tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post2406607454642836115..comments2024-02-29T02:15:43.314-05:00Comments on Please Don't Pass The Nuts™: Food Allergies, Medic AlertAllergic Girl®http://www.blogger.com/profile/14903866598372396735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-32729498907925449682011-02-17T20:18:09.446-05:002011-02-17T20:18:09.446-05:00I just found out about your blog. Great!
I wear a...I just found out about your blog. Great!<br /><br />I wear an SOS-bracelet, which has a thin paper inside. I have written all my medications on the paper (a lot) and some of the allergies. I have so many food allergies that there was not enough space for them. The numbers for my spouse and my mother are also there. <br /><br />Then I always keep my prescriptions and a list of my medications and allergies in a folder in my rucksack.<br /><br />I am thinking of creating a piece of paper (red with cross or other medicine symbol) and putting it in my wallet. If the ambulance/hospital staff does not notice my bracelet, someone will probably try to find out my name --> wallet.<br /><br />Allergic from FinlandUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643003279804862347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-4976865400411689292011-02-16T00:34:02.845-05:002011-02-16T00:34:02.845-05:00I wear mine only when I travel alone. I really ou...I wear mine only when I travel alone. I really ought to wear it all of the time, considering that I live alone...but they are just plain ugly, so I cheat. Mine has a medallion with the medical staff/snake on one side, and "allergic to peanuts and tree nuts" clearly on the other side. The bracelet itself is mostly brown beads with a couple black and turquoise beads thrown in here and there. My mom bought it in a hospital gift shop for my 30th birthday present. Not the most exciting gift, but it expresses her care and concern. Go mom! ;)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929099565471486314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-4524646217412398852011-02-04T09:00:15.581-05:002011-02-04T09:00:15.581-05:00I started wearing one in approx 1986. I updated m...I started wearing one in approx 1986. I updated mine about 5-6 years ago and the Canadian Medic Alert Foundation person on the phone consulted me at some length (truly appreciated) suggested that the best way to write me up was: <br /><br />"Asthma, Severe Allergy to ASA, Fish and Shellfish; Needs Epipen."<br /><br />The person on the phone said that the best thing was to avoid big uncommon words like "anaphylaxis" or "angiodema" -- which was on my last bracelet. Use words that most people will understand. Especially ESL speakers (given that I work internationally frequently!). We would have liked to use Aspirin rather than ASA, but there wasn't space!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-62688388145780749182011-01-31T09:49:17.568-05:002011-01-31T09:49:17.568-05:00There is a post showing what is typically engraved...There is a post showing what is typically engraved on a medical ID at http://www.americanmedical-id.com/blogs/what-to-engrave-on-medical-alert/.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291505736206086330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-23206169844935420732011-01-31T09:46:06.347-05:002011-01-31T09:46:06.347-05:00I bought one just a couple of months ago, mine say...I bought one just a couple of months ago, mine says Allergic to: Peanuts, Gluten. I know Gluten is technically an intolerance, but I also know some of the solutions they treat with in the ER contain gluten, and it makes me sick enough, I wouldn't want to wake up from an anaphylactic reaction with a gluten reaction happening.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884202140646560732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-18192208297965461972011-01-31T09:21:39.151-05:002011-01-31T09:21:39.151-05:00Thanks for the shoutout, Allergic Girl! My bracel...Thanks for the shoutout, Allergic Girl! My bracelet (from Lauren's Hope) has my blood type, then Allergies: alcohol, food environmentals. Alcohol is the most severe one for me, and a lot of liquid emergency medication is alcohol-based.Food Allergy Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236187889617826475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32458049.post-63107307909821631582011-01-31T08:27:11.155-05:002011-01-31T08:27:11.155-05:00I've been wearing one since the 90s. It lists...I've been wearing one since the 90s. It lists only my life-threatening allergies (3 foods, 2 meds). The full record is accessible if someone calls the number on the bracelet. Also, if there's a lot of urgent medical info the emblems come in small, large, and with a longer scroll hidden within.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264852969350573940noreply@blogger.com