Medical Alert Jewelry for Mental Health Conditions

Many of you may already be aware of medical alert jewelry, tags, or ID cards as a means of alerting first responders and unsuspecting passersby that the wearer has a life-threatening medical condition. Some common uses for medical alert jewelry include diabetes, severe food or drug allergies, seizures, and heart conditions. However, another very useful function of medical alert jewelry, tags, and ID cards is for alerting first responders and good-Samaritans to a wearer’s mental health diagnoses. Knowing that a wearer has bipolar depression, schizophrenia, autism, or another such diagnosis can be valuable information for others to know how to respond to and interact with the wearer. One very important concern is in regard to medications that might be administered in an emergency. Mixing psychiatric medications with other medications can be dangerous. Wearing a medical ID can help prevent this type of harmful medical error if the wearer is incapacitated or unable to speak for themselves.

There are many types of medical ID jewelry, tags, and cards on the market today. Below are several websites offering these products at a variety of costs and suiting a variety of tastes. Items include bracelets, watches, anklets, sport bands, necklaces, charms and emblems, dog tags, shoe tags, book bag tags, identification cards, and even engraved pill containers.

If you decide to purchase medical ID there is certain information that you want to make sure to include such as your medical condition, mental health diagnosis, or allergy; medicines you currently take; and an emergency contact number. Space is often limited to only 3-5 lines of about 15 characters each so the information must be concise. If more space is needed, consider ordering an identification card to coincide with your piece of jewelry. The card can include more detailed information like your name, birthdate, address, phone number, doctor’s name and phone number, and insurance information. You may also wish to indicate if you are an organ donor or have a living will.

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