Medical Memento

[venta]

I've just had this news story pointed out to me by my boss. [Short version: elderly woman gets "Do not resuscitate" tattoo.]

Now, the 'no under 16s' signs outside tattoo parlours always say "except for medical reasons". Does anyone know how common this actually is? Although I know a few people who have potentially life-threatening conditions, none of them have tattoos to ensure this information is read... though a couple of them do wear those SOS Talisman necklaces.

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Re: Eh?

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

Theoretically perhaps the mechanism will only work if the equipment is physically installed properly and this is where the training is required. (Alternatively, it might be possible for an incompetent to apply the equipment incorrectly so to trigger the logic into thinking that energy is required when really it isn't.)

This is a guess, obviously. :-)