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It seems pretty common sense that the main things people want to convey in medical emergencies where they're unconscious or their identity is unknown are allerg
by ganstyles 6y ago
It seems pretty common sense that the main things people want to convey in medical emergencies where they're unconscious or their identity is unknown are allergies and reactions, hence why we have medical allergy bracelets and similar things.
If it's life and death and I'm unconscious, it's unlikely they would be able to access my medical records regardless, given the state of healthcare data interoperability (I have a lot of experience in this area). If I am conscious, I can tell them where to get my records, whether they're in Random Hospital X's database, or my personal DB.
I tend to agree that in the average case there's no real downside to doctors not having my medical history.
- thelean12 6y agoYou have some weird and contradictory views here. You admit that medical bracelets are a good thing. But then you go off and say stuff like "it's unlikely they would be able to access my medical records regardless". What? It's not "regardless". We can fix that. That's the point of this thread branch.
- ganstyles 6y agoI wish. You haven’t dealt with EHRs I take it. Try it sometime versus greenfield development and you’ll share my “weird” views as you put it.