Medical Bracelets: Underused Lifesavers
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Accidents and medical emergencies can happen anywhere, anytime. Given the potential seriousness of such emergencies, all people who have an allergy or medical condition should wear some sort of medical ID. For a minimal amount of money, medical bracelets, necklaces, or tags, can save your life. However, those wearing medical bracelets today do not nearly represent the tens of millions of people who should be wearing these lifesaving bracelets. In a recent Wall Street Journal, article, Kevin Helliker details how use of the Medic Alert bracelets is lower today than it was ten years ago (4/5/05). Helliker states that physicians prefer medical warning tags over electronic files. Even though paramedics are taught to look for the tags, often doctors fail to recommend their use to patients. For CAH patients, CARES Foundation strongly recommends wearing a medical ID bracelet, such as those made by CodyCares (see below).
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