This adorable medical alert bracelet for women comes with an engravable ID tag and beaded charm bracelet.
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The MedicAlert Foundation created their only promotional video in the 1960s. Promoting the life-saving benefits of wearing our distinctive medical alert ID bracelets.
At 14 years old, Linda Collins cut her fingers while out shooting in Turlock, California, USA. During treatment, she was given a skin test for a dose of tetanus antitoxin and went into near-fatal anaphylactic shock.
Luckily she survived but if Linda had been given a full dose, she may not have survived.
Her parents Dr Marion and Chrissie Collins, now more aware of Linda’s vulnerability in an emergency, would attach a note to Linda’s coat describing her allergies whenever she was away from home.
When Linda started university they wanted something more permanent so they designed a metal disc. Using the Rod of Asclepius (Greek symbol for healing), followed by the words ‘MedicAlert’ in red; on the back was a list of Linda’s allergies.
Other people with allergies started to notice Linda’s bracelet so as interest grew, the Collins family decided to share their ideas with others.
By 1957 they were organising national mailing campaigns, designing MedicAlert posters to send to hospitals, police and county sheriffs departments as well as presenting at medical conventions in San Francisco.
A 24-hour phone service was launched, providing the MedicAlert wearer’s medical history, name, next of kin and address. To support this service, each MedicAlert discs now had a unique number to identify the wearer easily.
By 1961, MedicAlert Canada had formed as a non-profit in Toronto, closely followed by New Zealand and then the UK in 1964.
The MedicAlert Foundation has grown internationally, with nine locations as far as South Africa and Malaysia, to nearer by locations such as Iceland and Cyprus.
This year we celebrate our 55th anniversary in the UK and Ireland. We are working hard to continue to build strong partnerships with charities that support people with numerous health conditions, we are maintaining an education service for the Emergency Response and Recovery organisations and we continue to drive awareness amongst the public, ensuring everyone understands the importance of checking for Medical ID.
Our vision is to give peace of mind to anyone, by providing access to vital personal medical information in an emergency.
Our mission is to help save lives by retaining members’ vital personal and medical information, using our medical expertise to provide these crucial details in an emergency, whilst continuing to raise awareness and highlight the benefits of our service.
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