Virtual Surgery for new surgeons
September 24, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Computers, Exposed!, Technology
Here’s something you might not want to know. Most surgeons learn how to perform surgery on real live patients. Sure, they start off as students practicing on cadavers but mostly, they learn by performing actual surgical procedures under the guidance of senior surgeons.
However, researchers are looking to technology to change this learning pattern and have created virtual patient simulators for residents to practice on before using a scalpel on real patients.
Clinical trials are currently being held at the Stanford University School of Medicine to test the effectiveness of this virtual reality training.
They are integrating data from patient’s pre-op CT scans …read more
The Kickabee lets Baby Twitter from the Womb.
I’m not sure whether this contraption is bizarre, silly, or cute.
Developed by a father to be who was feeling a little left out of the pregnancy because he was missing the baby’s movements in the womb. Here’s what he says…
“As an expectant father, I am once-removed from the physical knowledge my wife has of our baby and its development. With the Kickbee, I wanted to create a device that would give me a chance to be aware of our baby’s movements.”
So he created a way for all movements to be monitor via, believe it or not, twitter and the …read more
The Sunday Sidebar.
May 25, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Extreme, Gear, Green Health, Health, Misc., Oddities, Technology, The Sunday Sidebar
DIY Tracheotomy…
Could you take a knife to your throat and cut? Not sure I could, but this man has done so, not once but twice. And in doing so, has become his own savior. Seems his throat swelled up to the point where he could not breathe and afraid that the emergency services would not arrive in time, decided to perform a little ‘life saving’ surgery.
Dead, not Dead…
Her heart stopped despite intensive medical treatment following two heart attacks. She had no brain waves for 17 hours and rigor mortis seemed to be setting in. The family said their goodbyes and …read more
