Claim: Several patients have died because medical personnel confused Lance Armstrong "Live Strong" bracelets with "Do Not Resuscitate ... hospitals use color-coded rubber or plastic identification ...

For example, some hospitals have used yellow to signify “Do Not Resuscitate,” leading to several near-misses with patients wearing yellow Lance Armstrong “Livestrong” bracelets.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Hospitals are removing or taping over patients' LiveStrong bracelets for fear of a fatal mix-up. The yellow bands are the same color as the "do not resuscitate" bands a hospital ...

That is, unless the patient is wearing a bracelet marked DNR, 'Do Not Resuscitate'. Don Wood, Utah Emergency Medical Services: "You have to have a terminal condition. And you have to have the ...

in which purple—the color of amethyst—means “Do Not Resuscitate.” Red, or ruby, indicates allergies, while yellow—call it amber—marks someone at risk for falling. The idea, the article ...

NEW YORK — At hospitals, as at Tiffany’s, ruby-color bracelets are preferable ... purple — the color of amethyst — means “Do Not Resuscitate,” or DNR. Red, or ruby, indicates allergies ...