Proper Medical Identification Could Save Your Life
By Rick Pack, Fri Dec 9th

Everyone with a medical condition or should have amedical id alert bracelet. There are many places that you canfind a wide variety of medical alert jewelry styles, especiallyon the internet. Most are custom-engraved, stainless steelmedical ID bracelets or necklaces. Each one should be able tohold between four to six lines of medical information (for avariety of conditions, diseases, allergies) and engraved in redso the information is easy to read by emergency personnel. Over60 million Americans have a medical condition, which should beimmediately known to Emergency Personnel. Diabetes, Alzheimer'ssymptoms and care, transplant surgery, mentally disabled,Patient's currently on Blood Thinners such as Coumadin, coronaryheart disease, epilepsy, child safety, childhood asthma, Asthmaallergy, individuals that are HIV positive or that havehepatitis, heart disease patients and cancer patients, childrenshould have one for identification purposes, people who havedrug allergies such as penicillin, codeine, antibiotics, beestings or any other medications. Medical id alert bracelets aredesigned to be noticed by trained personnel. Wear them foryourself and for your family and loved ones, with this valuableinformation your emergency worker will already be ahead of thegame. Remember your medical id alert bracelet speaks when youcan not! Children especially should have the proper medicalinformation on them at all times, (child safety) especially ifthey have a serious condition or drug allergy. Asthma allergy,Diabetes, Bee Sting Allergy, Hearing Impaired, or any othercondition that medical personnel should know about when you cannot be with your child. Children are active and we love to seethem enjoy life and the happiness the can bring to others, sowhen you can not be there to give this vitally importantinformation be sure their medical id alert bracelet can! Updatethe information as needed, the price of a new one is only asmall price when weighed against the alternative. Also havemultiple types, such as: Bracelet and Wallet card or both abracelet and a necklace if active in sports when a necklacecould cause injury. We do hope this site has provided valuableinsight into Medical alert jewelry and that if you do not haveone yet, you will get one NOW!

My wife and I decided to publish this article because of thelarge number of children that we deal with everyday in ourpharmacy/clinic setting. Many of these children have asthmaallergies, medical conditions; such as childhood or bronchialasthma, diabetes or information that emergency personnel shouldknow to effectively treat them in case of an emergency and donot have proper medical id on them. We hope that through thisarticle we can raise the awareness to the importance of

medicalid alert bracelets for identification to everyone.

Please help us and tell your family, friends, and co-workersabout this important emergency product. You will probably beamazed at the responses. Everything from "I haven't gottenaround to ordering one yet", to "my mother is with me at alltimes so she doesn't need one." We have tried to give examplesof situations in which a medical id bracelet could play animportant role, and some medical conditions that are in seriousneed for proper identification in an emergency. (such asAlzheimer's Care in our graying society)

It is easier to understand how medical id alert tags can help inan emergency situation when explained by example. Therefore hereare a few real life situations to think about.

*When you are on vacation and not near your regular physician.

*Your family member (with Alzheimer's) is at a day program andyou are not with them. (Alzheimer's Care)

*Child with bee sting is at park with friends and getsstung.

*Sports oriented child with asthma. (Childhood Asthma

*Cerebral Palsy patient is rushed to hospital without caregiver.

*Diabetic child at camp passes out from high blood sugar.

*Child with severe food allergies spends the night with friends.

*In accident while traveling and you are without your medicalrecords.

*Coronary heart disease

*You or family member on blood thinners has another heart attackand (emergency personnel need to know this so they do not togive too much medication).

*Person with Epilepsy is around those who do not know thesymptoms.

Mentally challenged loved one who is not able to be with you 24hours a day.

DNR wishes

*Shunts for dialysis patients, warn of incapability of bloodpressure/injections in that arm.

*Who to contact for you if needed in any emergency situation andyou are away from home.

Think about it, how would anyone know what medicalconditions/allergies you have to begin to treat you. With propermedical id medical personnel have a head start, while you andyour family know that you have a better chance now that you wearyour medical id.

Hopefully now your are ready to get your Medical ID alertbracelet.

Your Patient Specific Medical ID Bracelet can be ordered on-lineat http://www.medicalidalertbracelet.com which is sponsored byDiabetic Drug Store http://www.diabeticdrugstore.com These IDbracelets are engraved exactly as your specify and could saveyour life.

About the author:Pharmacist, married, 3 children. Works in family pharmacy forlast 30 years.