Medical Data Carrier

TK4 said:
Don't know if its been posted before, but this is a GOOD THING !
I believe VRRA has made it mandatory - Medical Data Carrier: Your Silent Motorcycle Partner for Survival
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Great idea! Just need to balance the small risk of personal information theft from a helmet left on the bike vs the large benefit of this. My Klim jacket has a medical info pocket on the sleeve so I think I'm good but I may add this too in case the sleeve pocket gets missed.
 
jc100 said:
Great idea! Just need to balance the small risk of personal information theft from a helmet left on the bike vs the large benefit of this. My Klim jacket has a medical info pocket on the sleeve so I think I'm good but I may add this too in case the sleeve pocket gets missed.
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Thing is, according to an emt friend of mine in a medical emergency situation they'd NEVER use the data they find on your body anyway.
Write your blood type on your sleeve, sure... They don't care.
They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves. That is... If you get to the ER and need a blood transfusion, they're not going to go by the info they find written on a tag they found on you... they'll do their own tests to determine.
 
Hack said:
Thing is, according to an emt friend of mine in a medical emergency situation they'd NEVER use the data they find on your body anyway.
Write your blood type on your sleeve, sure... They don't care.
They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves. That is... If you get to the ER and need a blood transfusion, they're not going to go by the info they find written on a tag they found on you... they'll do their own tests to determine.
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That was my understanding too. Making a milkshake out of your blood because you borrowed somebody elses helmet is not good. A list of allergies doesn't hurt but probably doesn't make a difference. In case of emergency contacts may be helpful to have readily available. I am assuming paramedics don't care about those. Does helmet travel with you to the hospital and somebody there tries to make phone calls?
 
The tag doesn't contain detailed medical information. It identifies you, your family doctor, and provides an emergency-contact. Those things are kinda nice to know in a hurry.

Trackside medical knows what these are and what they're for. If you get into an accident on the road, I wouldn't expect general emergency-response personnel to know.
 
Hack said:
Thing is, according to an emt friend of mine in a medical emergency situation they'd NEVER use the data they find on your body anyway.
Write your blood type on your sleeve, sure... They don't care.
They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves. That is... If you get to the ER and need a blood transfusion, they're not going to go by the info they find written on a tag they found on you... they'll do their own tests to determine.
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I can see that happen due to possible legal consequences. If they check ID and the data tag to see if names match I don’t see it being as much of an issue.

Side note…does this also mean they don’t pay attention to the medical data pendants some people wear?
 
If I'm knocked senseless and being tended to by "someone" (who could be trackside medical, or a stranger/bystander, or anyone else), I'd appreciate at least some way of communicating to them that I'm allergic to peanuts so that they don't feed me a peanut butter cookie and kill me that way.
 
Was wondering about something similar. If I get in an accident the next of kin is in Mississauga typically….however what would be the best way to inform NOK if they’re somewhere else?

A few times I wrote the address on my wrist with wife’s number but there’s got to be a better / easier solution. Times when we’re at the cottage and they’re chilling on the beach / cottage while I’m riding around.
 
"They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves"

That is what my Family Doc told me when I requested my blood group and I am not comfortable with that approach.

What if you have certain hereditary conditions that show up as something else, resulting in a treatment that is of danger.
Example: a mis-diagnosis of anaemia for a condition of thalassemia will result them pumping you with a high-iron drip which in turn is not healthy.
 
Chris-CJ said:
"They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves"

That is what my Family Doc told me when I requested my blood group and I am not comfortable with that approach.

What if you have certain hereditary conditions that show up as something else, resulting in a treatment that is of danger.
Example: a mis-diagnosis of anaemia for a condition of thalassemia will result them pumping you with a high-iron drip which in turn is not healthy.
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Those situations are where the card could help. It doesn't dictate treatment but it helps to guide treatment.
 
jc100 said:
I can see that happen due to possible legal consequences. If they check ID and the data tag to see if names match I don’t see it being as much of an issue.

Side note…does this also mean they don’t pay attention to the medical data pendants some people wear?
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According to my paramedic buddy... They may take note of a medic alert bracelet, but no more so than a patient's loved one telling them "he's diabetic"...
Keep in mind... He's talking about dealing with an unconscious patient who can't provide their own medical history or whatever...
When it comes to treatment critical issues... They will confirm their way. They can't rely on what's written on a bracelet/tag/tattoo.
 
mimico_polak said:
Was wondering about something similar. If I get in an accident the next of kin is in Mississauga typically….however what would be the best way to inform NOK if they’re somewhere else?

A few times I wrote the address on my wrist with wife’s number but there’s got to be a better / easier solution. Times when we’re at the cottage and they’re chilling on the beach / cottage while I’m riding around.
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The upside to cell phones is they often get the recipient wherever they are in the world. Even if the recipient is unable to help from their location, they are normally well equipped to call 10 other people than can help.
 
Brian P said:
If I'm knocked senseless and being tended to by "someone" (who could be trackside medical, or a stranger/bystander, or anyone else), I'd appreciate at least some way of communicating to them that I'm allergic to peanuts so that they don't feed me a peanut butter cookie and kill me that way.
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Time for a tattoo BP.
 
I have one of those, but I got it free from the Safety Council.
TK4 said:
Your camp name was Jockey ?
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His name is Calvin Klein?
 
I keep a medical info paper in my jacket and another in my bikes info pouch. It has a pic of me and my licence, my emergency contacts, blood type, meds list… and my GTAM user/password.

hopefully it’s never needed.
 
Hack said:
Thing is, according to an emt friend of mine in a medical emergency situation they'd NEVER use the data they find on your body anyway.
Write your blood type on your sleeve, sure... They don't care.
They're not going to effect treatment upon you without confirming things themselves. That is... If you get to the ER and need a blood transfusion, they're not going to go by the info they find written on a tag they found on you... they'll do their own tests to determine.
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I don't think blood type meant to be "medical information". It is more for things like allergic to certain medication. I am allergic to various common drugs and the test will take several days. I dont think in an emergency they will be able to confirm my condition nor they can test for potentially hundreds of different medical conditions in that category.
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