Emergency personnel advice re: ID's
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| Wed, 03-24-2004 - 10:28pm |
I have been told by my friend who is a paramedic and also in her last year of Med school that all emergency personnel look for medical ID's, and that it doesn't matter which wrist it's worn on. She said that those of us who will be beading our own bracelets will be fine - and she advises us to only use a medical charm or tag on the bracelet's and not to add additional charms on that bracelet.
I asked because I was wondering if a medical charm would be overlooked if they were to see a beaded bracelet and dismiss it as just a regular piece of jewelry. She said that no, they are trained to look for a medical charm or tag being worn. Good news for those of us amateur jewelers who will be making our own!
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That is one thing i had sort of wondered about.
To add a piece of info here...I can't remember who posted the question. In the last diabetes forcast magazine in the back with all the ads. That company that seems to have many of the ads did advertise what it called sport band bracelets. they looked to be either a velcro or a fabric band on the order of what you often see on sports watches. Actually after seeing them, wonder if it would be not that hard to make one using one of the watchbands you can buy in stores. those are often less than $10. NOt sure on logistics of attaching the medic alert ID but there should be some not that difficult ways to do it. Actually wonder if you could do something using plastic letter beads(if no metal is safe), do a little cross stitch strip or maybe even iron on a little transfer logo onto fabric and attach that. I just had to replace my velcro watch band, and the new one has a lttle elasticized strip that the watch pins go through to hook the watch on the strap.
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Also must confess although I havent gotten into the beading discussions...that is something i have recently discovered....have a bunch of beads, now just have to set up a good place to work on them!!(lots of light so i can see what i am doing..and maybe even a magnifying glass.
Angie,
Thanks for checking this out. In all my years as a nurse I hadn't heard about wearing it on one wrist or the other. I figured that the emergency personnel would just be glad to find one and know what the patient's history was.
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Sent you a message somewhere else. Found 3 thin, fine bracelets at Walmart for $5. They're all silver and one has pearls in cages. I think if I put lobster clasps on the other side it should work!
I'm going to try several places besides the self-addressed, stamped envelope
place for the medallion. Couldn't get the form loaded yesterday or today - computer
said the site wasn't responding. So, sent them the information I figured they'd want.
Hopefully, I'll get the necklace and medallion soon.
I'm wondering if the medallion's shape matters as long as the alert sign
(red cross-can't remember how to spell the right word) is on it and diabetes.
I saw a cat I'd like.
Well, found a bead shop just about a mile from me! It's a little place.
Guess it helps to open your eyes when you're driving.
While I was at Walmart yesterday (Wed.), saw their version of med alert bracelets. They look like a watch band. In the middle there is a med alert symbol that opens and you can put whatever condition inside it. Oh, they're hypoallergenic, I think.
FYI for anyone who cares.
Today it looked like she kicked one egg out. Is that correct? Maybe there's
something wrong with the baby.
I think I was being followed around the store because I'd put the bracelet package in my jeans pocket so it wouldn't drop from the cart. When I was in college, I did store security for a few months. You learn which "customers" are security. It sure was funny, though, and I bet they were getting really frustrated. I went lots of places in the store looking for ideas. The first thing I put on the checkout was the bracelets. Funny, the person in back of me just turned around and left. There were 4 other customers in back of her! Life sure does have some twists.
I did store security too! Yep...look for the *customers* in the grocery store with all the non perishables..there's your loss prevention personnel.
I went to the WalMart near my home yesterday and they had the bracelets, but not diabetic ones. The pharmacist said they ordered the Apothecary stand as a one time deal and when they're out, they're out. I ended up finding one at Walgreen's, so now have a bracelet. Our WalMart's don't have lobster clasps either..I thought that was strange.