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FEATURE ARTICLE: A Picture of Health, Medical Alert Tattoos
Latest Trend
Everyone has their own opinion about what would happen to them
following a serious injury or accident. Besides deciding to
donate an organ or their body to science, people have begun to
take a stand about whether they want to be resuscitated or kept
on life support.
For decades, medical alert bracelets have served the purpose
of letting paramedics and medical professionals know a person’s
treatment preference, and of any medical conditions they may
suffer from. Now a recent growing trend has sparked a new debate
in the medical community about its effectiveness and general
purpose, medical tattoos.
Inking a Preference
Medical tattoos that state the wearer’s treatment preferences,
or that list any preexisting health conditions, have started to
become an increasingly popular alternative to wearing more
traditional Medical Alert bracelets. Tattoo artists all across
North America have been receiving more customers asking for
tattoos on their wrists, back, and chest that serve a more
practical than artistic purpose. This trend seems to be
especially popular with individuals who do a lot of traveling,
and, surprisingly, with paramedics.
Reasons why a person might elect to get a medical tattoo
vary, but can include the following:
- Some jobs don’t allow employees to wear jewelry during
their shift due to safety concerns. If someone who works in say a
factory suffers an injury, and their medical alert bracelet is in
their locker, then the attending paramedic or emergency room
doctor will proceed with treatment without knowing of any
existing conditions.
- Bracelets and necklaces can become lost or broken. If someone
with a serious health concern also happens to be a little absent
minded, they run the risk of having an accident while waiting for
a replacement to arrive.
- Some people have metal allergies that make it impossible for
them to wear any kind of jewelry, and they must find an
alternative way of providing their medical information to
emergency personnel.
- It's all about style. Medical alert bracelets can make some
people feel old and infirm, while getting a tattoo provides them
with a suitable alternative that is more hip and
fun.
Drawing the Line
Not everyone in the medical community is onboard with this
recent trend. Many doctors and emergency medical personnel warn
that paramedics and ER doctors, who are trained to look for
Medical Alert bracelets, might overlook a tattoo because they are
not expecting to find such important information in someone’s
body art. Additionally, with no standardization existing in the
tattoo community about where a medical tattoo should be placed on
the body or what it should look like, even if EMTs did start to
look for tattoos, they might not know where to start or what to
look for. And while a tattoo might be permanent, a person’s
medical condition can always change. Unless the wearer keeps
getting their tattoo updated and current, the possibility exists
that medical personnel will receive outdated information that
could negatively affect that person's health.
Whether the medical tattoo trend continues to grow is anyone’s
guess, but as long as people continue to look for ways to express
their individuality, the right might just be here to
stay.
And remember: While we can't offer you tattoos,
Activeaide has a great range of medical ID / Medical Alert
Jewellery / Jewelry including Medical Alert Bracelets, Medical
Alert Pendants and now even Kid's medical alert bracelets /
wristbands.
Trust Activeaide for all of you Anaphylaxis Management and
Asthma Management needs with our great range of insulate Epipen®
holders and inhaler holders.
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