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Medical alert bracelet?

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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #34023 by llbitty
Medical alert bracelet? was created by llbitty
I have a medical card that I carry in my wallet, but was wondering whether I should invest in a medical alert bracelet as well. I have a 3 year old & sometimes don't have my purse with my wallet with me when I am doing activites with her. What are your thoughts on wearing a medical alert bracelet for ITP? If you do wear one, what info did you get on yours?
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12 years 3 months ago #34024 by Christine
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I have one and certainly feel a lot more secure having it. In Canada www.medicalert.ca
Medical professionals know to look for one of these if you are unconcious.
12 years 3 months ago #34026 by
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Emergency personnel are trained to look on the person for a medical alert [bracelet, necklace] - in an emergency they do not have time to go looking through purses or wallets, that is valuable time taken away from the patient.
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  • Diagnosed Jan 10, 2008. Rituxan treatment in May 2009. Treated with Prednisone off and on until 08/23/17 - 12.5mg Promacta as of 10/22/17
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12 years 3 months ago #34029 by CindyAnn
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I just purchased this one - I needed one that won't get in the way - so I bought


Red Medical Alert ID Star for Italian Charm Bracelets Jewelry
ITP Purpura Medical ID Alert Italian Charm for Bracelet

from Amazon - price was just $37.46 (us dollars)that included a "Charm Starter Bracelet" they even put it together for me :)

Very comfortable to wear and looks good too!

Cindy Ann

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008CG22E6/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008VDGAU2/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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12 years 3 months ago #34034 by Rob16
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Has anyone looked into the bracelets (or necklaces) that have a flash drive for you to store detailed medical information? I did ask one EMT whether they would be useful, and he said it depends on having the right connectors: hosptals' PCs and laptops would use a standard USB connector, android phones mini (micro?) USB, iphones and iPads something else. He said that with the right connector it would be very useful.

Any thoughts?
  • CindyAnn
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  • Diagnosed Jan 10, 2008. Rituxan treatment in May 2009. Treated with Prednisone off and on until 08/23/17 - 12.5mg Promacta as of 10/22/17
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12 years 3 months ago #34036 by CindyAnn
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While researching getting one - I read a lot about the USB medic alert bracelets and necklaces - several of them had poor reviews (did not stay closed, could only be used if the receiver had the right software etc...)

Cindy Ann
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12 years 3 months ago #34102 by juliannesmom
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Even many ER nurses don't know what ITP is. I was met with this stumped reaction more than once. As a result, my daughter's bracelet simply said: "Bleeding risk. Low platelets. ITP." I also had her doc's telephone number in it. I got hers at laurenshope.com. She was a pretty active kid then, so hers was a simple nylon version with velcro, but they had a good variety of styles. Some were so pretty, however, I wasn't sure it would be noticed as a medic alert bracelet, so I think I would stick to a simple style that has the red star medallion visible. A friend of mine wears one on a chain around his neck, but most women wouldn't want that interfering with their other jewelry.
Norma
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12 years 2 months ago #35115 by KayL
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I have a USB medical alert bracelet that I got from Walgreens for $15.

I went for this brand because it had a standard USB plug-in that simply opens a .pdf of my medical history: medicalhistorybracelet.com/
It was easy enough to program and it works on both PCs and Macs.

I figure I'll get a "traditional" medical alert bracelet that I can wear with nicer attire soon(er or later), as well but for every day, general use this is nice. AND I didn't have to try to figure out which of my medical concerns was the most important to have engraved on it!
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12 years 2 months ago #35116 by jeffrey71
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I have a bracelet and a dog tag. I wear the dog tag when I don't want to chance someone asking me "whats that for?".

Kay! How have you been? Missed you!

Jeffrey
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12 years 2 months ago #35191 by KayL
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Oooh dog tags are cute! I should get a set of those, too!

Jeffrey, I'm GREAT! I got your e-mail, you make me smile and laugh like a kid.

Now I'm sitting over here thinking of cute ways to jazz up medical alert tags and bracelets. I could buy them, but I'm always looking for a good DIY project to stress my friends out with.

"Ummm, Kay? Are you sure you should be using those sharp objects?"
"What's the worse that could happen?!"
(awkward silence)
"Oh a little blood loss never killed anybody!" ;)
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12 years 2 months ago #35254 by jeffrey71
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Kay,

Don't run with scissors! Fiskars scare me! No Vampires! Just some ideas for you to work with!

Jeffrey

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