Medical History Bracelet by CARE

I finally got my CARE medic bracelets ready to go.  I love them!  I think everyone should have one of these for each member of the family even if you don't have a chronic illness.  I especially think any elderly person should have one.

Here are the details.  It's a USB you wear as a bracelet.  It has the international sign for Medical Alert.  The USB can be plugged into any computer, Apple or Windows platform and up comes all your medical history.  You fill out the information, not some corporation that keeps your records on file so it's private.  The software is easy to use and well laid out.  

Here's what you can keep on USB:

Name, address, phone number

Emergency contact information

Drug Allergies, general allergies

Medications and Vitamins

Past surgeries, MRI's CT Scans and where those tests were performed

Names of Medical Providers including contact information

Disorder and Diseases

Special Considerations

Wills

Other information

It's pretty detailed.  You can also upload a picture and other data like medical reports. It's a living document so you can change it and update it as you need to!  Cool right?  I love this for Spencer especially because while he is on his mission, if he should be in a car accident and unconscious, the EMT can plug this in and know right away who to call, what medications he is taking and other pertinent information.  Even if he has to go to the doctor, he can just hand this to the nurse and she can print a copy for his records, that way, nothing is lost in translation.  

I bought a bracelet and a key chain for Spencer and bracelets for Shelbie and Sam. 

I think it's great for me to have one too!  If something happened to me and I couldn't tell the medical staff what my allergies were or health conditions, my kids would have no clue! I probably wouldn't wear a bracelet but I would have the information on a key chain in an accessible place.  

These aren't that much of an investment either, just $20 and that includes the software.  Well worth it for peace of mind. I am not getting paid to write this by the way, I just think it is a great product!  Here is the link if you want to read more. http://medicalhistorybracelet.com/