alvins wrote:Although this might seem like a good idea. A very large portion of medical people are never going to use it or have any idea how. Ive worked in the medical field as an computer tech for quite awhike now and most doctors and nurses wouldnt know how to use those drives. The other big issue is that every place I have worked those usb drives are not allowed and we lock out the usb ports so they cannot be read or written too by anyone but the companies IT dept.
Although these types of bracelets are a great idea unfortunately speaking as someone with close to 18 yrs EMS experience and multiple years as a ER RN I can say most pre-hospital providers (not all) will not have the means to access that information on scene not to mention the time if it is a true emergency. Post ER arrival someone
may be able to take your thumb drive off to some computer to get to your information but again, if it is a true life and death situation things will be happening quickly and at that point most of that information will not be known after the initial triage and stabilization. IMHO there is still no substitute for having your name, pertinent medical history, medications allergies and emergency contact info written down on some form and carried in your wallet, purse, taped to your refrigerator at home etc...those medic alert bracelets are still a good place to put info also.
As far as not being tech savvy and not knowing "how to use those drives"
WoW
what's funny is you were actually being serious.
I personally see no reason for all that information to be needed by the range. What will happen to it once they have it, who purges their data bases and how often, who also has access to that data???... We have become so accustom to freely handing out our personal information without giving it a second thought but then, even when it seems a little odd we usually do it anyway.
no, no I haven't...