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Generally speaking - anyone going into an MRI suite first removes all metal objects; I believe this is standard safety protocol - so your bracelet would fall into that category.
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Generally speaking - anyone going into an MRI suite first removes all metal objects; I believe this is standard safety protocol - so your bracelet would fall into that category.
ChemGal
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Right, but when I'm doing research I should be able to wear a titanium bracelet when doing NMR. There are always magnets around to double check jewelry first before getting close to the magnets, and only portions of what I received would pass.
People actually find out quite frequently that metals in jewelry was falsely stated when they check to see if it's safe. I didn't expect this to be an issue with Medic Alert.
ChemGal
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I'm annoyed, the titanium bracelet was specially listed as being good for people with sensitive skin and allergies. These 4 are the only ones I have seen that state that.
None of them are all titanium as suggested by the website. They all have stainless steel containing nickel! This is on parts that directly touch the skin.
None of them are all titanium as suggested by the website. They all have stainless steel containing nickel! This is on parts that directly touch the skin.
KayTheCurler
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Maybe the Better Business group would help you get this problem fixed. It definitely sounds like false advertising to me. Actually, I find it appalling that they would knowingly sell something harmful to people with severe allergies.
ChemGal
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They are going to be changing things and are working with me. I'm just surprised that these questions didn't come up internally and that I'm the first to bring it up.
I goofed, I'll see if I can move all these posts to the correct thread.
ChemGal
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I finally have a bracelet I can wear. I had to pay more for it, and unfortunately it's silver and not really meant for daily wear, especially with activities. 'Sending it by purolator' meant me having to pick it up at the post office? I was even home on the day it was expected to arrive.
It's nice though. If I were to pick out a regular bracelet, this is much more in line with something I would pick. I've worn it for a few days now and no signs of irritation. I've done an IV (well it was unsuccessful but the bracelet wasn't in the way) on the same hand. Hopefully it will hold up well and tarnishing won't be too much of an issue. I plan to wear it for most activities I do.
It's nice though. If I were to pick out a regular bracelet, this is much more in line with something I would pick. I've worn it for a few days now and no signs of irritation. I've done an IV (well it was unsuccessful but the bracelet wasn't in the way) on the same hand. Hopefully it will hold up well and tarnishing won't be too much of an issue. I plan to wear it for most activities I do.
Pinga
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Hi Chemgal, thought of you when I saw this app for blackberry.
http://crackberry.com/helpme-blackberry-10
http://crackberry.com/helpme-blackberry-10
I hope she had a seat at the front of the bus. Able folk should surrender their seats to those of us with handicaps.
Mendalla
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And how would they know she had a handicap before she had the seizure? Epileptics don't generally have obvious signs when they aren't in the midst of an attack. Unless she actually asked for a front seat and showed her bracelet to prove she had a handicap, no one would know.
How about if the able-bodied people simply decline to take the front seats when it's reasonable to expect that people with handicaps such as the woman in Kelowna and myself will be getting on board. An honor system should be in place - if you're able-bodied, move past the front of the vehicle.
Mendalla
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Perhaps on a lightly loaded bus. However, leaving those seats empty when the bus is already loaded to the gills is both unrealistic and unfair to those who will be prevented from boarding because leaving those seats empty effectively reduces the capacity of the bus.
IOW, I support your idea in principle, but practicality dictates that observing it must be situational.
KayTheCurler
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I know several people with epilepsy but they don't consider themselves disabled, so wouldn't use designated seating.. If all the designated seating was being used by people with epilepsy, what do you think should happen if someone with heart disease, lung disease or one of the many illnesses that cause mobility difficulties?
Mendalla
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Precisely. Designated bus seating is, first and foremost, for people with mobility issues and they should be getting priority. I would hope that an epileptic using one would cede it to an elderly person with a walker or a person on crutches wearing a cast.
The TTC actually has two kinds of blue seats (priority seating)...
Some are marked as thus:
And some as thus:
As a person with a disability - I have as much priority as others in using the former type.
Would you have me - a person with a disability - surrender my seat when it has been designated as seating for disabled people, the elderly, and pregnant women?
From the TTC site: "A customer with a disability occupying a priority seat is not required to move for another customer with a disability. In this situation, use of the seats is on a first-come, first-served basis."