Medical ID tags for peanut allergy kids?

[MSSANDRA]

does anyone use these??? Our DGS is two and has a peanut as well as a less reactive egg allergy. I just dawned on me that he should have something on him just in case. Do you use a necklace or braclet?

Any good web sites to order from?

 

[LauraVV]

Medical alert bracelets are a great idea for those with serious allergies. Medic Alert bracelets come with an 800 number, which I like.


The bracelets from Lauren's Hope are beautiful but they are probably better for adults because they are strung on wire and kids can be hard on that.

http://www.medicalert.org
http://www.laurenshope.com/
http://www.stickyj.com/
http://www.fiddledeeids.com/medical-id-bracelets-girls-c-2_10.html
http://www.fiddledeeids.com/alert-stickers-tattoos-c-14.html

 

[hildarumpole]

Two of my kids have had MedicAlert bracelets since they were 2 yrs. old for allergies. I prefer them over a necklace, because they can't remove the bracelet by themselves. It's a great service, because all their medical info, including dr.s names and phone numbers and alternate phone numbers for DH and me, is stored in one place.

 

[DISDANCEMOM]

does anyone use these??? Our DGS is two and has a peanut as well as a less reactive egg allergy. I just dawned on me that he should have something on him just in case. Do you use a necklace or braclet?

Any good web sites to order from?

A bracelet is a great idea and I highly recomend the Medic Alert bracelets. I DON"T suggest a neclace because it is a choking hazard!

Just an FYI for when your DGS is a little older, and for others with school aged children: In Ontario, Medic Alert has a program for school aged children (regardless of income) where they get a free bracelet and free membership (until they are 16 I think). You might want to check with your local Medic Alert to see if this is available.

 

[SueM in MN]

I highly recommend Medic Alert because it is not just a bracelet, it is a service that can give specific information about the person with a medical need in an emergency 24 hours a day.
Sometimes knowing 'peanut allergy' is not enough and they really need to know the extent if the allergy and the dictir who is treating your child.

 

[WheeledTraveler]

I agree that a bracelet is a good idea.

One thing I generally advocate is going for the actual plain, ugly, obvious medical alert type bracelets. I trained as an EMT and it was never mentioned that medical alert jewelry might be pretty with beads or similar decoration. We were really just trained to look for the obvious ones (necklace or bracelet).

 

[ekatiel]

Medic Alert is offering a free membership right now to low income kids with food alleriges. I'm not sure what their definition of low income is. Here's a link to the program: http://www.medicalert.org/FAI/FAI.aspx

Medic Alert is the way to go. My DS has worn a bracelet since he was 18 months old (he's 4 and a half now). --Katie

 

[SueM in MN]

I agree that a bracelet is a good idea.

One thing I generally advocate is going for the actual plain, ugly, obvious medical alert type bracelets. I trained as an EMT and it was never mentioned that medical alert jewelry might be pretty with beads or similar decoration. We were really just trained to look for the obvious ones (necklace or bracelet).

I'm a nurse and I would agree that the plain ones are much more likely to get noticed.

 

[Mary976]

While I hear the concern that a bracelet that looks more like regular jewelry is less likely to get noticed, it was the only way I could get DD to wear one. Sometimes you have to compromise with teenagers. She was horrible about wearing it on a consistent basis before, until we got her one that she likes. She now has a couple bracelets, and she just changes her emblem out between them. Also, Medic Alert has sports band emblems, which can be worn in the water, too. The sports band ones are pretty noticeable, since they are brightly colored and have the emblem built into the band.

Mary

 

[kyirish25]

My DS wears the Medic Alert necklace for his peanut and tree nut allergies. It took a little while for him to get used to it but now at age 7 he doesn't even remember he has it on.