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Medic alert/medical id bracelets for kids?

Do your kids wear medical ID jewellery? Why or why not? My 11 year old girl is on multiple medication for multiple disorders. Now normally, I wouldn’t worry about this, ut ono those disorders is schizophrenia, and I’m worried she’ll wonder away one day- and get lost. Some oft he bracelets were stylish (from the beadin beagle) and the ones witplatesswould haveve adequate room to engrave her name and her schizophrenia on the front, and emergency contact info on the back – so this seemsgood solution solution. What do you think? Will tattention attentio to her ( she hates to be noticed)? She’s on an IEP so she gets made fun of a bit. Would this add to that, or do lots of children ear medic alert bracelets?

Thanks
But I wrie she’ll get lost or wonder away, and I won’t be able find her, and she’ll all sorts of strange stories and won’t come home. If no medical Id – then wat should I do?

Without writing an abridged version of War and Peace, or a magna carta; YES!!!

I am a paramedic with fifteen years in the field. I can not emphasize this enough. Regardless of her age, regardless of her condition, she should wear a bracelet. It can save her life. I have seen children (and adults) live because we knew what to treat when no one else was around to tell us the history.

If I may make another suggestion, place a detailed copy of her history and medications in a sealed envelope. Have her carry it in her backpack or purse, and put on the medic alert bracelet where it is. It is sealed, so not just anyone can look; but if she is ever in an ambulance, we will know where to look for information.

Thank you for asking this questions. I hope you, and any one else (adult or child) with medical problems does this.

Kind regards and Cheers!

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6 Responses to “Medic alert/medical id bracelets for kids?”

  1. solitudesheep on March 13th, 2010 at 2:17 am

    I have one and here is a really cool site that helps disguise them

    http://www.uniquemedicalid.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=GirlsMedicalId

    http://www.911medalert.com/catalog.asp?action=subcat&id=9&x=Children%27s+Pendants%2C+Neclaces+%26+Charms
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    Paramedics WILL take into consideration the med alert…how do I know this? I’M AN EMT!!! Don’t listen to a doctor they don’t know crap about pre-hospital medicine

    Also my apologies for sounding trite…doctors don’t know and they also don’t have any respect for us….

    If they did not know she had an allergy no they wouldn’t because allot of things cause that, like asthma, pneumo thorax, trama ect. They would give oxygen and scoop and run.

  2. I considered a medic alert bracelet for my daughter with a life-threatening allergy, but was told by a doctor friend that if a paramedic found her unconscious and struggling to breathe they’d give the same treatment whether or not they knew about the allergy. So there didn’t seem to be a point.

    Don’t know whether it would be the same or different in your daughter’s situation.

    I don’t actually know any kids with medic alert bracelets, and my brother-in-law with severe schizophrenia does not wear one either.

    I actually thought the medic alert ones didn’t actually list the medical condition somewhere prominent (or at all?) — I thought they instead listed a phone number to call for info on the medical condition? Engraving the medical condition on the front and then having to wear it around very visibly all the time does seem like it would feel like a privacy invasion to an 11-year-old girl.

    *solitude — what he told me is that they’d use epinephrine anyway, and that’s what she’d need. not true?
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  3. talk to her neurologist about options. they might be covered by your insurance.
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  4. I wear a medical bracelet for my Diabetes Insipidus.
    Laurenshope.com has super cute ones. You can change the bracelet too.
    Honestly, I doubt anybody will notice, with the laurenshope ones. they look like stylish bracelets.
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  5. megan & john =] on March 13th, 2010 at 4:05 am

    I have a medic alert necklace. It’s in the shape of a heart, and I wear it as a necklace. It has my name and the medic alert symbol (in red) on the font, and "DIABETIC" on the back. It’s cute and trendy, and yet large enough to be noticed if I ever need it.

    If you feel safer having an Id bracelet for her, then get one! You could visit a local jewelry store, or google "ID medical alert" and choose one =]
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  6. Without writing an abridged version of War and Peace, or a magna carta; YES!!!

    I am a paramedic with fifteen years in the field. I can not emphasize this enough. Regardless of her age, regardless of her condition, she should wear a bracelet. It can save her life. I have seen children (and adults) live because we knew what to treat when no one else was around to tell us the history.

    If I may make another suggestion, place a detailed copy of her history and medications in a sealed envelope. Have her carry it in her backpack or purse, and put on the medic alert bracelet where it is. It is sealed, so not just anyone can look; but if she is ever in an ambulance, we will know where to look for information.

    Thank you for asking this questions. I hope you, and any one else (adult or child) with medical problems does this.

    Kind regards and Cheers!
    References :

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