The importance of Medical Alert ID's for COVID-19
COVID-19 is likely fatal to people who are elderly or who get pre-existing diseases.
Data from Australia, where there are close to 28,000 COVID-19 cases, show that majority of COVID deaths are of people aged 70 and above. Meanwhile, Australian Bureau of Statistics data states that 68.5% of Australians who have died from COVID-19 had pre-existing chronic conditions. Topping the list of these pre-existing medical conditions are hypertension, dementia, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.
This is why today, more than ever, wearing medical alert bracelets, necklaces, or any type of medical IDs is so important, especially among the elderly.
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What is Medical Alert IDs?
Medical Alert IDs actually are signs to simply and effectively communicate vital information of someone to paramedics or EMTs. Those can be included in your bracelets or necklaces or under any form that you can easily carry along.
Medical Alert IDs often describe your current health conditions in text, such as "sea food allergy", "diabetes", so on. It is very easy to still wear your health information with fashionable stuff like Mediband is offering now.
Why should people need Medical IDs?
One of the primary functions of a medical ID is to alert first responders and health professionals about a patient’s medical conditions.
Typical health problems like an allergy, suffer from hypertension, diabetes is very popular. For those conditions, wearing a medical alert bracelet or necklace helps guarantee that you’ll receive the correct treatment during an emergency.
Another important benefit of wearing medical alert IDs is that EMTs or hospital personnel can easily access your emergency contact details. By keeping this information recorded in your ID, healthcare providers have a convenient means of informing your family or emergency contact about your condition.
Especially today when healthcare establishments can get overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, wearing your medical ID is even more important. Even in a crowded, chaotic hospital environment, a medical ID helps nurses and doctors decide on which treatment is best for you.
Who should wear a medical ID for COVID-19?
Anyone with a certain health conditions should ideally wear a medical ID. Especially those who are 65 years and older as they are a high-risk age group.
The most common medical conditions that increase COVID-19 risks include heart disease, asthma, diabetes, and respiratory conditions.
People who live alone, young or old, should also wear medical alert IDs if they have chronic medical conditions.
With a medical alert ID, you can avoid:
- Misdiagnosis of symptoms
- Delays in treatments and procedures
- Possible complications
- Miscommunication
Medical alert IDs contain crucial health information about you. It typically includes your name, ID number, allergies, medical conditions, blood type, medications and emergency contact details.
Prepared for all eventualities in COVID-19
Although COVID-19 seems here to stay (or at least well into the foreseeable future), people need to find ways and means to cope daily. It’s best to have an emergency kit ready at home. It can contain everything you need should there be another lockdown, supply shortage, or some other emergency.
If you have family members with specific health issues, make sure they get their own medical alert IDs. As much as possible, keep duplicates in your emergency kit. In case they lose the medical ID they carry, you’ll have a ready substitute at home.
If you need medical alert bracelets and necklaces, or plain medical alert IDs, please contact Mediband.