Medical Alert Bracelets Save Lives
Daily Biotech Guide
If you have a chronic illness or take prescription medication, you should consider wearing a medical alert bracelet. If an emergency arises, a Medical ID bracelet can help save your life by expediting treatment and avoiding misdiagnosis. Paramedics are also trained to look for a patient’s medical identification bracelet, and more than 95% of them do, so wearing an ID bracelet really is the way to go.
If you are able to engrave your medical bracelet, be sure to include any chronic illnesses, severe allergies, and prescription medications. For example, those who are allergic to peanuts or latex should wear a Medical ID bracelet, as should those with diabetes or heart conditions. If an emergency medical professional knows what you already have, it is easier to manage those conditions while treating any additional problems. In many cases, the condition listed on the bracelet is the cause of the problem itself, so knowing those conditions does save time. If there is room on your bracelet, add an emergency contact number so someone else can help elaborate on your medical history if you are unable to.
Caregivers should wear Medical ID bracelets, even if they don’t have any chronic medical conditions themselves. This is especially important if the care-recipient can’t seek help on his own. All caregiver’s bracelets should include the caregiver’s name, the care-recipient’s name, the caregiver’s relationship to the care-recipient, the care-recipient’s needs, and who to contact in the caregiver’s absence.
via Daily Biotech Guide: Medical Alert Bracelets Save Lives.
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Autism, Caregiving, Dementia, Down Syndrome | Tags: Caregiving
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