X-Message-Number: 12241 From: Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:04:00 -0600 Subject: CryoNet #12220 - #12224 > > It's 2 a.m. and paramedics rush an unconscious man to an emergency room. > Little is known about the patient, and his medical records are not > available until the start of the business day, so a doctor runs > a battery of expensive and time-consuming tests. > > But another scene may soon unfold. This time, paramedics reach the patient > who is carrying a medical-alert card emblazoned with a Web address. They > radio the information to the hospital, where a nurse logs onto a Web > site containing the patient's medical records. By the time the ambulance > arrives at the ER, a doctor has reviewed the patient's medical history > and charted a course of possible treatment. > I think an even better solution would be a microchip embedded under our skin which contains all of our medical history. A reader in the ambulance could read the chip and instantly know any allergies or special circumstances that doctors should know about. I would expect this to become a widespread practice in the near future. David King a newcomer to cryonics Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=12241