Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Hey Technology!

It’s a huge part in our day to day lives and helps us greatly with our health and medical issues, yes I am talking about technology! There are many different types of technology and all help us with our understanding of the internal body systems. Technology has come so far and has basically become essential to our lives. Without technology there would be a lot of unknown diseases and symptoms that would not be able to be treated, because we would not be able to take x rays or any type of scan to see what and where things are happening. Technology has given us the option to see inside the body and locate many parts necessary to helping benefit human life. Some forms of technology is so advance that it also labels or highlights in different colours to show what is what in our body. Without technology in our lives I do not think survival rates would be very high.

A Canadian inventor who helped with the technological aspect of cardiac issues, and is known as the "father of biomedical engineering in Canada" is John Hopps.  John Hopps invented the pacemaker which is a device used to keep the heart at the normal pulse rate. This device kicks in whenever the heart rate is abnormal and shocks it in hopes to make it go back to normal. I think that this invention is one of the top forms of technology that has been created to better someone’s life.  There are many people with this device and the surgery has become more common, without this technology survival rates again with decrease, as there will be nothing to help a person with cardiac issues.

 
The ultrasound machine is another form of technology that has become very common and is vital to medical issues. This form of technology is mostly used for pregnant women to see and check on the baby’s health and to make sure everything is going as supposed to. This technology has grown to where it has become portable, and is merely the size of a cellular phone. The ultrasound machine does not pose any known risks to the patient. I think that this technology is very essential to the medical field and is used greatly, to an extent where it has become a vital part in several procedures. 


The X-Ray Generator is also an important part in medical technology. The X-Ray Generator allows us to take a picture and be able to see inside of the body as to what is going on. This technology allows us to see things growing from start to end, and also gives us the opportunity to take care of things in the body that is not supposed to be happening. This technology also colour co-ordinates different parts of the body to make it easier to be understood.

Therefore, I think that technology plays a huge part in our lives today and is a vital part to medical explorations. Technology has lead to the saving of many lives and allowed many to understand the way the body works. Technology has given us a better understanding of our body and how everything works. 

Work Cited List: 

1) "Discovery Health "How X-rays Work"" Discovery Health "Health Guides" Web. 01 June 2011. <http://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/tests-treatment/x-ray.htm>. 

2) "Ultrasound - General." RadiologyInfo - The Radiology Information Resource for Patients. Web. 01 June 2011. <http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=genus>.
3) "Pacemaker - Electronic Device for the Heart Conditions on MedicineNet.com." Web. 01 June 2011. <http://www.medicinenet.com/pacemaker/article.htm>.
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