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MedicAlert
Emblem Identification
Training
May 2008
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Always check for
MedicAlert® identification
1. Check the neck, wrist or ankle.
2. Turn over the MedicAlert emblem
3. Call 24-hour Hotline for details
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MedicAlert Products
MedicAlert Member Products Available
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Be Aware of Imitations!
Sample imitation products from jewelry stores, pharmacies or the web…
Problems with the look-alike products:
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Accuracy of data questionable
Information often outdated
No 24-hour telephone access
No electronic health record
No world-wide access; no translation available
No emergency responder education program.
MedicAlert® is a Registered Trademark and Service Mark
• Emblems are assembled and engraved in Canada,
subject to strict federal laws regarding materials (e.g.
lead, nickel), and each product is vigorously stresstested to make sure that it doesn’t break.
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Potential Emergency
Conditions …
Potential emergency situations where MedicAlert can speak on
behalf of their member:
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Diabetes emergency
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Asthma attack
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Allergies / Anaphylaxis
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Confusion, Alzheimer’s
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Seizures
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Communication impairments: deaf, mute, too young, too old,
language barriers (travel)
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But did you also know…
This patient
has received
Streptokinaze
in the last 6
months!
Other examples
This patient is
allergic to the drug
that would normally
be given to control
severe seizures!
Do no perform an
MRI, this patient
has a clipped
cerebral aneurysm!
No anesthetic gas,
no succinylcholine
should be
administered.
• Difficult intubation! Use fiberoptic intubation.
• This patient has an Implanted Defibrillator!
• Organ & tissue donation wishes on file.
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