Ramona/MedicAlert (was Re: Dawn One Week Post-Op)

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NOT adequate. In an emergency, your purse will

probably NOT be searched. Part of the reason is

that it is far too common for the purse to become

separated from the patient. Even if they DO

retrieve the purse, there are far too many people

who would accuse rescue folks of theft, so they

are unlikely to even open the purse, let alone search it for a card.

One think you can do is perhaps pin a MedicAlert

emblem to your bra so it would be found? Wear a

necklace outside your clothing? Do you do better with some metals than others?

At 14:38 03/17/2006, you wrote:

>Many do wear the Medic alert ID but I don't wear

>one but I have a card in my purse. I have some

>nerve damage and wearing things on my arms and

>neck drive me crazy after a while so I stopped

>wearing chains and watches and bracelets all

>together. When I went out of the country I did

>wear one though. Mostly because I didn't want to carry a purse when I went out.

Eleanor Oster

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