Medical alert tattoos—A pinch of style along with patient safety

Emily A. Lai; Eric A. Nesrsta; Jason M. Bodiford; Ranu R. Jain

doi:10.1111/pan.13493

Medical alert tattoos—A pinch of style along with patient safety

Emily A. Lai, Eric A. Nesrsta, Jason M. Bodiford, Ranu R. Jain

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Abstract

The use of medical tattoos can potentially be life-saving. We present a 16-year-old patient who chose to tattoo a medical condition on her forearm. Her tattoo is more extensive than most medical tattoos and shows the measures a mother will take to ensure her daughter's safety. To our knowledge, there are no published guidelines recommending an ideal location or symbology for a medical tattoo. Such guidelines would be useful to artists, as well as to medical personnel in emergencies if the patient has a tattoo.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1154-1155
Number of pages	2
Journal	Paediatric Anaesthesia
Volume	28
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13493
State	Published - Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

genetic testing
guidelines
malignant hyperthermia
myotonia congenita
pediatrics
succinylcholine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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