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MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s
Wed, 11/17/2004 - 14:25HI I am wondering if anybody else has had the same problem as I am having. My Dr. has told me that I need to get some sort of Medical I.D. to wear. because as most of you know that when you have a seizure after you are unable to remember things that are important like where you are and how you got there.My problem is I have looked and look but everything I find is so exspensive. I want to register with the medical alert system which seems like the best way to go because my Dr. would be contacted right away but I can't afford a good bracelet. I don't want something cheep that I will have to replace everytime I turn around, but spending $500.00 is not something I can do.
is there anybody who can recomend a good place to buy a good medical I.D. bracelet or even just the charms?
thank you for any help.
cyndi
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RE: RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s
Submitted by forensicfreak on Tue, 2004-09-28 - 05:46
Hello, One time my husband went across the street to get his football and had a seizure. I was in the house, because his doctor told me he needed to have more freedom. So i hear an ambulnace and go running and there is my husband. The firts thing the EMT asks is where is his bracelet? And i say look he is wearing a necklace, and then he go goes on to say well you know epileptics, sometimes they get agressive when you try to touch them, because they do not know you, or what is going on. You can't win for losing. And what about what the doctor said? (That I need to give him more freedom. Both the cops and the EMT looked at me like i was neglecting my husband. So i told them you call his doctor and tell him what happened , because he tells me i need to give him more freedom. Even though my husband never knows when he is going to have one. He just goes into it.
Hello, One time my husband went across the street to get his football and had a seizure. I was in the house, because his doctor told me he needed to have more freedom. So i hear an ambulnace and go running and there is my husband. The firts thing the EMT asks is where is his bracelet? And i say look he is wearing a necklace, and then he go goes on to say well you know epileptics, sometimes they get agressive when you try to touch them, because they do not know you, or what is going on. You can't win for losing. And what about what the doctor said? (That I need to give him more freedom. Both the cops and the EMT looked at me like i was neglecting my husband. So i told them you call his doctor and tell him what happened , because he tells me i need to give him more freedom. Even though my husband never knows when he is going to have one. He just goes into it.
Re: RE: RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s
Submitted by clcsidi on Tue, 2008-09-23 - 13:23
I have a Medic Alert ID that was about $20. I wear that most of the time because I have allergies to most seizure meds. I also carry my medical insurance card in my wallet at all times and an extra one in my back pack because the insurance card will gain any treating EMT or MD access to the most up to date information available. The Medic Alert is more of a back up. I like that they fax the info to the hospital and that you do not need have new things engraved if allergies develop.
In the event that you are in an accident or have a seizure and transported you really want the Emergency phycisian to have access to your most recent medical information, your medical record and get in touch with the treating or covering phycisian who knows what is going on. That information is probably more important that what med you are taking because your doctor should have on record what you are taking. As a back up, carry a card in your wallet with medications that you take and allergies and keep it as up to date as possible. Emergency contact information should also be carried, have the contact be some on reliable that is easy to reach. For this reason, I have my sister listed as the Emergency contact because she is available to take the call most of the time. My folks travel all the time and my husband has a bad habit of not carrying his phone.
I have a Medic Alert ID that was about $20. I wear that most of the time because I have allergies to most seizure meds. I also carry my medical insurance card in my wallet at all times and an extra one in my back pack because the insurance card will gain any treating EMT or MD access to the most up to date information available. The Medic Alert is more of a back up. I like that they fax the info to the hospital and that you do not need have new things engraved if allergies develop.
In the event that you are in an accident or have a seizure and transported you really want the Emergency phycisian to have access to your most recent medical information, your medical record and get in touch with the treating or covering phycisian who knows what is going on. That information is probably more important that what med you are taking because your doctor should have on record what you are taking. As a back up, carry a card in your wallet with medications that you take and allergies and keep it as up to date as possible. Emergency contact information should also be carried, have the contact be some on reliable that is easy to reach. For this reason, I have my sister listed as the Emergency contact because she is available to take the call most of the time. My folks travel all the time and my husband has a bad habit of not carrying his phone.
RE: MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s
Submitted by tibet2 on Fri, 2004-08-27 - 02:18
my friend paid about $25 for her son's bracelet... i'll ask her where she got it... it's not a fancy piece of jewelry, but there should be some sort of middle ground. something nice for a reasonable price. i'll let you know.