Medical ID’s
Posted on March 16, 2010
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I know, I know…most people who actually need one of these cringe at the thought of it. I remember when Kelsey was first diagnosed, she would “lose” her bracelet or her necklace. I can’t say I blamed her. They were just awful. Big, bulky, UGLY, and on top of it all….expensive. But the honest truth is most people won’t wear a medical ID because they don’t want to stand out or be “branded” with their disease.
We all know that emergency teams are trained to look for medical identification. But have you ever thought about what goes through their heads if they don’t find a tag? I was reading an article called Identity Crisis from Diabetes Health. I found it to be interesting that when a medical team arrives on an emergency and sees someone passed out ( I would assume they can tell it’s not due to a wreck or accident), they more often than not assume the person is intoxicated. That’s kind of scary don’t you think? That has always been my fear with Kelsey. Youth drinking is accepted here in New Zealand and I fear that someone is going to step over her thinking she is just passed out drunk and not in severe hypo. You also hear those horror stories about the police tazing out of control drivers, once again thinking they were drunk or high on drugs…when they were just in a severe hypo. Outside of Diabetes, what if you are on specific medications and the emergency team does not know that because you don’t have a tag on? I can imagine the seriousness of giving a person a medication to treat the emergency, only to find out that they were on another medication that caused a problematic reaction. In the same article there is a mention about people thinking they are covered if they carry a wallet card. While a wallet card can offer more details and be helpful once in the hospital, in an emergency the respondents most likely won’t go through your wallet. I honestly am not trying to be an alarmist, but I do wholeheartedly believe that wearing a medical ID is serious. The amount of complications that one can save themselves by proper ID, well I can’t even begin to list them all.
Now a days there are a large amount of reputable medical ID companies to choose from (especially in the US). Their goal being to get people tagged and the only way to do that is offer up nice looking jewellery. When I moved to New Zealand I needed to replace my kids ID tags with up to date information. When I searched online for companies, I could only find one. And it’s the “one” that Kelsey was accidentally “losing” her jewellery from long ago. I wasn’t going back to that. So, I decided to start my own company. It’s been a while in the making, but today is opening day.
My goal in launching MedAware is just as I stated above, to get people tagged. I am offering good looking, solid jewellery that people will be proud to wear. It is also important to me to keep my items as affordable as possible. We offer traditional jewellery, along with beaded items that kids will want to wear. (My kids have been test driving the products themselves, so I also know they are durable!) I plan to add in leather goods and more accessories within the next month and pump accessories, books and other medical supplies within the next year. Unfortunately, right now I am only shipping to New Zealand. I do plan expanding on that soon, but I want to focus on getting our citizens tagged here first.
In the end, whether you buy from me or another company…Get Tagged. There are so many choices out there that I am sure you or your child can settle on one item to wear. Get Tagged.
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Congratulations on your new venture! I think it’s great that you are helping the wonderful people of New Zealand! Best of luck to you!
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If I’m passed out
I’m not loaded
Just noted-as a diabetic.
Look at the charm
On my arm.
Please help me
Through my ID.