Comments on: Hacked defibrillator scare http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247/comment-page-1#comment-968049 Reader's Write Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:10:25 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247#comment-968049 If you really want to understand how a defibrillator works go to defibrillator.org and then you can separate fact from fiction If you really want to understand how a defibrillator works go to defibrillator.org and then you can separate fact from fiction

]]> By: Havvy http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247/comment-page-1#comment-359510 Havvy Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:19:47 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247#comment-359510 Is this where our research dollars are going? Is this where our research dollars are going?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247/comment-page-1#comment-359155 Reader's Write Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:14:43 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247#comment-359155 "Why the hell would a defibrillator have a person’s social security number?" sounds like social security number is passed to the defibrillator with all other patient details age, weight, blood type etc... the defibrillator then uses some of this info to set the correct setings for the patient. e.g doctor can get any defibrillator and when it gets near the patient it is automaticly fine-tuned for that patient which is good. but if anyone can use a laptop to reprogram it then this is very bad (murder). “Why the hell would a defibrillator have a person’s social security number?”

sounds like social security number is passed to the defibrillator with all other patient details age, weight, blood type etc… the defibrillator then uses some of this info to set the correct setings for the patient. e.g doctor can get any defibrillator and when it gets near the patient it is automaticly fine-tuned for that patient which is good. but if anyone can use a laptop to reprogram it then this is very bad (murder).

]]> By: x3style http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247/comment-page-1#comment-358480 x3style Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:02:05 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247#comment-358480 Do they have a defib for everyone or how the hell does it know how the shocked guy is? Do they have a defib for everyone or how the hell does it know how the shocked guy is?

]]> By: Rekrul http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247/comment-page-1#comment-357939 Rekrul Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:50:46 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15247#comment-357939 Why the hell would a defibrillator have a person's social security number? Why the hell would a defibrillator have a person’s social security number?

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