An accessory that can potentially save your life as you know an emergency can occur in unexpected ways, it is important to always be prepared. They can provide information about your health, blood type, illness, phone numbers, and allergies so that doctors have a clearer idea of how to help you. Here are some options to consider:
Stainless Steel Medical Bracelets:
Stainless steel jewelry has become increasingly popular in recent years due to changing tastes and style trends that lean toward a more industrial look. Unlike silver, it will never tarnish and it is not susceptible to scratches, dings or dents. Stainless is also a great alternative for people that have skin reactions with other types of metals. It’s a jewelry that you can wear a very long time. Stainless steel jewelry is very easy to care for with its tough material that is able to endure a lot of wear and tear. This metal type is able to withstand moisture without tarnish or corrosion.
Sterling silver Medical Bracelets:
With a more delicate approach, this type of medical bracelet material get the durability and good looking in one box. Sterling silver is the silver color we are most familiar with and the most common type of silver in US jewelry stores. It is very bright and shiny but it will tarnish. Tarnish is easy to clean with readily available polishing products.
Sterling is the jewelry quality standard in the United States and most world markets. It is an alloy of 92.5% silver. The remaining 7.5% is usually copper though it is sometimes other metals such as nickel. The other metals in the alloy increase hardness so the material will be more durable.
Titanium Medical Bracelets:
This type of bracelet tend to be more bulky but bare with me for a second the benefits of this material may get your attention. Titanium is a more resistant material, it doesn’t rust and it weighs a lot less than gold in any of its variants. Titanium bracelets are difficult to scratch and bend out of shape, therefore perfect for those who are afraid of damaging their bracelets. No maintenance is necessary, it is a material that is resistant to changes in heat due to its minimal thermal conductivity.
It is one of the longer lasting materials next to platinum and tungsten compared to gold and silver. It is antiallergenic.
What should you put in the Engraving
Basically anything you want but mostly if you’re allergic to something please specify what, like Peanut Allergic. Your name or the contact number to someone in case of an emergency. Try to think in the worse case scenario. In order to provide you with better idea please find below some of the conditions that should wear one.
- Abnormal EKG
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Alcoholism
- Alzheimer’s
- Angina
- Asthma
- Bleeding Disorder
- Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Cataracts
- Clotting Disorder
- Dementia
- Diabetes (Insulin Dependent)
- Diabetes (Non-Insulin Dependent)
- Emphysema
- Glaucoma
- Hearing Impaired
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hypertension
- Laryngectomy
- Leukemia
- Lupus
- Lymphomas
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Mental Disability, such as Down’s Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injury, Aphasia or Speech Disorder
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Pacemaker
- Renal Failure
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Seizure Disorder
- Situs Inversus
- Stroke
- Vision Impaired