Re: Re: Medical Records CD

The problem is, I don't usually carry a purse, so any lenghty pieces 
of paper (several would be involved) to carry are out of the question.

I must admit that I had not thought about the EMT issue, but I would 
think that all hospitals have computers with AA reader installed.


On 8 Jun 2004 at 13:21, Susie Barron wrote:

> I know I am being decidedly non-technical in my response to all of
> this CD stuff.  My mother is 87 and in ill health.  I have a computer
> generated piece of paper which has all the information necessary for
> emergency care, including her meds and dosages, as well as a brief
> medical history.  When we go in, I give it to the admitting personnel,
> who copy it, give it back, and it goes into her file and is
> immediately available to the doctors and nurses.  I also carry one
> with the same type of information for me.  Nobody has to find a CD
> reader and then print out the information to give to the doctors and
> nurses.  Nobody has to worry about compatibility.  Takes a lot less
> time in an emergency situation.  Plus...EMT's don't have CD readers on
> them.  It will allow someone at the scene of an accident to have
> immediate access to one's medical information.
> 
> Sorry.  Sometimes, technology just takes longer when you least can
> afford the time.
> 
> Susie B
> 
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