A YELLOW DOT KIT Yellow Dot kits are available for free. To request one, go to: www.nysheriffs.org/yellowdot. Get one for each member of your household for each vehicle that you have and for your home. PROGRAM BACKGROUND Yellow Dot is a life-saving program, started in Connecticut in 2002 by People’s United Bank, which has spread across the country. The New York State Sheriffs’ Association is spearheading an effort to establish the Yellow Dot program across New York State by making it available to all County Sheriffs. YELLOW DOT PROGRAM New York State Sheriffs’ Association Take advantage of this FREE, life-saving program. Find details at: www.nysheriffs.org/yellowdot The Yellow Dot program is a cooperative effort of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, County Sheriff’s Offices, Local and State Police, Emergency Medical Services, and local Fire Departments. Yellow Dot is sponsored and funded by the New York State Sheriffs’ Association. The Sheriffs’ Association is a not- for-profit corporation, formed in 1934, to assist sheriffs in the efficient and effective delivery of sheriffs’ services to the public. It comprises all of the elected and appointed sheriffs of New York State. ---PAGE BREAK--- YELLOW DOT PROGRAM HOW YELLOW DOT WORKS The Yellow Dot kit contains two items: a personal information card and a Yellow Dot decal. 1. Complete both sides of the personal information card as fully as possible, in pencil. Attach a recent photo of yourself and place it in a visible location in your car’s glove compartment. 2. Complete one card for each person who regularly occupies the vehicle. Visit www.nysheriffs.org/yellowdot to request forms. 3. Place the Yellow Dot decal on the rear driver’s side window to alert first responders to look in the glove compartment for your medical information. 4. Update the card annually yourself or bring it to your annual medical check-up. If you sell your car, remove the Yellow Dot sticker. USE YELLOW DOT AT HOME A Yellow Dot kit can also be used to alert those who respond to an emergency in your home. Simply place a Yellow Dot decal on or beside your front door and place a completed card for each occupant in a clear plastic freezer bag and place in a visible location in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator. To request a Yellow Dot kit, visit www.nysheriffs.org/yellowdot. Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during that first “golden hour” after a crash or other emergency. A Yellow Dot decal in the driver's-side rear window of your vehicle will alert first responders that vital medical information is stored in the glove compartment.