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A South African company is hoping to span the world with a card bearing a cellphone-scannable code intended for camera-equipped cellphones to display your emergency details after a serious accident.
Copies of the code (see image above) can be attached to motorcycles or cars to enable paramedics to immediately identify the holder - the data includes a facial image - over the internet.
1000 SIGNED
Rob Thomsett of QR Lifeline in Cape Town explained that the system would be readable anywhere in the world with a cellphone mast in range for emergency services to download names, addresses, next-of-kin, phone numbers and - importantly - medical details of the injured and possibly unconscious cardholder(s).
Negotiations are ongoing with all paramedic companies to adopt the system in South Africa and more than a 1000 clients have already signed up for the service which costs less than R1 a day - and in some instances comes free with vehicle finance or purchases deals. The client, once registered, can fill in his/her and family members' details on the QRLifeline website.
Later changes to the data can also be made by the client and QRLifeline will send a subscription renewal each year.
So if you're down - and possibly out - it's likely that QRLifeline will get emergency help to you faster than otherwise possible.
For more details or to sign up go to the QRLifeline website.
Copies of the code (see image above) can be attached to motorcycles or cars to enable paramedics to immediately identify the holder - the data includes a facial image - over the internet.
1000 SIGNED
Rob Thomsett of QR Lifeline in Cape Town explained that the system would be readable anywhere in the world with a cellphone mast in range for emergency services to download names, addresses, next-of-kin, phone numbers and - importantly - medical details of the injured and possibly unconscious cardholder(s).
Negotiations are ongoing with all paramedic companies to adopt the system in South Africa and more than a 1000 clients have already signed up for the service which costs less than R1 a day - and in some instances comes free with vehicle finance or purchases deals. The client, once registered, can fill in his/her and family members' details on the QRLifeline website.
Later changes to the data can also be made by the client and QRLifeline will send a subscription renewal each year.
So if you're down - and possibly out - it's likely that QRLifeline will get emergency help to you faster than otherwise possible.
For more details or to sign up go to the QRLifeline website.
