| Re: LiveStrong Outrageous - Must Read
Mon, 7 Mar 2005 21:03:15 -0600,
<1110251971.56916534a19eedd2dace7964ef4392fa@teran ews>, "Mike Kruger"
<mikekr@mousepotato.com> wrote:
>Gave one to somebody who was in the hospital. They refused to
>wear it -- in fact, they already had another one they'd taken
>off. Something about confusing them with a DNR bracelet (Do
>Not Resuscitate). I don't know whether this is (a) urban
>legend, (b) general medical practice, or (c) something
>specific to this particular hospital.
Those are most commonly orange coloured, AFAIK. A colour blind nurse
or EMS responder might confuse them.
I had an organ donor dot applied to my drivers license until I started
riding the bicycle again and dreamt about laying by the side of the
road and desperately trying to scratch if off while ambulances were
wailing in the background.
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zk
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