(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center found an Infrared Thermal Detection System (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic.
The ITDS detected fever in patients through split-second, non-contact skin temperature measurements. Fever is a primary symptom of seasonal influenza, H1N1, avian influenza, SARS and other infectious diseases.
nebraska medical centerResearchers find infrared thermal detection systems useful for p...EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Fri, 03/19/2010 - 22:00
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No quick fixes in medicine - whoda thunk it?Health Care Renewal Wed, 01/30/2008 - 13:45
To many non-medical people, it really appears they believe the "fixes" to medicine are simple, deterministic (i.e., computerization as a panacea), and that many of the problems are generally a result of bad behavior by clinicians. Cleaner but not safer hands? Tags:
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