| Wrist bands are those little bracelets made out of | | | | Stone and Natasha Bedingfield that occurred recently |
| paper, plastic, vinyl, Tyvek, leather or rubber that are | | | | used bright blue wristbands to show the wearer's |
| used to provide some type of information about the | | | | belief that bullying is wrong. It is an inexpensive way |
| wearer. Everyone who has ever been a patient in a | | | | to make a statement. |
| hospital is familiar with the "hospital bracelet" that is a | | | | Medical Uses- the traditional hospital bracelet is the |
| requirement for every patient to identify who they | | | | perfect example of using wristbands for identifying |
| are. It is a very simple method designed to prevent | | | | patients. Many clinics, testing facilities and even some |
| accidentally giving a patient the wrong treatment or | | | | doctor's offices use them as well under certain |
| medication. However, hospitals are not the only | | | | conditions. They are especially useful in emergency |
| businesses that use wristbands. Many individuals and | | | | situations for both identification which is written on |
| other types of organizations find these simple items | | | | the wristband and using different colors for triage |
| extremely useful as well. Many people in the | | | | purposes to identify who is critical and needs to be |
| entertainment industry believe that wristbands are an | | | | seen immediately and who can wait for treatment. |
| event planner's best friend since they are an | | | | Allergy Information - this type of wristband is |
| inexpensive way to identify the people attending the | | | | primarily used for small children who are too young to |
| event which can eliminate many potential problems. | | | | understand their problem or to willingly keep a medic |
| Wristbands can also be used for a variety of other | | | | alert bracelet on but have severe enough allergies |
| reasons. | | | | that some form of identifying the problem is |
| Common Uses for Wristbands | | | | necessary. For example, suppose a toddler has a |
| Let's look at some of the common uses for | | | | fatal peanut allergy. Using a wrist band when his |
| wristbands. | | | | parents leave him at a day care center or church |
| Age Identification- night clubs and other business that | | | | nursery can make the adult care givers aware of the |
| serve alcoholic beverages that allow underage people | | | | danger to the child. |
| to attend concerts, parties and celebrity appearances | | | | Fashion Statement- since the advent of highly |
| frequently use different color wristbands that don't | | | | colored and customizable wristbands, many young |
| stretch, are waterproof and can only be removed by | | | | people have adopted them as a fashion statement. |
| cutting them in half to identify people who are of | | | | They purchase reusable wristbands that are usually |
| legal drinking age and therefore are allowed to | | | | made from leather or rubber so they can wear |
| purchase alcoholic beverages. This practice allows | | | | whichever one expresses today's fashion statement. |
| everyone to enjoy the event. Without the | | | | New Wristband Developments A new kind of |
| wristbands, either underage people would not be | | | | wristband is has been developed that incorporates |
| allowed to attend or no alcoholic beverages could be | | | | HitachiI's µ-chip RFID technology. According to |
| sold. | | | | a press release from the Tech Museum of Innovation |
| Height Restrictions- wristbands are used in | | | | (The Tech) in San Jose, California, "The Tech is the |
| amusement parks, carnival and county fairs because | | | | first museum to use disposable RFID wristbands as |
| many amusement rides have height restrictions for | | | | part of its interactive exhibits. Visitors receive |
| safety reasons because the seat belts and other | | | | TechTags, pre-encoded and pre-printed human |
| restraints will not work properly for people under a | | | | readable wristbands, upon entering the museum's |
| specific height. If the person's height is in question, | | | | galleries. |
| the individual is measured when the enter the park | | | | During their experience in the museum, visitors wave |
| by standing next to a ruler and if they meet the | | | | their wristbands in front of RFID readers at select |
| height requirements, they must wear a colored | | | | exhibits to trigger various interactive experiences. |
| wristband that doesn't stretch, is waterproof and can | | | | Visitors are encouraged to keep their TechTag as a |
| only be removed by cutting it in half to tell the ride | | | | souvenir, and use it to log onto their own personal |
| operators that it's OK to let this individual on the ride. | | | | websites to extend their museum visit at home. Each |
| Admissions - Many business and events that charge | | | | guests' website features their own experiences from |
| an admission fee or are available only to invited | | | | The Tech, and also offers additional online-only |
| guests use wristbands to identify people who have | | | | content. Guests can add to their website by bringing |
| paid the admission price or had a valid invitation to | | | | their TechTags back over time for use with new |
| the event. This eliminates the need for employees to | | | | exhibits. No personal identification information of the |
| check ticket stubs to make sure people are allowed | | | | visitor is recorded." |
| to participate. If an event is held on several days, | | | | What are Tyvek Wristbands? Tyvek Wristbands are |
| different colors with the date printed on them can be | | | | made of a high-density polyethylene fiber or |
| used to make sure the individual is allowed to attend | | | | synthetic material registered by DuPont Company. |
| that day's events. | | | | The material is very strong, stretch resistant, |
| Child Protection- wristbands are an excellent way to | | | | waterproof and very difficult to tear. Tyvek |
| protect children going on field trips with their school, | | | | Wristbands were invented by a Ticket company 80 |
| day care center or youth group. It's a good way to | | | | year ago my father worked for. |
| do an easy head count and make sure the children | | | | The Tyvek Wristbands sometimes known as Paper |
| get on the right buses for their group so that no one | | | | wristbands are a perfect method of visually |
| gets left behind. Some wristbands have a pouch in | | | | identifying paying customers or admission control in a |
| them where a sheet of paper can be inserted to | | | | wide variety of applications from Amusement and |
| provide the child's name, any allergies or medical | | | | Water Parks to Nightclubs and Bars, Any Party, Ski |
| problems and a emergency number to contact the | | | | Areas and Campgrounds to Concerts, Hospitals, |
| parent's in case of an accident. This kind of wrist | | | | Schools, School Buses, Churches, Skating Rinks, |
| band was developed at the request of an | | | | Picnics, Walkathons, Race Tracks, Casinos, and much |
| emergency worker's organization after a serious | | | | more. |
| school bus accident left the police, emergency | | | | Most Tyvek wristband manufacturers incorporate a |
| workers and hospitals with no way to identify the | | | | special tamper-proof die cut at the end if the band |
| injured children because the adults accompanying | | | | that makes it very difficult to tamper with lowering |
| were critically injured. | | | | the chances of guests switching wristbands with |
| Parent Child Identification- this type of wrist band is | | | | others. They fit around the wrist and are |
| printed in pairs and designed for a single use with an | | | | permanently locked in place with a very aggressive |
| identification number on both of the wristbands. | | | | adhesive so they cannot be slipped on or off the |
| These are frequently used by day care centers, | | | | wrist. Add your Company logo and text or order one |
| some elementary schools, churches and other | | | | of hundreds of stock pattern and standard or neon |
| organizations to guarantee that any adult other than | | | | color combinations. |
| one of the child's parents has a matching wristband | | | | Conclusion Wristbands are a useful method of |
| before they are allowed to pick up the child. The | | | | identifying individuals for all kinds of purposes from |
| parent puts one of the wristbands on their child and | | | | the traditional "hospital bracelet" to the latest |
| then gives the other matching wristband to the adult | | | | wristbands using RFID technology to trigger |
| who will be picking them up. | | | | interactive museum displays. I am certain that people |
| Commemoration - just as arm bands can be used for | | | | will continue to find new uses for these simple, |
| commemorating certain events, some people use | | | | practical and extremely useful devices. |
| wristbands for the same purpose. An anti-bullying | | | | If your in need of these types of Wristbands may |
| campaign supported by celebrities Kelly Holmes, Joss | | | | we suggest Printlance Wristband Company. |