Medical wristband

[Inamoment]

What's the name of the medical wristband discussed recently? I can't remember, can't find it here or on Amazon.

[2greys]

HI Peter, it was called "Tap2tag"

[Inamoment in reply to 2greys]

Ah, I was really close but not quite right, thanks

[SquirrelsHolt]

Hi there Inamoment and I was also thinking it was the tap2tag one like 2greys said. Sorry I can't be of any help. Hope you are enjoying the sunshine this weekend?

[Inamoment in reply to SquirrelsHolt]

It's an insurance policy really. I've doing a bit of weeding with a trowel sitting on the ground and got out of breath doing that. Lucky it is a tiny garden.

[SquirrelsHolt]

A very sensible idea really Inamoment ,especially when your exerting yourself etc. If you do find the correct wristband,would you please let us know too?

[Inamoment in reply to SquirrelsHolt]

The tap2tag website does a full range of sizes, I'll get it from them.

[SquirrelsHolt]

I think it's a very sensible idea and I'll be telling my friends. Its surprising how many folk it could benefit- I'm surprised there's nobody advertising something similar in doctor's surgeries, out patient departments ,to name just a few?

[TwinklingStar]

Years ago the only place you could really get medical identification from was from Medical Alert. Medic Alert used to be a charity and the only charge was the price of the actual jewellery. I was a life-long member so I still can be a member and wear the jewellery as long as I telephone them once each year and as long any changes are very limited. Under their new scheme you have to pay an annual fee which is really far too high for people on benefits. I continue to wear the Medic Alert bracelet and to be a member free of charge. It has one main disadvantage in that the jewellery available years ago was mainly engraved jewellery so I would need to pay to get a new one each time there was anything major to change or add to the bracelet.

I shall need to change to a different type where I can update it. Many of the Support groups for the various conditions make the rubber bands and when you first receive them the writing is very bold and clear. However, it quickly washes off and you are left with just the coloured band. I bought some of these as they were fairly cheap but that only identifies my main genetic condition. I keep the old one (with the writing worn off) all the time because it is an extremely bright red and yellow colour. I have found Hospitals have taken more notice of this one than my jewellery one. I keep a couple in my handbag and on the rare occasion when I go out I swap the old one with a new one so that the wording shows up.

Even if I forget to swap it at least the bright colours draw the attention of medical staff to my wrist where they would then see the engraved jewellery which has a whole lot more information on it. In fact, the very first time anyone took any notice of my medical i.d. was when I started wearing the really bright rubber band. I also like it as with it not being metal I can leave it on for most of the time when I am in hospital and I even left it on when I went to theatre. One of the first things the surgeon said to me was, "I see you are wearing a wrist band. Am I suppose to ask you about it?" This was good because I frequently forget to state ALL my conditions. As a result my biopsy was delayed once as I had been booked into having it done in the out-patients department. ( I was actually an in patient for 3 weeks.) As soon as the Doctor there saw my health band she said they couldn't possibly do the biopsy there because if there was an emergency they would not be able to deal with it as they don't have all the equipment which would be needed. I was then recalled really late that night to the theatre. As soon as he saw my wrist band he asked me about it and again the operation was delayed while they obtained some different equipment and until there were two surgeons instead of one and extra staff to assist. This was really good because I did bleed a lot and they did need all the extra staff. For the first time in my life I had a procedure carried out and suffered NO PERMANENT DAMAGES! Amazing!

You see it's different from you telling them because if things go wrong they can say you didn't tell them. It should be on your notes but they can also state that it wasn't stated clearly on your notes and therefore shift the blame to others. I believe it is absolutely crucial to always wear medical emergency information that is easy for them to access quickly. I will never ever be without it.

Sorry for my long posts!

Keep Smiling or in my case Keep Twinkling

love from

Twinkling Star Xxxx

[Inamoment]

That is a very good point, just wearing one is a good prompt. This one is more up to date, it has a chip in it that a mobile responds to. I'm sure my data is in my notes but they are a was of paper two inches thick and that is volume three. It isn't feasible to search through them. I wish the NHS had completed the very expensive documentation project. It would have have been superb, scanned images and all numbers etc in a database. I have done something similar for maybe 15000 customers. It was a lot of work but completely worthwhile.

[Inamoment]

Worked this time. Was told that PayPal have changed their security, I noticed that my phone number on PayPal was wrong so I fixed that. If that was the reason it seems a bit draconian.