X-Message-Number: 1537
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 02:53:33 -0600
From:  (Steve Jackson)
Subject: For mailing list only

Our city (Austin, TX) is starting a program called VIAL OF LIFE.
Participants put a sticker on their front door to alert EMTs that
the top shelf of the refrigerator door will hold a plastic 
vial containing medical information for everyone in the house.
 
This seems like an excellent program; think about contacting
your own local EMT service to suggest it.
 
But needless to say, there's no check-off box for "FREEZE ME." So
I will include a very brief set of instructions - more or less
what's on the neck tag, phrased in as non-weird a way as possible.
Here's my current draft. Can anyone improve on this?
 
 
 
                     IMPORTANT !!!!!
   
Both Steve Jackson and Monica Stephens are participants in an
experimental cryonics program of the Alcor Foundation.
 
In case of death, their ENTIRE bodies become the property of the 
Foundation. 
 
DO NOT AUTOPSY OR EMBALM!!
 
If Steve Jackson or Monica Stephens is pronounced dead OR is in
critical condition, call 1-800-327-2228 at any time, day or night.
This is an 800 number - there is no charge for the call.
 
In case of death, call the above number IMMEDIATELY for biostasis
protocol. Push 50,000 units of heparin IV and do CPR while
cooling with ice to 10 degrees C. Keep pH at 7.5.
 
There is a reward for notifying Alcor in timely fashion and following
the instructions above. Give Alcor the following information: For
Steve Jackson, tag number 1405. For Monica Stephens, tag number 1404.
 



(Keith - this is for the mailing list only, not the newsgroup. Thanks.)

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