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What is MedicAlert? It is a charity Making bracelets and necklaces known as Emblems That let doctors know if you have an allergy or medical condition
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What MedicAlert means…. Medic – Short for Paramedic, someone who rides in an ambulance helping people if they have had an accident Alert – We let doctors know (alert them) that the person they have found has a medical condition that they can not see
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MedicAlert Symbol of Medicine: A symbol known all around the world - A snake wrapped around a staff
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On the back of the bracelet we put information that doctors and nurses need to know. They can call us to find out your name and who to contact.
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What they look like!
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Who would look for a MedicAlert emblem? Ambulance Staff Doctors & Nurses GPs Pharmacists Police Fire-fighters First Aiders Dentists
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Who wears them … Allergies Diabetes Asthma Epilepsy And many more … 4 million children & adults worldwide Over 4,500 children under 11 in the UK & Ireland and why?
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Some of our young members …
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Question time … How many MedicAlert members are under 11 years old? Name 5 professionals who might use a MedicAlert emblem? What does the MedicAlert symbol look like? Where do people wear their emblems?
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