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Putting a Little Fashion and Style Into Your Medical ID BraceletBy Art Gib Medical ID bracelets, necklaces, and tags have been used for decades to inform emergency personnel as to an important medical condition in a case where the wearer is unconscious and is unable to let the medical professional know about their condition. This has proven to be extremely useful for people who have a condition such as diabetes, epilepsy, dementia, and so forth as well as allergies to drugs that might normally be used to treat a person in an emergency. For example, penicillin is a commonly used antibiotic used to prevent infections. However, if a person is allergic to the drug, but has been in an accident that results in him or her being unconscious, the medical personnel that first arrive on scene to treat the person would normally have no way of knowing that treating the person with penicillin could potentially make the situation drastically worse. That's where the medical ID bracelet comes in. Medical professionals are trained to look for these bracelets or tags. Thanks to their use, lives have been saved. Making a Statement of Your Medical Condition with Fashion and Style The standard, generic medical ID bracelet won't win any awards for style. Their purpose is one of function, not fashion. However, some fashion-savvy medical-bracelet wearers are bucking the trend by wearing medical ID bracelets that are capable of not only identifying their medical condition, but making a fashion statement as well. Most people know what a standard medical bracelet looks like, and can spot one from far off. However, today's fashionistas have designed bracelets that look like anything but an ID bracelet to the untrained eye. Ditching the standard metal chain, medical ID tags can now be found attached to beads, leather, pearls, silver and gold, and much more. Such bracelets and necklaces can be found at many medical supply stores as well as online. Some stores even allow you to customize a bracelet or necklace to uniquely fit your own personal sense of style. Tags can also be attached to fashionable watches. More elaborate designs include the use of fiber optics, glow in the dark materials, precious metals, diamonds, and virtually any manner of materials that can be manipulated to fit on one's wrist or around the neck. Wearing a medical ID bracelet can mean the difference between life and death should you find yourself unconscious and in need of medical treatment. However, wearing a medical ID bracelet doesn't mean that you have to settle for someone else's lack of fashion sense. About the author Lauren's Hope (http://www.laurenshope.com) offers the fashion-sensible guy or gal the opportunity to customize a medical ID bracelet to suit their unique personality and style. Art Gib is a freelance writer. |
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