For over fifty years MedicAlert has provided Canadians with life saving services and protection. The brand is the most trusted among emergency respondents. May is MedicAlert Month, the medical ID was started due to the lack of communication between medical facilities in the same country as well as those across the globe. Southern Health - Santé Sud's Dr. Denis Fortier notes the jewellery provides an important message to health care providers when you're unable to speak for yourself. 

"It speaks for you so this is quite important in times where you're unable to communicate with us. If you've been knocked out in a motor vehicle accident, or if you're quite ill because of an allergy or whatever. It can be a bracelet or a necklace, they're easily identified. Physicians and nurses know what they look like, and we can look and see what key information the patient is trying to tell us."

In 1953 a young teenage girl cut her finger badly and at the hospital they gave her a tetanus shot. Unfortunately she had an allergic reaction and almost died. Later in life her parents along with her doctor attached a note on her jacket or clothing daily or whenever she would leave home, talking about her allergies in case she did not remember.

With MedicAlert the young girl would have never had this problem, the emergency res-ponder would know instantly that she had an allergy to the tetanus shot. MedicAlert has been protecting over one million Canadians since 1961, and the only medical ID provider that supports 24/7 notification of loved ones, and a special hotline for paramedics. 

The medical staff working for MedicAlert ensure your ID adheres to globally accepted medical standards and can be used for more than just allergies. MedicAlert has been used for Alzheimer's patients, someone with past medical history of high blood pressure or heart attack. With MedicAlert the options are endless