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Looking to get a Medical ID?

Here's a few things to know before purchasing your medical ID!

Who can wear a medical ID?
Kids, teens, adults and seniors

Things to consider while getting your medical ID:
Do you want a bracelet or a necklace? Where is it most comfortable for you to wear it? Make sure it’s something you love, if you will be wearing it every day. Make it easy for EMS personnel to read. We have ID’s in gold, silver and stainless steel.

Who should wear a medical ID bracelet/necklace?
People with certain medical conditions should wear medical IDs such as: Food, Drug or Insect allergies, cardiac problems, pulmonary conditions, kidney failure, diabetes, blood disorders, Alzheimer’s or memory implant, blood thinners, emphysema/breathing disorders, rare diseases, epilepsy/seizure disorders, hearing/sight or mentally impaired, surgery/transplant and cancer patients, clinical trial participants, special needs children, hypertension, stroke risk, sickle cell anemia, people taking multiple medicines, anemia, Tourette syndrome.

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How much do you need to engrave and what do you need to engrave?
Any allergies, what medicines you are on and what medical conditions you have. A few other things you can engrave on your ID are: blood type, your first name, emergency contacts, your faith, if you have implants, if you are an organ donor, or anything else that seems necessary for EMS personnel to know.

Come to Atlantic City Jewelry and check out our great selection of medical ID’s. We engrave everything on premise! Conveniently located in Bayville and Tuckerton, NJ.

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