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1. A method of identifying a patient using a hospital style identification limb band, the limb band comprising two strips of material of unequal length to be joined together to form said limb band, wherein a first strip consists of an inert Latex free foam and a second strip consists of a plasticized strip in the form of an elongated label comprising an adhesive backing covered by a support layer and an area for printing information upon, wherein the area for printing information is printed with patient information, wherein the foam strip is sufficiently wider than the plasticised strip to avoid said plasticised strip coming into contact with a patient's skin and wherein said limb band is assembled by partially peeling the plasticised strip off the support layer to expose part of the adhesive backing, pressing said inert foam onto the exposed adhesive surface, wrapping said foam around the wrist or ankle of a person to be identified and wrapping the plasticised strip around the foam and overlapping it onto the other end of said plasticised strip itself, such that the ends of the plasticised strip are adhered to one another when wrapped around the wrist or ankle of the person, thus forming said wrist band securely and irremovably on the wrist or ankle of the person to be identified and wherein, said limb band cannot be reused after removal and any attempt at its removal will result in its destruction, since the adhesive is composed such that separation of the elongated plasticised strip from the foam causes tearing thereof. |
