Carrying emergency information

[UKHEIDI 22]

I have only told immediate family about the surgery but I travel worldwide up to 70% of the time workwise

however, I keep reading that I should be wearing an SOS tag or similiar since there are certain emergency procedures which could be dangerous for bypass patients . So paramedics would need to know immediately and obviously family may not be there to tell them

most products that I see state openly gastric bypass engraved in a way that others , if they flip over, might be able to read

i would appreciate advice

1) have others been advised to wear sos tags after surgery?

2) what SOS tags have you found that preserve confidentiality?

thanks for advice

[Rainbow_Warrior 996]

11 minutes ago, UKHEIDI said:

1) have others been advised to wear sos tags after surgery?

No ... was not anywhere in the oral session nor the copious support notes that the clinic provided.

[jess9395 5,449]

My sister is a paramedic on an ambulance.

She couldn’t think of any procedure she would do in the field that would be impacted. People often refer to a blind NG tube as one to avoid but she says they almost never do one of those on an emergency call.

That said, she said they are all trained to look at the medical info on the health app of your smart phone so that’s a great place to store that info confidentially! She says it’s even better than most engraved bracelets

[UKHEIDI 22]

Thank you both

[DaleCruse 756]

Three years ago the hospital I had my sleeve at gave me a printout the size of a business card it says:

In Case of Medical Emergency: This person has undergone Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery. Surgery has altered the stomach capacity to less than four ounces. He/She is under the care of: {Hospital name & phone number}

Friends & I tried to brainstorm when I would need this. The only thing we came up with is if I ever had to get my stomach pumped.

Having the info on your phone with emergency contact info is probably a good way to go. Good luck!