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A medical identification tag is a small emblem or tag worn on a bracelet, neck chain, or on the clothing bearing a message that the wearer has an important medical condition that might require immediate attention. The tag is often made out of stainless steel or sterling silver.〔http://fiddledeeids.com/medical-alert-tags.html〕 The intention is to alert a paramedic, physician, emergency department personnel or other first responders (emergency medical services, community first responder, Emergency medical responder) of the condition even if the wearer is not conscious enough, old enough, or too injured to explain. A wallet card with the same information may be used instead of or along with a tag, and a stick-on medical ID tag may be added or used alone.〔http://lifetag.com/store/p/2570-5-Pack-LIFETAG-Medical-ID=Stick-ons.aspx〕 A new type of medic identification alert is the USB medical alert tag. This is essentially a USB flash drive that contains an individual's emergency information. Because of the memory on the flash drive these USB medical alert tags are capable of carrying much more information than the conventional medical ID bracelet. Information such as medications, existing conditions, doctors and emergency contacts can all be stored on the USB tags. Emergency personnel can instantly access the information with any available computer, if they have access to a computer with a USB port and have the software to read the data, and their policies allow inserting USB drives of unknown origin into their computer systems. Another new type of medic identification alert is QR code based medical alert stickers. The QR code on the sticker links to a web service that contains the individual's emergency information. The information is accessed by any first responder or emergency personnel by scanning the QR code by using a smartphone. Since a web service is used to store the information there is normally no limitation of how much information that can be stored. ==Conditions for use== Typical conditions warranting wearing of such a tag are: * Adrenal insufficiency * Advance Medical Directives (Do Not Resuscitate, POLST, Lasting Power of Attorney, Living Will) * Anaphylaxis allergies (food, drug, insect) * Alzheimer's Disease * Angioedema (hereditary) * Anticoagulants, such as warfarin * Asthma * Asplenia * Autism * Chemotherapy * Blood type (rare) * Dementia * Diabetes (Type 1 and 2) * Epilepsy * Hemophilia * Hypoglycemia * Hypopituitarism * Lymphedema risk * Use of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) drug, which can interact fatally with epinephrine * Memory disorders * Pacemaker or other implantable medical devices * Porphyria (acute) * Seizure disorders * Situs inversus * Von Willebrand Disease 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Medical identification tag」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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