Who should wear medical identification?
It may surprise you to learn hat even pregnant women may need to wear a medical id bracelet.Having a baby is an amazing and beautiful experience, however not all expectant Mom's encounter smooth sailing. Some may develop Gestational Diabetes or Toxemia, two possible complications of pregnancy. In the event one cannot not speak for themselves, it is always best to be wearing some form of medical identification to alert medical professionals
Or take the situation of the Type 2 Diabetic who is Not on Insulin. Well...did you know they can also have Hypoglycemic reactions. In the event of low blood sugar, it is imperative to give the patient quick sugar, such as orange juice, then call for help.
Here is a partial list of the illnesses of which we recommend wearing medical alert jewelry:
Medical IDentification jewlery should be worn by those who have:
* Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm — see Aortic Aneurysm
* ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
* Acinetobacter Infection
* Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — see HIV/AIDS
* Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — see HIV/AIDS
* ADHD [Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder]
* Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
* AFib, AF (Atrial fibrillation)
* African Trypanosomiasis — see Sleeping Sickness
* Agricultural Safety — see Farm Worker Injuries
* AHF (Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever)
* AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
* AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
* Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF)
* ALS [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]
* Amebiasis, Intestinal [Entamoeba histolytica infection]
* American Indian and Alaska Native Vaccination
* American Trypanosomiasis — see Chagas Disease
* Amphibians and Fish, Infections from — see Fish and Amphibians, Infections from
* Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — see ALS
* Ancylostoma duodenale Infection, Necator americanus Infection — see Human Hookworm
* Angiostrongylus Infection
* Animal-Related Diseases
* Anisakiasis — see Anisakis Infection
* Anisakis Infection [Anisakiasis]
* Anthrax [Bacillus anthracis Infection]
* Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance
* Antibiotic Use, Appropriate
* see also Get Smart about Antibiotics Week
* Aortic Dissection — see Aortic Aneurysm
* Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
* Ascariasis — see Ascaris Infection
* Ascaris Infection [Ascariasis]
* Aseptic Meningitis — see Viral Meningitis
* Aspergillosis — see Aspergillus Infection
* Aspergillus Infection [Aspergillosis]
* Atrial fibrillation (AFib, AF)
* Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder — see ADHD
* see also Genetics and Genomics
* Black Lung [Coal Workers' Pneumoconioses]
* Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — see Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
* Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
* Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy — see CTE
* Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
* CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease)
* CMV (Cytomegalovirus Infection)
* Coal Workers' Pneumoconioses — see Black Lung
* Coccidioidomycosis — see Valley Feve
* Crohn’s Disease — see Inflammatory Bowel Disease
* Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV)
* Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
* Down Syndrome [Trisomy 21]
* Epstein-Barr Virus Infection (EBV Infection)
* Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
* Guillain-Barré Syndrome
* Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
* Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
* Heart Disease [Cardiovascular Health]
* Hypertension (High Blood Pressure
* Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
* Impetigo — see Group A Strep Infection
* Kawasaki Syndrome — see Kawasaki Disease
* La Crosse Encephalitis (LAC)
* Lou Gehrig's Disease — see ALS
* Lupus (SLE) [Systemic lupus erythematosus]
* Lyme Disease [Borrelia burgdorferi Infection]
* Lymphedema — see Lymphatic Filariasis
* Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCM)
* Mad Cow Disease (BSE) — see Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
* Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
* MD (Muscular Dystrophy)
* Mononucleosis, Infectious — see Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
* MRSA [Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus]
* PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease)
* PE (Pulmonary Embolism)
* Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
* Pontiac Fever — see Legionnaires' Disease
* Pulmonary Embolism (PE) — see Deep Vein Thrombosis
* Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
* Thrombosis (Clotting Disorder)
* Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
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