Medical ID Bracelets and Alert Systems - Should we keep it simple? Is the USB too complicated?

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What about the Epic Medical ID bracelet? It has a USB which can be plugged into a device by emergency medical providers. I have been and ER doc and the medical director of more than one EMS systems. I do agree with having the bracelets. They help. But I don't like the idea of a USB necklace. Here's why:
1. emergency medical treatment is provided in chaotic, uncontrolled situations. Having to hook up a usb AND read that information will further complicate and an already complicated situation;
2. the information that we truly need in emergency situations is simple, not complicated requiring USB-level storage. We need drug and environmental allergies, medications that could cause bleeding or hypoglycemia.
Please note that these are simple medical ID bracelets. Medical Alert Systems are far more complicated. Consumer Reports describes the components of Medical Alerts as:
it works for a patient's specific disability;
*If offers a choice of neck or wrist band or both;
includes wall mounted help buttons;
base station can be contacted from anywhere on the property;
certified by UL or other quality certification systems;
it has a battery back-up in case of loss of power;
*the company has it's own monitoring center in the US.