In an effort to reduce energy consumption, the government has moved the start of Daylight Savings Time from April 1 to March 11 and the ending from October 28 to November 4 (the day after my birthday). This change will save untold millions of barrels of oil, and impoverish or enrich Bush's friends in the […]
According to the FDA:
Defibtech, is initiating a voluntary worldwide recall of
Lifeline Semi-automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and ReviveR
Semi-automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). This recall affects all
Lifeline and ReviveR AEDs with software versions 2.002 and earlier.
The self-test software for these devices may allow a self-test to clear
a previously detected low battery condition. If this situation occurs,
the operator may […]
Another emergency medical service is deploying wireless technology to support workflow automation, improve pre-hospital care, and better communicate patient data to waiting hospital Emergency Departments. From Information Week (press release):
In an announcement Tuesday, the RAA said the In Motion technology,
which can access different wireless networks while ambulances race to
their destinations, had not only improved pre-hospital […]
Okay, it’s not an off-the-shelf PC as like the Motion C5 or Philips ProScribe. But this is one very interesting device. Developed by Emano Tec in conjunction with CareGroup’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, the MedTab hits the following point of care requirements:
Droppable (tested to 30g impact)
Pocketable (5.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 will fit in a […]
