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Hospital Alert Systems for Lymphodema Arms

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SoniaWhite48
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14 years ago
I was wondering if anybody else has had experience with hospitals and alerting them that they cannot access your mastectomy / lymphodema arm for blood pressure cuffs or bloods? If so, what policy/meas...
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SoniaWhite48
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14 years ago
Hi Serenity11, My hospital used the 2 normal white name bands (arm & leg) for ID, but don't use red alert or any other alert ones anymore. I guess until there is some sort of uniform policy/protocol out there, we all have to hide our arms under the covers, or hope they are not closest to the door! Cheers Sonia
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