RFID Tracking of Cadavers
Filed in archive Healthcare on February 8, 2005
Just in case you thought there couldn't possibly be another use for RFID:
"Shaken by scandals involving the black-market sale of body parts, University of California officials are considering inserting supermarket-style barcodes or radio frequency devices in cadavers to keep track of them.
The high-tech fix is one of a number of reforms UC is proposing to reassure people that bodies donated to science will be used as intended and treated with respect."
Read the whole article at Wired.com. Via MedGadget.
The high-tech fix is one of a number of reforms UC is proposing to reassure people that bodies donated to science will be used as intended and treated with respect."
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