29 July 11
Reusable ECG pads
Engineering for Change reports: “Often medical supplies are expensive and difficult to get in developing countries. Even when hospitals and clinics have the machines to run certain tests, doctors may not be able to use them for a lack of supplies. For the electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) machine, which is used to analyze heart function, Engineering World Health (EWH) devised a method to create reusable ECG pads from readily available materials.”
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