Here is a thermometer where you do not have to touch your baby to check its temperature. The producer claims that it reads the body temperature instantly and without contact. Thermoflash is particularly efficient for taking the temperature of newborn babies and very young children.
From a distance of around 5 cm, all you have to do is point it towards the forehead to read the temperature shown on the LCD screen.
As there is no contact, you can immediately start again and again and as many times as you wish to take the temperature of other family members without having to disinfect or change the tip.
It can be ordered from the UK via Cocooncenter for 44,50 €.
Via: http://en.thermo-flash.com/
Choosing your reflex hammer is not alway easy. As a medical student I went cheap and bought a Buck hammer. Never again. For my neurological summer practice I invested in a German produced Dejerine style hammer. It was a good choice for a junior doctor. The Dejerine hammer has a heavy head, with a nice steel shaft. It fits nicely in my lab-coat pocket. Not too small and not too big.
The choices of hammers vary. Some of the senior doctors preferred the Troemner hammer. But my all time favorite must be the ergonomic Taylor model. It looked really classy on rounds.
Via: Reflex hammers
Norwegian newspaper finally discovers the sleep cycle plugin for iPhone. They were trying the bio-alarm clock. Which they claim to be the most popular iPhone application out there.
via Dagbladet.no.
With Littmann’s Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 features a State-of-the-art sound sensor. Proprietary Ambient Noise Reduction (ANR) technology reduces on average 85% of unwanted background noise. Amplification capability when sounds are soft.
Record it: Capture a sound for later playback. Helpful when seeking a peer opinion or when you are writing up notes on your patient’s condition, after your patient has left.
Send it: Bluetooth® technology lets you transmit sounds real-time to your PC, which can then be further analyzed, attached to medical records, or reviewed online with colleagues.
Confirm it: Use available Zargis® CardioscanTM software to help you detect and classify suspected heart murmurs while with your patient. Or visualize heart and lung sounds using Zargis® StethAssistTM software, included free with every 3MTM Littmann® Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200.
The beauty is available at Amazon.com for just over $400.00.
Via: Amazon.com
Apple launched their iPad. It would be nice to see this device in a hospital setting. Nurses and doctors running around with sleek iPads instead of large piles of paper. It features a Multi-Touch screen, Safari, pictures, YouTube and more. You could also use if for basic functions like iPod and internet. It will be fun to see where this technology leads in the future. Especially when it comes to reading books and magazines on the iPad.
Via: Apple – iPad