MEDIC-ALERT SYSTEM
Support By A.A. A letter asking the Automobile Association (Canterbury) to bring the medicalert system to the notice of its members was received by the council of the association ot Thursday evening The letter was from the South Island Motor Union Under the system a bracelet is worn on the right wrist and printed on it are any medical details a doctor .should know in case of an accident. The details would include the names of any drugs being taken and so on Dr. R. G. Mathieson Mid it should be remembered that it was an offence to drive under the influence of drink of drugs, and technically any pills a driver might be taking were drugs
If a driver displayed what drugs he was taking, he might be suspect in an accident Nevertheless. Dr. Mathieson said, the system wag a good thing, and had a lot of merit.
The council decided to give the system what publicity it could.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30094, 30 March 1963, Page 21
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