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User Feedback
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"Just today, I
used the stethoscope on two casualties - both
high speed incidents with chest injuries as a
result. So good to be able to listen in on the
hillside without exposure. A member of a
mountain rescue team was involved in one case
and he was mightily impressed too as were the
ambulance crew who both had a listen once we got
to the base station."
"Its a great device that makes a real difference
when assessing and managing casualties at the
ski area"
Dr Mike Langran
GP Aviemore Medical Practice, Scotland |
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| "Heart murmurs are the sounds of the heart that
can be indicative of deformities of the heart
valves and also possible early indicators of
heart disease in some instances. One problem is
that it is very difficult to hear certain
abnormal sounds using a standard stethoscope.
Certain studies, including Mangione 2001,
suggest that many common abnormal heart murmurs
are very difficult to hear. With its large gain,
the heart sounds recorded with the
Ultrastethoscope can be heard very clearly. From
consultations with heart specialists, one
improvement that could be made is that the size
of the device would ideally be as small as
possible. However this aside, the device is an
excellent tool for recording heart sounds onto a
PC, and the internal battery lasts for many
hours following its initial charge. A recording
produced using the Ultrastethoscope and LabVIEW
software is included."
Richard Boyle RSE/SE
Enterprise Fellow
Bioengineering Unit and Electronic and
Electrical Engineering (CeSIP)
University of Strathclyde |
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