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Wristband color a life-and-death issue
December 12, 2004
TAMPA, Fla. -- A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong
wristbands because they are yellow -- the same color as the ''do not
resuscitate'' bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if
their heart stops.
No mix-ups have been reported, but BayCare Health Systems officials do
not want to take any chances.
The popular LiveStrong rubber bracelets are sold through the Lance
Armstrong Foundation as part of the champion bicycle racer's efforts to
raise money for cancer research.
''It could be confusing, particularly in the situation of a code or a
cardiac arrest where people have to think very quickly,'' said Lisa
Johnson, vice president of patient services at Morton Plant Mease Health
Care, which is part of the chain.
''We wouldn't want to mistake a Lance Armstrong bracelet and not
resuscitate someone we're supposed to.''
Hospitals use colored bracelets to quickly tell doctors, nurses and
other staff special instructions for certain patients. For example, at
BayCare Health hospitals, purple bands mean the patient is at risk of
falling; red means the patient has allergies. Not all hospitals use the
same coloring system.
AP
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