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Hello everyone!
Do you wear a medic alert tag?
What does it say? (I'm trying to make a new one and it is too wordy)
Thank you!
~ Wendy
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Medic Alert Tags - Wording
- By LQT2Wendy
- Posted February 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm · 14 replies
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Asthma Long QT syndrome Heart failure Anaphylaxis Fetal alcohol syndrome Cardiomyopathy
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- By kbauhs
- Posted February 16, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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To a fellow LQTS2'er - mine says:
(my name)
Long QT Syndrome
Defibrillator
(my husbands cell phone number)
It all fits - and you can still read it without a magnifying glass!
- By mom3boys
- Posted February 17, 2009 at 10:06 am
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My son has Long QT2 (and is severely allergice to tree nuts - among other things) and he wears a medical bracelet from www.medicalert.org. This organization sells a wide assortment of bracelets, watches and necklaces. The difference with this organization is that in addition to listing his medical conditions on the back of his bracelet, there is also an 800#. This 800# is manned 24/7 and emergency personnel could call any time and obtain all his pertinent information including our home address, phone, & cell phones, doctor's name & phone, details on his medical conditions, medications to which he is allergic and more. I pay about $35/year for this service and feel it is well worth the price.
- By junimead
- Posted February 17, 2009 at 2:44 pm
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I have a medicalert bracelet too, with the 800# it makes it easier. I don't have longQT though, mine just says:
Impantable
Cardioverter
Defbrillator
Cardiomyopathy
- By junimead
- Posted February 17, 2009 at 2:45 pm
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oops...correction
ImpLantable!
lol
- By oleblueize
- Posted February 17, 2009 at 10:08 pm
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i just ordered a medic alert bracelet yesterday. It will have asthma, defribillator, heart failure call immediately
- By mom3boys
- Posted February 18, 2009 at 8:15 am
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I forgot to say my son's bracelet is the smallest size they sell (he is only 10 years old and weighs just 65 pounds) and his bracelet says "Long QT Syndrome & Anaphylaxis to Tree Nuts" with the 800# at the bottom. It is all quite readable.
- By tdhssp
- Posted February 18, 2009 at 10:08 am
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My daughter's read an ID number, her chromosome condition (Tetrasomy 18p) and that she was Non-verbal with the phone number to Medic Alert (where all other pertinent information was stored on record.)
Our son has a host of "ABC's" such as ADHD, DCD, Pragmatic Language Disorder, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, etc. So, I simply took the most challenging of these diagnoses for him and listed the CAPD (needs instructions repeated/rephrased.) Again, the full report is on record with Medic Alert.
- By mery
- Posted February 18, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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I have the "dogtag" necklace. It says
implantable
defribrillator
call medicalert
It has Medicalert's phone number printed across the very top, and yes, you can read it without a magnifying glass. :)
- By Brianne
- Posted February 18, 2009 at 11:09 pm
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My mom ordered me a great little necklace that holds an amazing amt of info... my name, address, medications, medical conditions, multiple contact numbers, insurance info etc... If you look up MedScope Medical ID jewelry or http://www.safetyproductsunlimited.com/medscope.html you will find it. It is a pendant that you look through one end like a minature microscope to display 25 lines of text. I use this because I have multiple health issues and having long qt I want to make sure that I communicate with emergency personnel how important it is that I don't get certain drugs etc. :o)
- By mom2twinz
- Posted February 19, 2009 at 9:27 am
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My twin boys use these bracelets
http://www.kidsvitalids.com/
They think they're cool and their comfortable for them to wear.
- By mom2twinz
- Posted February 19, 2009 at 9:29 am
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Forgot to say that they say
Long QT Syndrome
Bradycardia (for my one son)
Defibrillator
- By Jushag
- Posted February 19, 2009 at 6:54 pm
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The ICD my husband has under his clavicle is a pretty obvious sign in itself. He doesn't wear a medic alert tag.
- By tdhssp
- Posted February 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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Excellent subject:
In addition, in case others are not aware - or - wish to share the following information:
The Canadian MedicAlert® Foundation is a charitable organization which is the leading provider of emergency medical information services linked to customized medical bracelets and necklets. We are pleased to be able to offer MedicAlert memberships to students (from age 4 to their 14th birthday) through the No Child Without® program in select schools. The financial support of the Government of Canada and Lions Clubs allows students to receive the MedicAlert membership for FREE.
http://www.nochildwithout.ca/
We are currently active in 178 school boards representing 3689 schools. New schools are enrolling every day! Find yours!
Over 25,000 students across Canada have benefitted from the No Child Without® program.
No Child Without® is celebrating its two-year anniversary
Thank you to our generous donors for helping us protect Canadian children.
- By LQT2Wendy
- Posted March 4, 2009 at 9:58 am
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Thank you all so much! I've worn one since I was a teenager. My mom worded it ~ ~ so it is loooooooooooooooooong ~ now that I am 40 and I don't wear a lot of jewelry, I want something sammler and simpleir to tell others how to help me in an emergency.
And I also found some great resources from you for my daughter who has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, ADHD, etc.
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