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Today, QrTY gained a new follower on Twitter – Wizzard. We always check out who’s following us, and if we like what they’re saying or doing – we follow back – its just polite netiquette!
We were more impressed tho, by the latest post on their blog about our QrTY Emergency Cards – titled QR Codes to the Rescue, by Claire Powell. I have copied the text below from their thoughts page – and included the hyperlink to them to help get their site new links (as it looks pretty new & shiny and not ranked yet!)
Thanks Claire @ Wizzard Health (http://www.wizzard.co.uk)- great article – we love it!
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QR Codes to the Rescue
It’s a strange thing to imagine yourself in an emergency situation where you may be admitted to A&E. Not really worth dwelling on.
However, spare a thought for the Rescue Services. When a patient has died, suffered a major trauma, or is in a state of shock and unable to speak, Rescue Services often face the very difficult task of finding out more about the patient, including the patient’s In Case of Emergency contact details.
A new QR code – QrTY Emergency – looks to resolve this problem. Endorsed by Bob Brotchie, a clinical team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust, the codes contain your vital medical information, including contact details, illnesses, blood type and medications.
It means that Rescue Services can instantly access your details through their smartphone. You don’t need a smartphone yourself to have a QrTY Emergency code – you can carry your code on a keyfob or a card.
It might not be a situation we’d like to think about, but it’s good to see QR codes serving a purpose beyond marketing. Just like a smartphone it is, well, smart.
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discuss QrTY Emergency Cards
Today, QrTY gained a new follower on Twitter – Wizzard. We always check out who’s following us, and if we like what they’re saying or doing – we follow back – its just polite netiquette!
We were more impressed tho, by the latest post on their blog about our QrTY Emergency Cards – titled QR Codes [...]
Stumbled upon this article the other day, I am thrilled to bits that people are finding time to spread the news about QrTY Emergency Cards:
The Original article cane be found on Mobile Commerce News website
QR codes to be used to help emergency responders find medical data on patients
August 2, 2011 7:35 pm
Stephanie Beck
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Telford Journal
Telford Journal have picked up our story bout the launch of QrTY Emergency and have run it on page 53 on Thursday 21st July 2011.
We are really pleased that QrTY Emergency is getting so much publicity at the moment – and is becoming a talking point amongst people who appreciate peace-of-mind.
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Jenrick:group, innovators in the IT, Building, Commercial, Engineering & Medical sectors have produced the following – this was lifted directly from their Jenrick:group blog.
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QrTY Emergency – An interactive card that utilises QR codes to provide life-saving information in an emergency has been launched in the UK.
Here is an interesting insight into a commercial marketing technology [...]
Continuing our posts about what is a QR codes used for, this little gem from B&Q was sent over to us (thanks to the head of marketing at Jenrick Recruitment Group) – showing a very productive way to utilise a code in your marketing strategy. This was found in the free paper that can be [...]
