Check My Tag For My Allergies

Filed in archive Food Allergies , Living with Allergies on May 17, 2006

Some children's garments such as jackets, raincoats, and bags have tags stitched on the inner side, usually indicating the owner's name and address. This is especially important for identification, say in Kindergarten, where kids may interchange their stuff, or in case of loss. A mother, whose child once suffered from anaphylactic shock took the idea one step further: tags which additionally indicate the wearer's allergies. Check My Tag garments would display a label on the arm (see photo at left) and would indicate that there is further info on the inside of the shirt. In case of emergency, anybody-- a caregiver or any other adult in the vicinity, for example-- can simply peek inside the shirt and check the label. See how it works here.

Pretty simple solution. But it can save lives.

From a consumer's point of view, though, it would have been better if the tags were removeable and can be placed in other shirts. As it is, one is obliged to buy a kit : the shirt, plus a Med Pouch with blank Emergency Action Plan and Consent to Treat forms, a door hanger, a poster, and a fabric pen. And there are not a lot of choices of shirts.

For more information, see CheckMyTag. They also provide flyers upon request.