Medical alert bracelets are lifesavers but when kids don't like to wear - or even refuse to wear - typical medical alert bracelets that are ugly, clunky and even create a stigma that can prompt other kids to tease, that lack of available medical information puts the child in danger when an allergic reaction or medical condition comes up.
How about a feature on a new, unique solution that is proving popular? It's a vivid, fashionable alternative for a medical alert bracelet that is as fun as it is functional.
Beware Bandits are an effective, easy-to-use medical alert wristband for children with allergies and health issues that children will love to wear. These colorful bracelets sport informative characters that correspond to the child's particular allergy or condition to help to easily identify his/her medical challenge.
The Beware Bandits are a great reminder for friends, family, guardians and care takers to keep a watchful eye out for potentially harmful allergic reactions and health issues that a child (or teen or adult) might have.
The adjustable bands are made with a Latex-free band, and nickel-free snaps to provide comfortable & forgiving bands that will survive the tough and tumble activities of a child's daily routine.
The bands even provide additional information about the child and the medical challenge on the back of the band.
Here are just a few of the Beware Bandits and their allergy and medical
alerts: Meet all the Bandits here.
- Billy The Bee: Insect Stings
- Yeehaw Yolk: Eggs
- Poker Face Peanut: Peanuts
- Wagon W. Wheat: Wheat /Gluten
- Saloon Shelly: Shellfish
- Mr. Moo: Milk/Dairy/Lactose Intolerance
- Powder Puff: Asthma
- Buckshot Bob: Diabetes
- Dr. Penny: Penicillin
- And many more...
Our Thoughts
Being that until Mackenzie, I've never had a child with allergies to anything other than shellfish (which we don't eat anyways) I've never really thought of having an allergy band on hand. The boys are old enough to know what they can and cannot eat. This isn't the case with Mackenzie though. She's not talking much yet and she's nowhere near old enough to know that something can make her sick.
When Mackenzie was born she was having reflux issues which were triggered when I had milk products (milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc.) so I cut out milk products. When she was about four months old, I tried again. Nope. Still made her sick. At about six months old, hubby tried just a small baby spoon full of ice cream with her and again she was sick. We've tried a couple more times since then but now that Mackenzie is almost eleven months old and still having issues, she's being considered "dairy intolerant" which is where the Beware Bandit bands come into play.
All of our family members know not to give Mackenzie any dairy, but when we are out in public and with people that don't know us as well, there has to be a way to let them know so we don't have to stay on top of her constantly. The Beware Bandit band, Mr. Moo is perfect for this scenario. Because Mackenzie is so small I can't leave the band on her wrist but we've found that it fits well around her upper arm. You can see our solution in the picture below.
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| Mackenzie sporting her Mr. Moo band on her upper arm. |
I am extremely happy with the idea that I now have these bands to help identify allergies for kids. I think that any parent of a child with allergies should purchase a band for the allergy to have on hand!
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