This story has always cracked me up:
www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/01/03/prsd0103.htmProliferating bracelets could pose hazards for patientsThe worlds of fashion, fund-raising and patient safety have collided, and the result is a rainbow of colored bracelets that can indicate either support for scientific research or the contents of a patient's living will.
At issue are bracelets that show support for a cause and are the same color as the bracelets hospitals use to identify patients with do-not-resuscitate orders or for other designations. There are concerns about patient safety because, even though the bracelets are made of different materials, the similar colors might cause confusion during an emergency.
Such a concern was first publicly raised within the four Morton Plant Mease Health Care hospitals on Florida's West Coast, which are part of the nine-hospital BayCare Health System.
BayCare facilities use a yellow plastic bracelet to indicate a patient's DNR status. The popular LIVESTRONG rubber bracelets sold by the Lance Armstrong Foundation are almost exactly the same color.Damn, that would suck if you were mistaken for a DNR....