Doctors use smartphones to save lives

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/01/25/doctors-see-apples-iphone-as-life-saver-in-the-future-of-medicine

A doctor recently used his iPhone, in combination with AliveCor, a mounted sensor capable of delivering clinically accurate electrocardiograms, while in flight, to measure the vital signs of a passenger experiencing severe chest pains at 30,000 feet.

The results indicated that the passenger was having a heart attack.  The doctor recommended an urgent landing, and the passenger survived after being rushed to the hospitall


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