PARAMEDICS could save even more lives across the county thanks to a new medical database devised by an Abingdon man.

Former builder Grant Moreton spent the past six years fine-tuning his Auxilium System, which aims to provide medics with valuable patient information before reaching an emergency.

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is now the first in the country to be trialling the system, which could be rolled out across the UK if it proves a hit.

Father-of-three Mr Moreton said: "Hopefully we can save lives with the system. I feel proud. I'm glad it's finally happened after all these years."

The system allows patients to store any personal information they choose on a database, accessed online only by using their unique 10-digit number.

Information is passed to ambulance crews by 999 operators, who are given the unique number when a call is made and can then access the secure database.

It means paramedics can more rapidly identify and treat patients at the scene of an emergency, especially those who may be unconscious or unable to communicate.

Director of operations at SCAS' clinical coordination centres Luci Stephens said: "There are occasions when it would be incredibly useful to have key details about a patient which they might not be able to provide to us due to their medical condition and we hope that this trial will help demonstrate how important these details are in the event of an emergency."

Mr Moreton said he was inspired to create the system when Larkmead School pupils Ty-ree Partridge and Sarah Waterhouse both died after separate crashes in 2009.

The 36-year-old said he hated hearing "horror stories" about parents getting to hospital only to find their child had died because medical information was not available to paramedics.

Mr Moreton, who was helped by Wallingford's Dr Christopher Rowe, added: "My children are all healthy but when they go out and you hear a car screech, you just think 'I hope that's not one of mine'. When they go on a school trip I worry or if they were to go missing [I would worry].

"Something had to be done. If anything happened to my kids, I would want paramedics to have the information straight away."

Residents can include pictures on the database, as well as information including next of kin details, home address, access codes to enter accommodation blocks, allergies, current medication, and medical history.

The 10-digit number and the system's logo can be placed anywhere such as on ID cards, keyrings, mobile phone or school uniform.

Mr Moreton said he will give every pupil in a UK school a free Auxilium for a year and will hand out more than £500,000 worth of numbers to charities.

Membership is just £1 per year for members of the public.

For more information email info@auxsys.uk or see theauxiliumsystem.co.uk