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Silicone bracelets, preprinted with a general medical condition or allergy, are also popular. The lack of personalization may be a deterrent. Recently patients have begun to tattoo their medical condition on their wrist or arm, but if the individual's medical condition changes the tattoo would have to change as well.
Wristbands with barcodes that contain the information of the patient's medical record or visit number, and any other identifiers have been proven effective to provide proper patient care. [19] In addition to wristbands, barcode scanners and printers are used to confirm patient identification. [14]
An identification wristband given to a patient at Massachusetts General Hospital.. A patient tracking system (also called patient identification system) allows a healthcare provider to log and monitor the progress of a person through the provision of care during their stay there.
Hospital wristbands are a commonly used safety device for identifying patients undergoing medical care (see patient safety and medical identification tag). Available in a variety of sizes to accommodate patients as small as newborns and as large as obese adults, hospital wristbands can be handwritten, embossed, laser-printed or thermal-imaged ...
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