Living with Epilepsy is difficult and challenging. It is a condition that can be diagnosed at any time during your life and shows itself in many different forms. It’s a neurological condition that affects the brain and the resulting seizures can have a dramatic impact on someone’s life. One seizure does not define someone with the condition and the seizures come in different forms too. Sometimes you may not even know if someone has had a seizure!
Around 600,000 people in the UK are affected by the condition with around 87 people being diagnosed with epilepsy every day. Whether you are diagnosed early or later in life the impact of epilepsy will have some life changing effects. Fortunately, there are a number of treatments available that can help reduce seizures including anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), surgery to remove a small part of the brain that causes the seizures, inserting a small electrical device in the body that can help control seizures and a special ketogenic diet. AEDs are the most common form of treatment and help over 70% of those with epilepsy. It’s not a cure but can help stop seizures from happening.
What is Tap2Tag Medical?
It’s a simple device, which anyone can use. A typical Tap2Tag Medical user wears a wristband, similar to popular rubbery charity wristbands.
Other users prefer to have a key fob or carry a card, same choose to use a combination.
NFC (Near-field communication) was designed for use with most modern mobile phones.
Users without NFC can access the system via QR code (with select products) or their mobile browser.
In an emergency, for example when someone collapses, after calling the emergency services any passer-by or neighbour with an NFC-enabled mobile phone can “tap” the patients device. With a couple of clicks they can gain instant access to information that the wearer has chosen to disclose.
This might include:
Even if the first responder hasn’t activated the Tap2Tap Medical the paramedics can do so on arrival, gaining vital, potentially life-saving information about the patient.
Emergency Contacts
Additionally, when the device is ‘tapped’ by NFC and the situation is verified as being an emergency, it can also send instant messages to designated family members or carers to let them know that the user is experiencing a difficulty.
These notifications can be by text message or e-mail – the user ( or their family) chooses the method they prefer when setting up their account.
