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How Smart is the Carevo

The purpose of this study was to compare the traditional height-adjustable shower trolley with the Carevo, a shower trolley with a new design. Compared to the traditional height-adjustable shower trolley, the Carevo has higher side supports, indented curves on the long sides, handles, arrow-shaped ends, and a mattress with a flexible mid-section. In this study four nurses carried out five showe...

'Smart' intravenous pumps: how smart are they?

To cite: Franklin BD. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bmjqs-2016-005302 Smart pumps, incorporating dose error reduction software, are widely promoted as a patient safety intervention. 2 This software checks programmed intravenous infusion rates against preset limits for each drug in the pump’s ‘drug library’ with the aim of reducing the risk of ...

How Secure is Your Smart Watch?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices, vehicles, buildings and other items which are able to collect and exchange data. IoT devices are furnished with technologies such as electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity in order to function as desired. A smart watch can be considered as an IoT device as they are equipped by almost all necessary technologies. I...

Alwyn Scott How Smart is a Neuron ?

In the United States, automatic numerical computation stems from the Second World War, where the need to calculate artillery trajectories led to the development of the world’s first general purpose electronic computer, called the ENIAC (for electronic numerical integrator and calculator). Switched on in the summer of 1945, this machine employed 17,468 vacuum tubes connected by half a million so...

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