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 Posted 09/06/2011 13:15:56
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Sarah W (08/06/2011)
Does Medic alert really work? I am reluctant to use it because I think for medic Alert to really work you need the medic alert symbol with their PHONE NUMBER and your Personalized number.
Cos how can you have your illness/medication engraved on a 'small' trinket? Far better to have a number of Medic Alert to phone and then YOUR personalised number which can give an automated message with medications/condition. Done like this you can update regularly as your medications and medical conditions may change.
So I am not getting one.
Apart from the original Medic Alert brand, there are lots of other suppliers with many different sizes and designs. With all of the sizes and designs, there is something available for everyone!
Start out a moaner, you end up a loner!
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Posted 09/06/2011 15:37:13
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| Hi Apparently paramedics are trained to look for medic alert jewelery. Obviously it may be the only thing you have on you if you are involved in some kind of accident. Thanks for all your replies! Lulet99
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Posted 09/06/2011 15:58:31
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Sarah W (08/06/2011)
Does Medic alert really work? I am reluctant to use it because I think for medic Alert to really work you need the medic alert symbol with their PHONE NUMBER and your Personalized number
MedicAlert: medicalert.org.uk appears to do what you want I think Sarah. It says this on their website:
In an emergency, vital information is available on the back of your MedicAlert® Emblem. Medical and emergency personnel can then telephone the given number and by quoting your ID number and after clearing security checks, they can receive further important details where appropriate. For example: your name and address, doctor's details, current drug therapy or next of kin.
This 24 hour emergency telephone service, is dealt with from our emergency call centre, housed within the offices of the London Ambulance Service. The emergency telephones are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with trained staff on hand to answer all calls, including reverse charge calls, from anywhere in the world with a translation service available in over 100 languages. In an emergency situation there is always someone on standby who can give your vital medical and personal information. All calls are logged, with full details of the caller, the nature of the call and the response given.
They do nice things but it's quite expensive and the annual subscription seems around £25 a year....but this might be worth it depending on your medical conditions.
I currently carry around a copy of a repeat prescription as it has all my medications listed plus my name and address and a patient ID - not sure what the ID is as it's not my NHS number ! But if I was unconscious they should be able to guess my health conditions from the medications listed....oh no, maybe not, but mostly !
Osteoporosis - Strontium Ranelate, Dekristol vitamin D3 20,000 IU/week, weight lifting, walking and vibration platform exercise, alkaline loaded diet, vitamin K2 MK-7 100mcg/d, K2 MK-4 5mg/d. Diabetes - Repaglinide, low carb diet and exercise. Congenital heart defect - Omacor and CoQ10
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Posted 09/06/2011 21:12:03
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A system for international use is what I want.
Some ideas out there.
/Kurt
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Posted 10/06/2011 17:44:06
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Kurt (09/06/2011)
A system for international use is what I want.
Some ideas out there.
/Kurt
Have you tried 'Googling' for one?
Start out a moaner, you end up a loner!
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Posted 10/06/2011 17:56:16
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Kurt (09/06/2011)
A system for international use is what I want.
Some ideas out there./Kurt
Hi Kurt:
re Medialert:
Annabel Lee (09/06/2011)
The emergency telephones are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with trained staff on hand to answer all calls, including reverse charge calls, from anywhere in the world with a translation service available in over 100 languages.
Is this what you mean ?
Osteoporosis - Strontium Ranelate, Dekristol vitamin D3 20,000 IU/week, weight lifting, walking and vibration platform exercise, alkaline loaded diet, vitamin K2 MK-7 100mcg/d, K2 MK-4 5mg/d. Diabetes - Repaglinide, low carb diet and exercise. Congenital heart defect - Omacor and CoQ10
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