Emergency Medical Alert Identification

If your child is in an accident, and wearing medical alert identification, this will let medical workers know if the child has a medical condition. It is important for anyone with bleeding or clotting disorders to wear a medical alert ID so that medical and emergency workers know what medications they can give and what injuries to look for.

When a child is hurt, medical and emergency workers (doctors, paramedics, etc.) look for a medical alert ID tag, indicating any health conditions or allergies.

Medical alert tags can be worn as a bracelet, watch, neck chain or necklace. For parents with an infant or toddler with a bleeding or clotting disorder, it is important to put a medical alert tag on the child’s car seat and stroller in case the parent and child are separated. Do not have infants or toddlers wear medical alert neck chains or necklaces, as they can be a choking hazard.

Medic alert tags can be purchased on their own or with a membership to a medical information organization. The National Hemophilia Foundation has a relationship and can receive discounts on services with the MedicAlert Foundation.

The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center team can assist families in getting a medical alert tag. Contact us by phone at 323-361-4141, email us at HTCinfo@chla.usc.edu or ask us in clinic.