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 ...

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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 ...

Patients' Near Misses: Some Hospital's 'Do Not Resuscitate' Wristbands Look Like Lance Armstrong 'Livestrong' Bracelets. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...

Quad-Cities hospitals aren't worried about purple-hued knock-offs of the popular rubber "Livestrong" bracelets being confused with hospital-issued bands signifying "do not resuscitate." ...

Some hospitals are balking at using purple bands, stamped with DNR — Do Not Resuscitate — as part of a new standardized coding to designate patient conditions.