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Life Tube emergency-information system; Age Concern's Thelma Sadler.
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DescriptionPrinted in greyscale in the ‘Leader’ on April 2 1991.
"Speaking for you when you can't".
The tube contained such information as medications, next of kin, doctor, religion, date of birth . . . and was to be kept in the owner's refrigerator; a 'Life tube here' sticker was provided, to be displayed on the refrigerator, and emergency services would check whether there was one .
The system had been introduced seven years earlier, but Age Concern had not been directly involved before.
Date TakenMarch 1990
"Speaking for you when you can't".
The tube contained such information as medications, next of kin, doctor, religion, date of birth . . . and was to be kept in the owner's refrigerator; a 'Life tube here' sticker was provided, to be displayed on the refrigerator, and emergency services would check whether there was one .
The system had been introduced seven years earlier, but Age Concern had not been directly involved before.
Date TakenMarch 1990Part of
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Reference1991 04 02 6FormatGreyscale printSize119 x 171 mm
FormatGreyscale printSize119 x 171 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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