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A rod-of-Asclepius badge worn to signal a condition.
Also known as: Medic alert, Medical ID bracelet
A medical alert bracelet or pendant carries a star of life or a rod of Asclepius and a summary of a condition. It is worn to be found by a stranger in an emergency, which is why the engraving is on the outside rather than hidden.
Identifies a wearer's medical condition or allergy for emergency responders, on a worn bracelet or pendant.
Contexts: Medicine
Carries its information on the outward face so it can be found by a stranger rather than by someone who knows to look.
Contexts: Medicine
Is not a regulated marking, so the wording, the emblem used and the medium vary, and a responder is trained to look for any of them.
Contexts: Medicine
A metal disc or plate carrying a serpent-and-staff emblem on one face and engraved letters on the other.