Question

21. What medical conditions are most commonly identified on medical identification tags? Select all that apply. A) Allergies B) Diabetes C) Epilepsy D) High blood pressure E) Mechanical implants

Answer 1

Allergies,Chronic medical conditions like Diabetes,Epilepsy,High BP and Mechanical implants all of these requires a medical identification tag to be worn by the patient.

People who must wear medical ID tags are:

• One with a disease that can lead to a medical emergency ( Diabetes causing Diabetic Ketoacidosis)
• One who have a pre-existing condition that the care giver must know in case of emergency before initiating any treatment (Epilepsy,allergies)
• One with a known cardiac condition ( patient on anti coagulants, pacemaker or with hypertension)

Wearing a medical identification keeps the care provider aware about the existing health condition of a person in case if he collapse unexpectedly and becomes unconscious or debilitated.