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What should I include on my medical alert ID bracelet?
This will vary from person to person. We suggest keeping it basic with the most important information such as:
- *Your Name
- *Your Medical Condition
- *A phone number to call “In Case of an Emergency” (also known as your ICE number)
Other information that is crucial for some may be
- *Allergies
- *Medications taken and frequency
There are many abbreviations for medical conditions, we’ve included some of them below for your reference. It is best to always consult your doctor about the information they recommend for your Medical ID Bracelet.
Why should I wear a Medical Alert ID Bracelet?
Every day medical alert bracelets saves lives by allowing emergency medical professionals to reference crucial information should you be faced with an emergency. Having this information right away will allow emergency personnel to react instantly and treat you or your loved one with the best of care.
Medical Alert ID Bracelets for your loved ones
Buying a medical alert ID bracelet for your loved one is a way of making sure they will be taken care of should they ever become incapacitated. Such as a person with Alzheimer’s or a person with diabetes or allergy that has may become incapacitated in a coma and has to be treated according to their condition. Medical Alert teams will know exactly what to do the minute they view your loved one’s medical alert ID bracelet.
Quality First
Many people have allergies to nickel and brass. This is specifically the reason we have chosen to include medical jewelry that is made from .925 sterling silver material, this includes the links, ID plate and crimps and closures. We are here with answers to any of your questions, please don’t hesitate to ask before you order as we do not offer refunds or exchanges for any personalized jewelry.
Medical Abbreviations
| abdomen/abdominal (Abd) | forearm (FA) | nasal cannula (NC) |
| abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) | foreign body (FB) |
nasogastric (NG) |
| above knee amputation (AKA) | four times daily (qid) | nitroglycerin (NTG) |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | fracture (Fx) | no known allergies (NKA) |
| acute myocardial infarction (AMI) | gastroesophageal (GE) |
no known drug allergies (NKDA) |
| adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) | gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) |
| Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) | gastrointestinal (GI) | normal sinus rhythm (NSR) |
| Advanced Life Support (ALS) | gastrostomy tube (G-tube) | not applicable (NA) |
| allergic to (No) | genitourinary (GU) | nothing by mouth (npo) |
| ampule (amp) | gonococcus (GC) | nursing home (NH) |
| anterior (ant) | gynecology (Gyn) |
organic brain syndrome (OBS) |
| arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD) | hematocrit (Hct) | oxygen (O2) |
| as soon as possible (ASAP) | hemoglobin (Hgb) |
paroxismal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) |
| aspirin (ASA) | Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) |
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT) |
| atrial fibrillation (A-fib) | History (Hx) | peptic ulcer disease (PUD) |
| atrioventricular (AV) | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | percent oxygen saturation (SpO2) |
| automated external defibrillator (AED) | hydrogen peroxide (H202) |
posterior (post) |
| axillary (ax) | hypertension (HTN) |
premature atrial contraction (PAC) |
| basic life support (BLS) | index finger (IF) |
premature ventricular contraction (PVC) |
| below knee amputation (BKA) | inferior (inf) |
pulmonary edema (Pulm Ed) |
| bicarbonate (HCO3) | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) |
regular (reg) |
| bilateral (B /bil) | Intramuscular (IM) | respiration (resp) |
| blood pressure (BP) | Intraosseous (IO) |
right (R) |
| both ears (AU) | Intravenous (IV) |
right ear (AD) |
| both eyes (OU) | Iron (Fe) |
right eye (OD) |
| by mouth (p.o.) | Irregular (irreg) | right lower lobe (RLL) |
| cancer (CA) |
Irrigation (irrig) |
&right lower quadrant (RLQ) |
| carbon dioxide (CO2) |
jejunostomy tube (J-tube) | right middle lobe (RML) |
| carbon monoxide (CO) |
joint (jt) | right upper lobe (RUL) |
| cardiac catheterization (C-cath) |
jugular vein distension (JVD) | right upper quadrant (RUQ) |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | keep vein open (KVO) | small (sm) |
| chest x-ray (CXR) |
large (lg) | sodium (Na) |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
lateral (lat) | sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) |
| chronic renal failure (CRF) |
left (L) | spontaneous (spont.) |
| congestive heart failure (CHF) |
left ear (AS) |
supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) |
| coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) |
left eye (OS) | tablet (tab) |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) |
left lower lobe (LLL) |
teaspoon (tsp) |
| decubitus ulcer (decub) |
left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
temporo mandibilar joint (TMJ) |
| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
left upper lobe (LUL) |
tetracycline (TCN) |
| defibrillate / defibrillation (defib) |
left upper quadrant (LUQ) | three times a day (tid) |
| delirium tremens (DTs) |
left ventricle (LV) |
to keep open (TKO) |
| Dextrose 5% in water (D5W) |
left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) |
tracheal/tracheostomy (trach) |
| Dextrose 50% in water (D50W) |
lidocaine (lido) |
treatment (Tx) |
| dextrose stick (d/s or d/stick) |
liquid (liq) |
tuberculosis (TB) |
| diabetes mellitus (DM) |
lumbosacral (LS) |
twice daily (bid) |
| diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) |
magnesium (Mg) |
ultra-high frequency (UHF) |
| diagnosis (Dx/diag) |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
upper gastrointestinal (UGI) |
| discontinue (D/C) |
Maximum (Max) |
upper respiratory infection (URI) |
| do not resuscitate (DNR) |
Medications (meds) |
urinary tract infection (UTI) |
| electrolytes m – (meterlytes) |
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
ventilator (vent) |
| endotracheal (ET) |
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermis (MRSE) |
ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) |
| endotracheal tube (ETT) |
microgram (mcg) |
ventricular tachycardia (VT/V tach) |
| Epinephrine (Epi) |
milligram (mg) |
very-high frequency (VHF) |
| epinephrine pen (EpiPen) |
mitral valve prolapsed (MVP) |
water (H20) |
| every (q) |
moderate (Mod) |
whenever necessary (prn) |
| every hour (qh) |
morphine sulfate (MS) |
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| flexion (flex) |
multiple sclerosis (MS) |
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| foot (ft) |
myocardial infarction (MI) |
