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Medical ID Jewelry Critical for Seven Million Americans Living With a Heart Condition
Medical ID jewelry plays a vital role in the fight to reduce the number of
deaths resulting from heart disease and heart-related emergencies. According to
the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation's leading cause of
death; however, recent medical advancements have enabled more than seven million
Americans to survive heart disease and live with few complications. Yet, medical
research indicates that heart conditions or a family history of heart disease
can put individuals at risk for future heart attacks or stroke. Because they
accurately, quickly communicate crucial medical information to emergency workers
and hospital personnel, medical IDs help ensure proper treatment in emergencies
- especially when patients are unable to communicate themselves.
February, National Heart Month, reminds people with a heart condition - and
anyone with a medical condition or allergy - to make sure their significant
medical information is readily available to all medical personnel. "If a person
goes in to cardiac arrest, it is important for them to wear a medical ID. This
way doctors can quickly treat them," said Dr. Atasu Nayak, MD, Cardiologist at
Kelsey Seybold Clinic in Houston. "Wearing the ID keeps us from having to waste
time calling around to find out who the doctor is and finding out what's wrong."
Medical IDs should be personalized with chronic medical conditions like heart
disease or diabetes; food, drug or insect allergies; key prescription
medications; even emergency contact and physician information. "If a patient is
on a blood thinner or is using an implanted device, we want to know that too,"
Nayak added.
Many national health awareness organizations, including the American Heart
Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Mended Hearts
strongly suggest medical IDs.
Medical ID jewelry is available in a variety of styles - from inexpensive,
non-personalized tags to fashionable, gold or sterling silver bracelets and
necklaces. "Producing quality products that fit an individual's unique medical
needs and personal style is critical to the success of a medical ID program,"
said Sam Meddy, Founder and President of JewelryByNet.com, an online jewelry
retailer that provides medical ID jewelry. "For a medical ID to be effective, it
must be worn at all times. The best way to ensure that is to offer medical IDs
people will want to wear all the time," Meddy said. JewelryByNet.com produces
bracelets, necklaces and charms that range from sporty to luxury, depending on
the wearer's preference.
About JewelryByNet.com
JewelryByNet was founded in 2003 to meet the need for attractive, durable and
affordable fine jewelry. Based in New York City, home to some of the world's
most advanced medical centers, JewelryByNet creates and markets a range of
medical IDs, presented on various styles of bracelets, necklaces and charms, in
gold and sterling silver. Customers are encouraged to engrave whatever medical
information they'd want known in an emergency; typically, this includes medical
conditions, prescription medicines, food and drug allergies, and physician and
emergency contact information.
In an emergency, when important decisions are made hurriedly, A JewelryByNet
Medical ID may be a patient's only voice to share lifesaving information with
medical professionals. For more information, visit
http://www.JewelryByNet.com
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