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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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1 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

2 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

3 MedicAlert Symbol of Medicine: A symbol known all around the world - A snake wrapped around a staff

4 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.

5 What they look like!

6 Who would look for a MedicAlert emblem? Ambulance Staff Doctors & Nurses GPs Pharmacists Police Fire-fighters First Aiders Dentists

7 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?

8 Some of our young members …

9 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?

10 Thank you for listening


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