Engraving Guidelines for medical ID jewelry

Please note: All of our jewellery can have different sized medical tags and engraving character limits. You MUST read these details to ensure that you buy the correct bracelet for you.

How many words can I have engraved on my medical ID Jewellery?

This entirely depends on the individual products, so please read the description for each product to find out the specific sizes and word limits.

For a rough guide, many of our bracelet tags can accommodate UP TO 5 lines of text with a maximum of 25 characters per line (including spaces). Remember: this can vary depending on the piece you would like to buy, so please read the product descriptions.

What should I have engraved on my medical ID Jewellery?

Your ID tag should explain brief and relevant information about your medical status. It should be useful for medical services treating you in an emergency situation.

• Illnesses
• Medical conditions
• Allergies
• Medicine requirements
• Medical implants (pacemakers etc)
• Plus at least one ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact number

The information must be brief and relevant. We recommend the following format:

• Your name and date of birth
• Your medical conditions or allergies
• Any important medication that you are taking
• Any other relevant information
• An ICE (in case of emergency) contact name and phone number

For example:

JANET DOE 08/09/57
TYPE II DIABETIC
INSULIN DEPENDENT
ALLERGIC TO PENICILLIN
ICE: JOHN 079441231234

Our engraving processes

We now use the latest state of the art laser engraving machine to burn your engraving directly on to the medical jewellery. Not only is it a very permanent marking which won't rub off but it is very clear and easy to read. After all; ICE Gems jewellery could save your life so you want the information to be as clear as possible.

NOTE: WE ENGRAVE EXACTLY WHAT YOU TYPE AND HOW YOU TYPE IT, IF YOU MAKE A SPELLING MISTAKE WE CANNOT RECTIFY IT, PLEASE CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING.

We also do not change capitalisation so please make sure that if you want it in capitals you type in caps and vice versa.

I want more engraving than you allow - is this possible?

We optimise every single engraved tag to make sure that not only do we get as much engraving on as we can, but that the text is large enough and clear enough to be read, first time, every time.

Generally most of our medical tags are an inch and a half wide. If we are to add either extra characters per line or extra lines, in our experience the engraving becomes too small to read.

We want you to be 100% happy with your engraving and we don't impose limits to be greedy, we do it so that your vital information is easily read.

"I have too many medical conditions or allergies to fit onto my tag!"

No problem! Simply engrave your NHS number which will tell emergency services about your situation.

Need some help?

We're always available to help you with wording for your medical ID jewellery. If you have any questions, just call us on 0845 125 9539 between 9.30am and 4.30pm (GMT).

Here are some real-life examples of how our medical ID jewellery is used:

Name EPILEPTIC & ASTHMATIC ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME & DOB: Suxamethonium Allergic NO SCOLENE ANAESTHETIC ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Hypermobility Syndrome Osteoporosis Addisons Disease ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Type 1 diabetes ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME Peanut Allergy Use Epipen & Call 999 ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Sleeping Disorder NHS NUMBER ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Autistic, epileptic & has speech/language disorder ICE: 07944 123 1234 ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Allergic to penicillin NHS NUMBER ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME & DOB Heart Patient Atenolol Aspirin Hyzaar ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Clavulanic Acid Augmentin, Co-Amoxyclav ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME allergic to nuts carries adrenaline Asthmatic ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME & DOB Hydrocephalus Codman Prog Valve ICE: 07944 123 1234
Allergic to penicillin, dairy products & nuts ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Risk of fitting Anticonvulsants ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Allergy to Latex Asthmatic - uses inhaler ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME - ASTHMATIC ALLERGY (PEANUT & ALMOND) VENTOLIN + PIRITON ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME ALLERGIC-CLARITHROMYCIN OR SISTER DRUGS TO ABOVE ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Fractured Neck C6: O Rh-ve Meds. ACE Inhibitors ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Allergic to Aspirin Allergic to Penicillin ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME epilepsy ICE: 07944 123 1234 ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME Oxycontin/Oxynorm/Mobic Prozac/Amitriptyline ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Cortisol Deficient Hydrocortisone Dependant ICE: 07944 123 1234	Carries an EPIPEN Jab firmly into thigh Hold in place for 10 secs massage area call 999	NAME On anticoagulants INR: 2.5 ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME I.T.P Low Platlet Count No aspirin/anti-inflammatory ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME angina NHS 123 123 1234 allergic aspirin/paracetamol	NAME B12 Blood Deficiency Hydroxocobalamin Injection ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME & DOB Addison's Disease Deep Vein Thrombosis Ileostomy ICE: 07944 123 1234
NAME Pulmonary Valve Stenosis A Rhesus Negative ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME & DOB Epileptic Carbamazepine Lamotrigine	NAME REFLEX ANOXIC SEIZURES Recovery position - 999 ICE: 07944 123 1234	HEMIPLEGIC MIGRAINE Allergy – Benzodiazepines Paracetamol + Triptans ICE: 07944 123 1234
Insulin dependant diabetic bi-polar, Dr Spok at Mcr medic.centre 08451231234 ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME DIMENSIA BLOGS CARE HOME BL1 1GG ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Type II Diabetic Metformin 500mg ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME ALLERGY EGG & EGG PRODUCTS ICE: 07944 123 1234/07944 123 1234
NAME Epilepsy No medication ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Allergy to all nuts Allergy to Penicillin Prescribed EpiPen	NAME Non verbal. Epileptic ICE: 07944 123 1234 ICE: 07944 123 1234	methotrexate 27mg wkly warfarin 12mg daily prednisolne 7mg daily azathioprine 200mg daily
NAME Prinzmetal Angina Adizem-SR 90mg ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME (ITP) Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME I have epilepsy Tegretol 200mg 2x daily ICE: 07944 123 1234	NAME Multiple Sclerosis Warfarin Ketamine B Neg ICE: 07944 123 1234

Common Conditions

Adrenal Insufficiency
Alzheimer's
Angina
Asthma
Atrial Fibrillation
Cataracts
Congestive Heart Failure
Contact Lenses
COPD
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Dementia
Diabetes
Emphysema
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Gastric Bypass
Glaucoma
Heart Patient
Haemophilia
Hypoglycaemia
Hypertension
Lupus
Lymphedema
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Multiple Sclerosis
Pacemaker
Parkinson's
Renal Failure
Seizure Disorder
Stent Implant
Vision Impaired
von Willebrand's

Common Allergies

Aspirin
Adhesive Tape
Bee Stings
Cephalexin
Cephalosporin
Clindamycin
Codeine
Contrast Dye
Doxycycline
Erythromycinv
Fentanyl
Iodine
Latex
Lidocaine
Morphine
Morphine Sulfate
Nitrous Oxide
Novocaine
Peanut/Tree Nut
Penicillin
Phenergan
Prinzide
Robinul
Shellfish
Stadol
Succinylcholine
Sulfur
Sulfa
Tetracycline
Versed
Wasp Stings

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