▁lack ▁of ▁personal ization ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁d eter rent . ▁Rec ently ▁patients ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁" tat to o " ▁their ▁medical ▁condition ▁on ▁their ▁w rist ▁or ▁arm , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁medical ▁condition ▁changes ▁the ▁t atto o ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁change ▁as ▁well . ▁A ▁temporary ▁t atto o ▁might ▁work ▁just ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁t atto o . ▁Other ▁items ▁include ▁stick ▁on ▁tags ▁that ▁stick ▁onto ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁license , ▁wal let , ▁or ▁cell ▁phone ▁which ▁are ▁practical ▁for ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁carry ▁something ▁extra ▁advert ising ▁their ▁medical ▁condition . ▁ ▁But , ▁in ▁general , ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁personnel ▁are ▁trained ▁to ▁look ▁on ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁w rist s ▁for ▁a ▁medical ▁id , ▁and ▁may ▁not ▁look ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Another ▁type ▁of ▁medical ▁j ew el ry ▁is ▁a ▁pendant ▁or ▁w rist ▁st rap ▁containing ▁a ▁wireless ▁alert ▁button , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁pan ic ▁button , ▁worn ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wireless ▁medical ▁alert ▁system . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁medical ▁j ew el ry ▁sends ▁a ▁signal ▁to ▁a ▁d ial ing ▁console ▁which ▁contacts ▁a ▁monitoring ▁service ▁or ▁directly ▁d ial s ▁first ▁respond ers ▁when ▁an ▁emer gency ▁occurs . ▁ ▁Machine - read able ▁devices ▁Dev ices ▁marked ▁" ICE " ▁which ▁can ▁hold ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁data ▁and ▁are ▁readable ▁by ▁a ▁computer ▁are ▁sold , ▁typically