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Instructions on how to fill in the Information Strips
 

Your doctor is the best person to advise you of the medical details to enter, since absolute accuracy is vital. The rest you can fill in, in permanent ink

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*** If using our PEN - PLEASE DO NOT LEAN HEAVILY on it
as the ink may bleed through to the other side. A light touch
utilising the fine point of the end is recommended.
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First section - starting with red "SOS":
Enter the number you find on the inside bottom of the capsule across the red letters "SOS". This helps your helpers to relate the strip of paper with your capsule - and you - when they remove it for easy reading. Next enter your name and address (and date of birth if you wish).
eg.
Smith    John   Robert
124 High St, London EC4 1BA
UK                          3/5/75

                                  
Section starting with an icon of a telephone:
Enter the name and telephone number of the first person you wish to be notified of the emergency. Below this goes the names of your second choice.
Before each entry write the name (or international code letter eg GB) of the country in which they reside. Then enter your doctor's details and mark this "doctor"
eg
1  GB  01225 830 000  Mr B Alexander        Brother
2. GB  0141 639 7090  Mrs S Alexander      Wife 
3. GB  0141 577 7290  Mr G Proctor           Doctor


Next two panels:
In these enter your religion; and your blood group.
eg
Roman Catholic                        Rh0
please contact a priest             


Large panel starting with a large red cross
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Enter any allergies here and also any course of medical treatment you may be undergoing.

eg
Penicillin allergy
I use insulin


The next panel starting with I, II, III:

Enter any vaccinations you have had and the dates.
eg
tetanus  5cc  23/11/98


Next panel - Sundries:

Enter any additional medical information.
eg
Diabetes mellitus
Contact lenses
False teeth


Next panel - Remarks:

Enter any further information you may wish to give.
eg
Car papers beneath dashboard
UK Passport no 8809706


When the certificate has been completed:
Tear off the upper and lower edges along the perforated lines and fold it in the form a concertina. When folded, the grooves should be exactly on top of one another.
Next, unscrew the top, remove the retaining clip, insert the certificate, and screw the top on firmly.

IMPORTANT:
Your personal and medical circumstances may change. It is very important that you keep your information strips up to date. We strongly recommend that you have some spare information strips in case this situation occurs. 

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www.medical-bracelets.co.uk
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