I've had severe asthma and allergies since
kindergarten. I am allergic to fire ant
stings, prednisone, and mainly just
outdoor things. With no food or really
serious medication allergies, is a medical
ID tag something I need to consider?
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-28-08 15:59pm
Prednisone is something that is prescribed
a lot for various things so you might want
it for that, but for the other reasons, I
don't think that any of these things are
serious enough to warrant a tag.
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 04-28-08 17:58pm
It might be a good idea to write all your
allergies and any medications you take on
a piece of paper and carry it in your
wallet.
I did this on index cards for each member
of my family (we have different allergies)
this makes it easier when we are at a new
doctor or a the ER.
I included allergies, current medication,
history of operations,primary doctor with
phone number, emergency contact and blood
type.
I heard some EMT's can look in a person's
wallet for such information. In an
emergency I hope they'd look in mine.
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SecretRose
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Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 04-29-08 10:12am
Okay, thank you both so much for your
answers!! The wallet idea is very good,
except I'm only 15 and don't carry a
wallet with me a lot ...I'll definetly
tell my mom about that idea though! I don't
think I'll get a medical ID tag, since I
don't really need it!
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...I'll definetly
tell my mom about that idea though! 
I don't
think I'll get a medical ID tag, since I
don't really need it!
