New Id Bracelet For Alzheimer’s Disease

MedicAlert®, the world’s leading emergency medical information service, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), a national organization that focuses on care, today will begin marketing a new identification bracelet with a color-coded symbol specifically designed to symbolize Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in order to help individuals in emergency situations.The dementia ID bracelet is part of a newly formed strategic alliance between the two nonprofit organizations. The groups will work together to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and the need for emergency preparedness, including marketing the bracelets, developing educational brochures and providing information about both organizations to each other’s members. The new identification bracelet has a teal MedicAlert® emblem to denote that an individual has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, marking the first time that MedicAlert® is utilizing a colored emblem to symbolize a specific disease. ; In an emergency, the emblem alerts medical professionals or first responders to call MedicAlert®’s 24-hour hotline to access electronic health records containing vital medical and contact information about each wearer. Caregivers can easily obtain and update personal information in the system, including medication dosages, allergies, implanted devices, physician and family contacts, insurance information, organ donation specifications, and advance