Medic Alert Bracelet--Diabetes

Medic Alert Bracelets - Diabetes (front)

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Medic Alert Bracelets - Diabetes (front)
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Object Details

wearer

Marie, Kaitlin

Description

Medic Alert bracelet belonging to Kaitlin Marie who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 2.

After his daughter Linda suffered a near-fatal allergic reaction, Marion Collins thought about a medical alert system. Dr. Collins and his wife Chrissie created the first MedicAlert ID bracelet soon thereafter. The MedicAlert Foundation is incorporated as a non-profit foundation in Turlock, CA., in 1956.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Kaitlin Marie and Janet Katherine

date made

ca 1999

ID Number

2017.0192.11

accession number

2017.0192

catalog number

2017.0192.11

Object Name

bracelet, medical alert

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall (metal disc): 2 cm x 3.5 cm x .2 cm; 25/32 in x 1 3/8 in x 3/32 in

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Diabetes

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-eed6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1923291