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My Question Is...

My Question Is...

What would they do if the person they put this into were allergic to this chip somehow...I know I am allergic to all kinds of goodies, and I wouldn't want to stand the chance of having some kind of reaction to this...given my delicate condition(s) LOL LOL LOL LOL Harrybaby666 :D :D :D :D :D
 
My other thought was that you'd still have to wear or carry something that said you had the chip. Otherwise, how would people know - especially non-trained people just trying to give assistance.
 
STEP 1: Take all pertinent medical information from subject and encode on chip
STEP 2: Install said chip into patient
STEP 2: Distribute chip readers to EVERY possible medical care and/or emergency services provider including but not limited to doctors, nurses, EMT's, firefighters, police officers, lifeguards, girlscouts...
STEP 4: Train 'em all to use the damn thing.


Eh... You gotta have a point where everyone can have the same chip, it has to be someplace that any medical personal could scan readily and have access to in time of need. It's not all that hard to create an implant that's biologically inert meaning you won't have an allergic reaction to it and it won't cause cancer or break down within the body. All our artificial valves are made of that kind of stuff and it's not hard to use the same materials to enclose some kind of microchip.

Oh, you gotta be able to read the information off of it AND possibly write new stuff or change exsisting info. What if my medical status changes? What if I'm on different meds, or develope an allergy/sensitivity to something? I get a chip now that says I have an artificial tricuspid valve. In 10 years I get a transplant and the chip has to be changed some how.


The alternative is to set the chip up with ONLY a number, something like a social security number, but then you need a database somewhere that all the above listed people have 24/7/365 access to but yet it's secure enough to prevent would-be hackers and/or indentity theives from gaining access....


Is it possible to put a chip inside of someone that carries vital medical information? Sure, we do it for dogs now, though it's just owner information.

Is it practical???


Dunno about that....
 
There was a guy with one in his arm on the TODAY show this morning. The readout gives your name and an ID number and (I assume) a telephone number to call to get all of the up to date medical and personal information.

The interviewer asked the obvious question about security and having all of that personal information being made available to who knows who. Naturally the guy (I think he represented the company that makes the chip) down played those risks...

Big Brother IS watching you! :D :eek:

'AL'
 
I carry a cell phone wherever I go. E-911 service here can track cell phone callers to within a few hundred feet using telemetry from cell phone towers.

Big Brother's been following my ass for years!!!! :rolleyes:
 
( points up )

They've been tracking that cow too, though it's not as subtle....


Notice the yellow tag... :D
 
Hell, no.

Not me.

I am accountable to a woman and a dog, and that's enough. When my time comes, I'm hoping to be able to wander out into the woods to pass. I don't want some well-intentioned idiot chasing me with a tricorder.

Best wishes,
 
No way Jose, on the chip. I hate the feel of bugs on my skin. I am going to keep being human as long as I can. They can assimulate someone else.
 
And I suppose it's one of the same companies (AVID, Home Again, etc.) that provide microchips for ID'ing animals? :D

Seriously, I have 2 cats that have been microchipped (Home Again, I think) and are registered with CAR (Companion Animal Rescue), a project of the American Kennel Club (for all species, not just dogs).
I watched the cats chipped -- at a cat show. The cat that I figured would flinch never moved while it was being done.
I have not heard of any reaction to the procedure.

HOWEVER, like someone else has stated, how will any emergency responder know to scan the patient? Problem with animal microchips is that not all scanners work on all chips. Many animal shelters try to scan for microchips, but if they don't have the right scanner...
 
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...



Mind you, I don't care much for R.E.M.


Just get a bunch of tattoos on your chest that spell out your diagnosis, lists whatever meds your on and whom to contact in case of an emergency. :eek:



:D
 
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