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Engraving

Traditional vs Laser Engraving

Laser engraving creates a solid black inscription on stainless steel pieces, or a gold-grey finish on black pieces.  The black laser inscription is easier to read, and will remain legible.  It's the ideal choice for kids medical id's as well as medical bracelets for adults.

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 What to Engrave on a Medical ID Bracelet 

Deciding what to include on your medical ID jewelry can be a difficult and potentially a life saving decision.  When choosing what to engrave on your medical ID jewelry, keep in mind (1) what information can help to prevent an allergic reaction and (2) if having a reaction, what medical information will the medic need. If you're unsure about what to engrave, ask your physician or pharmacist. 

 

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Key Components: There are four pieces of information that generally need to engraved on a medical ID alert bracelet: diagnosis or condition, allergies (if any), patient's name and emergency contact.  

Personal Information: Most people prefer to have personal information out of sight, so it's most common to have the patient's diagnosis and allergies engraved on the front of their ID bracelet, and their name and emergency contact on the back. For kiddos, it's a good idea to have at least one parent's contact information included on the ID.  

See Other Side: If any diagnosis or allergy information is being engraved on the back of the medical bracelet and the medical ID would have to be removed from the wrist in order to see the back side, it's best to add the words 'See Other Side' on the front.  It may use up a line of engraving, but it helps to insure that the paramedic will know that there's more medical information on the back.  If the reverse side of the bracelet can be viewed easily without having to remove the bracelet from the patient's wrist, then it's probably not necessary to add 'see other side.'

Common abbrevations:

  • M-Mom
  • D-Dad
  • C-Cell
  • W-Work
  • H-Home
  • DR-Physician
  • No-Allergic to
  • Epi-Epinephrine
  • EpiPen-epinephrine pen
  • meds-medications

Your Doctor is the Final Authority. The above information is a set of guidelines that will help you choose your engraving on your medical ID, but there's no substitute for the advice of a medical professional. 

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Size: In general toddler through 6 year old would normally wear a 5" bracelet, and kids aged 6-10 years old would TYPICALLY wear 6." This measurement is for the average kiddo.  Please take the time to measure your childs wrist. Remember to add the length of the bracelet to the length of the plaque to achieve the total length needed.

Turnaround Time: Please keep in mind that personalized products take 2-3 weeks to ship. 

Return Policy: Custom products ordered at Allergy Apparel™ are created for you.  Because they are custom made, returned goods cannot be resold and or donated.  We can not issue refunds on custom products.