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If so, we want to hear your story . . . There are over 230,000 adults and children with potentially fatal ailments wearing Mediband medical wristbands in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the United States of America. As you know, Medibands help to alert other people and medicos of the wearer’s condition such as diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, anaphylaxis, and...

Roses and chocolates are nice gifts for Valentine's day, but they last only a few days. A medical ID can last for years to come and could save your loved one in an emergency.  Mediband has a large range of medical ID bracelets, from designer reversibles to bold styles and even custom bracelets. Compliment your mediband with free access to...

One year may not seem like a long time.  However, during this time, important health information may change. MedibandPlus is urging its members to review their medical ID profiles and make changes where necessary. Emergency paramedics often cite two important factors when responding in an emergency.  These two factors are time and accurate information.  The MedibandPlus 24/7 online  emergency hotline may deliver on time and provide paramedics with access to a patient’s full medical history, but the available information may not be as valuable if it's not relevant and is out-of-date. Continue reading →

Richard Lloyd of DR ABCD First Aid Training uses Medibands® and other medical alert items in the ‘role playing’ that he introduces into his first aid classes as he feels they play an important role in reinforcing a number of key skills for his students. “Before people come to our one-day courses, they have already spent time studying the theory online and they have passed the theory assessment component of our courses,” Mr Lloyd commented. “Whilst we recognise that knowing the theory is an important part of first aid training, it can be a lot easier to answer questions on paper than it is to put into practice what you have learnt and in doing so, learn by your mistakes and successes.” Richard and his colleagues use their first aid training classes to effectively ‘bring to life’ the essentials of first aid training by giving students different scenarios which they must enact in order to learn how best to apply their first aid skills. “We create lots of really challenging, tricky situations for our students. Each scenario is designed to test them and show them how they can apply the theory that they have learned and in doing so, show themselves that they can do it.” Continue reading →

Having an allergy or medical condition can seem like an inconvenience and a burden. Luckily, Mediband medical alert wristbands can help to make living with a medical condition or allergy that little bit easier. Andy Baker from Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire suffers from Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Disorder (Type 1), more commonly known as MEN1. He found out about Mediband after his wife read a ‘useful websites’ page in Easy Living. Continue reading →