question about medical alerts?

I don't know how to save a password but I am with you onthat one I hate having to put in a password everytime I post.

MY DS has a bracelet... He is 6.
However, if it were me.... I would absolutely wear a medic alert. they have some really nice ones that are pretty and they have "sports" kind of ones that can get wet. The whole purpose of having one is to let someone who doesn't know you identify your allergies if you are unable... for instance.. If you were in a car accident and were unconcious... they would want to know that you have a allergy to peanuts... there may be medications or teatments that you should not have because of the allergy.. I would definately get one!
Just my opinion!
Therese

I have a medical bracelet -- and I'm an adult.

If you are out somewhere and have a reaction, you may not be able to tell anyone what is wrong. And you may not have the sense or ability to get your epi-pen out yourself. When I had an ana. reaction, my bp was dropping and all I wanted to do was go home to bed.

Edited to add: My oldest son is a medic and he wears his medic-alert bracelet as well.

[This message has been edited by AnnaMarie (edited March 06, 2007).]

that's a good point about a car accident, seems like things might be too frantic for someone to look in your purse to see what you're allergic to right away. I'm also allergic to codeine so I was going to have that on the alert as well

Hi, my mom wears a medic alert bracelet for bee stings and never takes it off.

If I were you I would definitely get one with a mention of where you carry your epi.

I also have to put in my password everytime I reply. Would love to know how to not do that since I already checked SAVE MY PASSWORD but it doesn't seem to do so.

Oh yeah, this was a ? about medic alert.

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10 yo dd- PA,TNA, tests pos to soy, CATS, many environmentals, Asthmatic
5 yo dd- NKA, avoiding nuts
3 yo dd- outgrown milk/soy, avoiding nuts

When I was diagnosed with PA (I am adult-onset) the two main things that the allergist stressed was to carry epi and wear a medic alert bracelet.

Edited to add: I volunteered with my local fire dept. as an ALS medic for ten years. During that time I was on several calls for anaphylaxis. One of the calls was for 'a woman down'.....who happened to be the sister of a friend of mine.

When we arrived on the scene, the woman was on the floor in the kitchen.....semi-conscious., unresponsive to us. Her little kids didn't know what had happened. I noticed she kept opening and closing her hands, making a fist and scratching at her palms with her closed fingers.

In previous reactions, my palms had itched, so I suggested an allergic reaction. We gave epi and within minutes she was conscious.

She had given her child a teaspoon of antibiotic and licked the spoon afterwards to see what it tasted like. She didn't have a clue that she was allergic to whatever the antibiotic was.

This is a classic example of how a medic alert tag would have helped.

[This message has been edited by Adele (edited March 07, 2007).]

My husband has something installed on our computer that is called "Roboform". It saves all usernames and passwords for everything. Whenever I hit the button to post a new topic or reply, a box pops up and I just hit "fill forms" and my username and password automatically appear. It's nice. I don't have to remember much!!

Kara