What to Put on a Medical Alert Bracelet

Medical alert bracelets save people's lives every day all over the globe by alerting emergency health professionals of the victim's medical needs. It's time to record your loved one's allergy or disease details on a medical alert bracelet in case of medical emergency. Doctors and other health professionals will see the instructions on the bracelet and treat your loved one accordingly.

Identification

• Identification of diseases such as Alzheimer's should be recorded on the victim's person in the form of a medical alert bracelet for his safety. This will speak for the victim should he become incapacitated or forget where he resides, or even his name. Alzheimer's victims frequently become confused and befuddled, forgetting everything they've said and done recently. However, the long-term memory is mostly unaffected, the victim remembering in detail, events of long ago.

Theories/Speculation

• If the victim is totally incapacitated or perhaps in a coma when help arrives, prudent recording of food and medication allergies, such as penicillin, on a medical alert bracelet can save the victim suffering dire consequences due to a severe allergic reaction like anaphylaxis, which may result in death.

Misconceptions

• Diabetic coma may, to the untrained eye, resemble drunkenness. Staggering and slurring of words are present with a case of diabetic shock, which may progress into diabetic coma. Death can occur if help is not sought immediately. Smell the breath of the victim for alcohol; if none is present, treat for diabetic shock. If the victim is coherent, ask if she's eaten today. Orange juice, soda pop (nondiet), chocolate--anything with sugar--should be given right away because the victim's blood-sugar level is dangerously low (hypoglycemic). In situations like this, a medical alert bracelet stating the victim is diabetic can save precious minutes, perhaps her life.

Benefits

• Patient's suffering thyroid conditions require daily medication to function normally. Without proper medication, their metabolism suffers and their health gradually fails. A medical alert bracelet can alert emergency responders to the need for medication and reduces the incidence of medical mistakes due to contraindications.

Warning

• A medical alert bracelet should be worn if suffering any of the following conditions: heart disease, autism, Parkinson's disease, asthma, epilepsy, cancer, hemophilia, high blood pressure (hypertension) and latex or food allergies. Treatment may be given immediately without fear of underlying medical conditions.