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As the
flashID Emergency
Identification System
has
been developed, we have sought feedback and evaluation from a wide cross section
of Accident, Emergency and Medical professionals.
Following are some of the comments we have
received:
From Professor Napier M. Thomson,
Head, Department of Medicine,
Head, Central and Eastern Clinical School,
Monash Medical School, Melbourne, Australia.
“My initial
impressions of FlashID are very positive. To have available with a patient key
items of medical and personal information in the form of a memory stick to put
in one's (healthcare professional, Hospital, Ambulance, etc) computer would be
very valuable. I assume it’s an electronic equivalent to the old fashioned
"alert" bracelets which people wear (and still do) but obviously can contain
much more information.
”One of the key words in Health is Safety and good information about patients is
vital to prevent or minimise adverse outcomes in their care. Thus, key bits of
information about patients when they present to Hospital, such as medication
list, drug reactions and list of illnesses, is invaluable if, for any reason,
the patient cannot reliably give all the information. One selling point for
FlashID is its potential contribution to safety in the provision of Health
care.”
From John Thompson
RN,
Equipment Nurse,
Emergency & Trauma Centre,
The
Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
“After reviewing the FlashID, I think it is
a fantastic concept and a very useful tool in the Emergency and Trauma Centre,
especially when patients present who are unconscious or have an altered
conscious state. Some of the many challenges that we face with these types of
patients is informing their next of kin, and knowing their past medical history.
The FlashID makes this information readily available and the process more time
efficient. It would also be useful for people who do not have any medical
conditions to own a FlashID when travelling so, in the unlikely event of them
attending a hospital, relatives back home can be contacted ASAP.
“When patients attend the Emergency
Department and an ECG is performed that shows an abnormal rhythm, treatment can
sometimes be delayed as staff have to wait for the patients history to arrive to
find out if the rhythm is pre-existing or new.”
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