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--- Medical ID Bracelet
stenwick@att.net (stenwick) wrote in news:8b158914.0310081428.7c05a94b@posting.google.com: > A friend of mine just got some enamel medical emblems with sticky > backs that are really nifty. They are called Lifetags. > > Does anyone else have experience using Lifetags? > http://www.susaneisen.com/lifetag.htm > > They sell them on Yahoo > http://store.yahoo.com/lifetag-alert/index.html > Has anyone ever heard of them or used them? > > I don't like the standard ID bracelets because it seems some people at > the office treat me differently at the office when they know about my > condition. It's almost as though they automatically think I need > sympathy or I'm less capable to do my job. > > Lifetag says you can discreetly put their medical emblems on your > drivers license, medical insurance card or current watch without > buying or wearing new jewelry. They also recommend decals for my > automobile in case of an accident. > > Thoughts? > Emergency medical personnel are taught to look for a medical id wrist bracelet or a medical id neckless. The discovery rate, when one is present, varies depending on which study and under what circumstances. An oft quoted average is about half the time. The discovery rate for alternate locations and forms is very low. The prettier and more jewelry like the id is, the less frequently it is recognized. The best ones are big, ugly, and unmistakable. The standard MedicAlert id fills this bill very well. www.medicalert.org/ I have never encountered the response described above, maybe I'm just not very sensitive. (My wife has mentioned something like that from time to time now that I think of it.) If you can ignore the response, it may go away. Charly Coughran ccoughran@DELETE-TO-REPLY-UCSD.EDU
I sworn that if I had to wear an MED ID Bracelet the rest of my life, it would be as nice as the jewelry I already wore. I designed my own bracelet and my local jeweler made a beautiful one of white and gold -gold with diamonds. The medical emblem is the same as on all ID's but in gold and my medicalert number, diabetes, & shellfish allergies is engraved on the back, along with my name Have had loads of complements and love it. Jolene "Charly Coughran" news:Xns940EB08DC8F48ccoughranucsdedu@132.239.1.221... > stenwick@att.net (stenwick) wrote in > news:8b158914.0310081428.7c05a94b@posting.google.com: > > > A friend of mine just got some enamel medical emblems with sticky > > backs that are really nifty. They are called Lifetags. > > > > Does anyone else have experience using Lifetags? > > http://www.susaneisen.com/lifetag.htm > > > > They sell them on Yahoo > > http://store.yahoo.com/lifetag-alert/index.html > > Has anyone ever heard of them or used them? > > > > I don't like the standard ID bracelets because it seems some people at > > the office treat me differently at the office when they know about my > > condition. It's almost as though they automatically think I need > > sympathy or I'm less capable to do my job. > > > > Lifetag says you can discreetly put their medical emblems on your > > drivers license, medical insurance card or current watch without > > buying or wearing new jewelry. They also recommend decals for my > > automobile in case of an accident. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Emergency medical personnel are taught to look for a medical id wrist > bracelet or a medical id neckless. The discovery rate, when one is > present, varies depending on which study and under what circumstances. > An oft quoted average is about half the time. The discovery rate for > alternate locations and forms is very low. The prettier and more jewelry > like the id is, the less frequently it is recognized. The best ones are > big, ugly, and unmistakable. The standard MedicAlert id fills this bill > very well. > > www.medicalert.org/ > > I have never encountered the response described above, maybe I'm just not > very sensitive. (My wife has mentioned something like that from time to > time now that I think of it.) If you can ignore the response, it may go > away. > > Charly Coughran > ccoughran@DELETE-TO-REPLY-UCSD.EDU
Given the low discovery rate, I'm wondering how necessary it is to wear this kind of ID anyway. Aren't emergency medical personnel trained to check blood glucose routinely with a fingerstick, at least in the ER if not in the field as well. I have a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order on my Medic-Alert but I wonder how many emergency people would follow this order. I lost my ID so I do not wear it currently. Should I replace it and wear it? What are your opinions? -- Antonio Age 37, Type 1 for 10 years On Insulin Pump "Charly Coughran" news:Xns940EB08DC8F48ccoughranucsdedu@132.239.1.221... > stenwick@att.net (stenwick) wrote in > news:8b158914.0310081428.7c05a94b@posting.google.com: > > > A friend of mine just got some enamel medical emblems with sticky > > backs that are really nifty. They are called Lifetags. > > > > Does anyone else have experience using Lifetags? > > http://www.susaneisen.com/lifetag.htm > > > > They sell them on Yahoo > > http://store.yahoo.com/lifetag-alert/index.html > > Has anyone ever heard of them or used them? > > > > I don't like the standard ID bracelets because it seems some people at > > the office treat me differently at the office when they know about my > > condition. It's almost as though they automatically think I need > > sympathy or I'm less capable to do my job. > > > > Lifetag says you can discreetly put their medical emblems on your > > drivers license, medical insurance card or current watch without > > buying or wearing new jewelry. They also recommend decals for my > > automobile in case of an accident. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Emergency medical personnel are taught to look for a medical id wrist > bracelet or a medical id neckless. The discovery rate, when one is > present, varies depending on which study and under what circumstances. > An oft quoted average is about half the time. The discovery rate for > alternate locations and forms is very low. The prettier and more jewelry > like the id is, the less frequently it is recognized. The best ones are > big, ugly, and unmistakable. The standard MedicAlert id fills this bill > very well. > > www.medicalert.org/ > > I have never encountered the response described above, maybe I'm just not > very sensitive. (My wife has mentioned something like that from time to > time now that I think of it.) If you can ignore the response, it may go > away. > > Charly Coughran > ccoughran@DELETE-TO-REPLY-UCSD.EDU
Juan Antonio wrote: > Given the low discovery rate, I'm wondering how necessary it is to wear this > kind of ID anyway. Aren't emergency medical personnel trained to check > blood glucose routinely with a fingerstick, at least in the ER if not in the > field as well. I have a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order on my Medic-Alert > but I wonder how many emergency people would follow this order. I lost my > ID so I do not wear it currently. Should I replace it and wear it? What > are your opinions? No, not when I worked ambulance. It's an invasive procedure: you don't start invasive procedures unless you have to. The cost of the procedure, the time and space and requirements to handle the glucometer and strips, and the handling of blood products are all serious adventures. I gave up wearing ID stuff back when I worked with amazingly tough teens. The bracelets would get hung up on tools and stuff and fall off due to the chintzy clasps, and kids tried to throttle me with the necklace twice. (The chains broke: I have a very think, tough neck.) Related Discussion: Amazing... Nothing like this has ever been created. (1 posts) A model for America - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a doctors' convention Saturday that Florida's medical malpractice crisis will be solved under his watch (7 posts) Traditional Tibetian medicine (1 posts) Blood pressure drugs not linked to diabetes (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives What can I take to relieve arthritis pain? Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy Health Care Providers HMO Arthritis Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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