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Bracelets are Important – Wear them!

Submitted by marta Wed 01/07/2009
If you are allergic to peanuts, and you know it, then you should get yourself a bracelet and wear it. It is very important.

A bracelet with some little information about you could be a life saver in case you had an accidental peanut reaction wherever you are and whoever you are with. During this kind of emergencies, where you probably could not speak and need an alternative to speak for you, a bracelet proves to be helpful.

The information needed to be engraved on your bracelet is mostly your name, the medications that you take on a regular basis, your doctor’s contact number and your family/guard’s contact number. This information could be written similarly for both adults and children.

You do not have to worry about the shape and style of the bracelet; it is not always clinical, dull or lame, if you search you will probably come across lots of cool designs and you will find the one that best match your personality.

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There is a guy on ebay that

Submitted by ejrines on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 13:03.

There is a guy on ebay that sells medical allert stuff with for way cheaper that you could buy the necklace or what every you were getting then having it ingraved. I just ordered one for my son and it was only $15 for a bracelet and that was s&h and everything!!

The basic medicalert

Submitted by jenniferbfab on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 05:35.

The basic medicalert bracelets are about $9.99 each and there is also a special deal through the Food Allergy Initiative where your first year of Medicalert membership is free and so is the bracelet: http://www.medicalert.org/FAI/FAI.aspx

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