Computers in the Medical Field
1a) Computers are used in the aid of adults or premature babies by
keeping close checks on them. With adults they might have various
sensors on them which measure their heart rate, blood pressure,
temperature and other various important things. If any of these become
irregular to the patient or irregular of a normal reading an alert
would be sounded for attention to be seen to for the patient from a
doctor. For a premature baby there would also be various sensors to
monitor him or her incase something was to go wrong. If it would the
computer could readjust the oxygen level or temperature of the
incubator by reading the sensor data. If it was needed the sensors or
alarm would then signal for doctors or surgeons to help out the
patient should they need medical assistance.
b) Advantages to the patient and the hospital of using computers is
that the patients are under a constant 24 hour surveillance which
would monitor various life signs instead of having to have a nurse
watch over you. Also if minor changes are needed such as a temperature
change due to the patient’s temperature rising then the computer would
be able to change the room temperature. Also a computer could alert
members of staff of the patient’s condition should the patient need
assistance.
2a) Keyhole surgery is the term used to describe particular surgical
procedures using a tool which is a wire inserted into the body with a
camera on the end to see inside of the body. It also includes various
tools to perform procedures which are easier to perform with this tool
that for surgeons to carry out the task. The image would be sent back
to a computer which would then display the image on the screen so
doctors and surgeons can see inside the patient’s body and what is
wrong or what might be wrong.
b) Advantages of using keyhole surgery is that the image which the