Medical ID bracelets can be crucial ER tool

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A number of Americans are sporting Lance Armstrong-inspired bracelets in support of various medical causes, but greater benefit might derive from placing their own medical information on their wrists.

In the flurry of calls for electronic medical records, a low-tech alternative is being overlooked: the medical warning tag. These tags, worn on a bracelet or necklace, alert emergency-room staff that the patient has a medical condition that could make routine care dangerous, such as a drug allergy, or that could explain the patient

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