Look for the Yellow Dot—Lombard police supporting new program

LOMBARD, Illinois— The Lombard Police Department is supporting a program that the Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division introduced earlier this fall--the Illinois Yellow Dot Program. The program alerts first responders at crash scenes of critical medical information that could help save a life.

The best chance of survival occurs when a traumatic injury is treated within the first hour of the event. In the moments directly following a crash, minutes count.

Yellow dots are placed on the rear window of the car and an accompanying yellow personal information card in the glove compartment. The personal identification card, including a clear, close-up photo that can be used to easily identify a crash victim, along with name, emergency contact information, medical conditions and other information that may be useful in treating a crash victim at the scene of an accident or soon thereafter.

The program is free of charge. Yellow dots and information cards are available at the Lombard Police Department. Visit www.yellowdotillinois.org for more information.