>>>> Please read the confidentiality statement below <<<<
I think I recall reading about a scenario where a soldier is wounded on
the battlefield, and some vital medical data is read off the chip. If
the chip just has a 16 digit number, why not just bar code it on their
dog tag instead?
Gary L. Grieme
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>>> "Alan A. Andolsen CMC CRM" <[log in to unmask]> 10/19/2004
11:11:47 AM >>>
Without denying the ethical and social issues associated
with the microchip, I believe that it is important to
note that the chip will only contain a unique 16 digit
number.
All medical data will be in a secure database that would
be retrieved when the RFID scanner 'grabbed' the 16
digit number from the patient, linked it [with the
appropriate security protection] to the info in the
database, and displayed it on a monitor [perhaps a
tablet PC].
Since there is no medical data stored on the microchip,
it would be impossible for someone to walk down a medical
ward and retieve personal info. Only those with the
security clearance to the database and the equipment
necessary to display it owuld have access.
Al
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