Do You Need a Medical Alert Braclet?
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Medical Alert Bracelets are a must if you have certain diseases or are on special medications. Think about it this way, if you were in an accident and knocked unconscious, there would be no way to let the emergency personnel to know that you were an insulin dependent diabetic, or that you had a previous heart attack or stroke. In this case a medical alert bracelet would be able to tell the emergency personnel everything they needed to know, including your name. The typical reasons to wear a medical alert bracelet are:
- Diabetes – Insulin Dependent or oral medication
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Has Seizures
- Takes Insulin
- Takes Aspirin
- Allergies to medications
10. Takes Blood Thinners
Medical alert bracelets come in all shapes, sizes and forms.
- Stainless Steel – The basic, bottom of the line and comes in either a bracelet or dog tags. These usually are the cheapest and most affordable.
- Gold plated – A little more expensive, but can only be worn by people that can wear plated jewelry.
- Sterling Silver – Just a little more expensive, but very nice.
- Gold – This is the most expensive, but the nicest and can be worn by people that have intolerance to gold plated jewelry.
There are now companies that offer specialty medical alert bracelets. You can get braided leather and cotton bands. Some company’s offer free engraving, some do not. There is one organization that makes the bracelets out of all different kinds of beads, to match outfit that you have. They even have leather bands that will hold a water proof strip to make your list on. There are dog tags on chains. The dog tags are encased in a rubber edging to keep it from cutting you and to protect the tag edges itself.
Medical alert bracelets are a must have for children with special conditions or allergies. Anyone with any of the special conditions listed above should seriously consider a medical alert
