On Apr 24, 2007, at 5:37 AM, Todd Walton wrote:
On 4/20/07, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:There are good, legitimate reasons for having all your medical information in one place.There's meaning drift here. I agree that there are good reasons for having all of any one person's medical information in one place. But I don't think there's a good reason to have it in the same place as yours and Joe's and Susan's and the President's.
If you're traveling cross-country and get hit by a car crossing the street, it might be a good idea for your doctors to know you're allergic to, say, commonly used pain medication.
Granted, a limited amount of information can be present on engraved medical bracelets, but how much of your medical history do you want engraved on metal and wrapped around your wrist?
Also, you'd be screwed if the 'Net were having issues, or the power was out.
I'd simply like to point out that _I_ would like any doctor that needs to treat me to have access to my medical history, but I agree in that having it in an online form presents too much risk.
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