Does anyone find it necessary to wear a med-alert ID when taking biologics??
This conversation has definitely come up. These are used for emergency responders in case you can’t speak for yourself. The discussion ended with the feeling that they are not necessarily. That said, if you have a condition like diabetes you might consider this
I don’t think so–at least I never heard of that.
I was given a card with my stent info on it and they told me to keep it with me in case of a medical emergency…but I keep it in a wallet in my purse–I don’t think they’d think to look for it if I was unconscious. I know I can’t have MRIs anymore, and I doubt any MRIs would be ordered without my consent.
Yup, we had a decent conversation on it (I think it might have even been me that asked the question that time).
We ended up up concluding that medi-alert isn’t needed, because biologics don’t have any known interactions, and in terms of infection risk, its very useful for the medical professionals to know within the first 24-48 hours of an incident, but not essential in an emergency way (like anaphylactic shock)
If I’m unconscious then they will go looking both in my wallet, where I always keep my rheumatologist’s card, and in my phone for my next of kin.