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Minutes Can Save Your Life

It is no secret that in an accident or emergency the difference between success and failure can be measured in a matter of seconds. This is why medical bracelets have become so popular. Emergency personnel are trained to look for a medical ID tag in an emergency. These bracelets contain a brief and easy to read description summarizing a few key medical facts. This information tells doctors how to treat you in an emergency.

What do you do if the problem is not a common medical concern?

This can cause serious problems. An allergy to eggs may not be a problem, unless the EMS personnel or doctors at the hospital give you certain drugs. There are other problems, like panic attacks, which do not warrant a doctor issued bracelet. Most people believe that if the doctor does not issue the bracelet, then they cannot obtain one, or that it isn’t real. This is not true.

Wearing a medical ID, no matter whether it is issued by a national organization, or purchased personally, alerts doctors and nurses to a problem. People can obtain personal medical bracelets ‘that are considered ‘real’ by doctors. All they need to do is take the bracelet to a Jeweler and have them outline the problem. Do not waste words, just list the medical term for the problem, the doctor will know how to proceed.

These bracelets are perfect for children with allergies to peanuts and bees, or problems like asthma, ADD, faints, or other disorders that you want a caregiver, or school, to take seriously.