Re: USB Medical Alert bracelets

[Guest guest]

hello everyone

  i have one of those usb medic alert drives but no hospital or doctors office

in my area can do anything with it so its useless to me so make sure your

hospitals in the area can use it before you buy one

have a great day

God Bless

david

[Guest guest]

A hospital that doesn't have USB in their PC'S?? Why wouldn't they be

able to use them?

medusa

> wrote:

> I have one of those usb medic alert drives but no hospital or doctors office

in my area can do anything with it so its useless to me so make sure your

hospitals in the area can use it before you buy one

have a great day

[Guest guest]

>xStrangerx wrote:

>I was at CVS tonight filling some prescriptions and I saw a Medical USB data

card which led me to come home and check out the CVS website. I found medical

alert bracelets that are actually USB flash drives. So in case of a medical

emergency they can just plug it into their computer and pull up your medical

information.

>If you are interested in checking them out here is the link:

>http://tinyurl.com/ybx3m8y

Everyone

USB Flash drives are small, inexpensive and can hold a lot of data. I gave my

oldest granddaughter one for her birthday last year with a lanyard so she can

wear it around her neck. Just be cautious of what data you put on the unit.

Keavan

[Guest guest]

I am thinking that perhaps they wouldn't use a USB directly from a patient,

because of the risk of a computer virus transmission to their computer

systems through that USB. You never know when a disgruntled ex-employee may

use such a procedure to " get even " with the hospital system.

Just a thought, but terrorists might also be considering such a thing,

because it is unsuspected by the average American. They watch and learn from

movies and cop shows, too.

>Medusa wrote:

> A hospital that doesn't have USB in their PC'S?? Why wouldn't they be

> able to use them?

[Guest guest]

The reason being is the fear of corrupting their system i.e s virus .

Deb RN

>Medusa wrote:

A hospital that doesn't have USB in their PC'S?? Why wouldn't they be

able to use them?

[Guest guest]

Any decent anti-virus program would cover that.....don't tell me they

have no anti virus.It seems to me ludicrous that they bank solely on any last

records known *if* the patient has been at their hospital before.

>Deb RN wrote:

> The reason being is the fear of corrupting their system i.e s virus .

[Guest guest]

That's true, BUT it has the medic alert symbol on it and I'm pretty sure you

cant put anything on there except your medical information through the program

they have put on there. I'm not really sure on that one, but I would imagine

that to be true because it is specifically made for that. I mean, it's not like

it's just a random USB from a patient claiming to have their medical information

on there.

-Kayla

>

> I am thinking that perhaps they wouldn't use a USB directly from a patient,

> because of the risk of a computer virus transmission to their computer

> systems through that USB.