What to engrave on Medical Alert tag for LVAD recipients?

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Rob J. Recipient

What to engrave on Medical Alert tag for LVAD recipients?

Sun, 07/27/2014 - 12:03AM

Hello, I have put off getting a medical alert tag for a while now, but now I want to travel more and spend more time enjoying my good days. I always want to be as prepared as possible because I know it helps if activities and possible scenarios are thought through.

I want to get a medical alert tag and have read they usually have room for 5 lines with 20 characters including spaces. The common set up is:

Line 1: Name

Line 2: medical condition or reason for tag

Line 3: allergies or special instructions

Line 4: med list or special medication

Line 5: ICE#. Usually Supporting Dr.

I would love to see suggestions from folk who have LVADs so I can make it as clear as possible. I am traveling to places where LVADs are practically unheard of and need my tag to be very concise.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

-Rob Johnson

Destination LVAD for 2 1/2+ years

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Cheryl F.

My husband is not home from Washington Hospital Center yet…

Mon, 07/28/2014 - 5:00AM

My husband is not home from Washington Hospital Center yet but this is one I plan to get.

http://medicalhistorybracelet.com/category/products/

It's call Care Medical History Bracelet.

Fred L.

Medical info bracelet

Wed, 07/06/2016 - 5:50PM

I have this item and it's great to have many pages of info available to e.m.t s instead of just a few lines on a metal bracelet. List of medications, insurance, doctors, pacemaker, kin, medical history, etc.

Fred L.

Medical info bracelet

Wed, 07/06/2016 - 5:53PM

I like having room for lots more info for the e.m.t. s than just a few lines on a metal bracelet. List of medications, insurance, doctors phone numbers, kinfolk, pacemaker info, medical history, etc.

Anita R.

Thanks for sharing this

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 4:44PM

Thanks for sharing this product information. I plan on getting this.

Rob J.

That definitely looks cool. It's good that it is waterproof…

Mon, 07/28/2014 - 6:28PM

That definitely looks cool. It's good that it is waterproof. I thought about the USB tag (although I never saw this one.... It's stylish), but I'm worried about going overseas and them being aware or capable or reading the USB device. However that would be a lifesaver to have around these parts. I guess I might be overthinking this...

Charles B.

Medical ID Tag

Fri, 01/06/2017 - 6:58PM

I also have the Medical History Bracelet. I've had it almost a year now. Fortunately I haven't needed it but while I was in Cardiac Rehab after getting my VAD I showed it to the nurses there and they were all very impressed with it. The only downside I found is that the first time its plugged into a computer you may get a security warning especially if it's in a hospital where everything is protected. The auto run feature only seems to work after the USB has been set up the first time.