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Canadian Cops Tase Knife-Wielding 82-Year-Old Patient in his Hospital Bed
The cops in Canada seem to be getting the hang of the Taser business. Mounties summoned to a British Columbia hospital tased an octogenarian patient after he pulled a knife from his pocket. Eighty-two-year-old Frank Lasser, who was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, claimed that sometimes he got delusional when he got short of breath. Did that, however, make it right for the police to tase him, bro? More ».jpg)
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Air Disinfection Unit to Make Hospitals Cleaner, Safer
Hospitals and germ freaks rejoice! English tech company Inov8 (sounds a bit ravey, doesn't it?) has come up with the Air Disinfection unit, or AD. It re-creates fresh air, which is a key factor in killing microbes, without the need for opening a window in the operating theater. Any surgeons or hospital staff reading, that was a joke, by the way. More »
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Hospital Food Ordering Goes Wireless
Is it just me, or is this stuff delicious as hell? I could eat mounds of hospital gelatin and die happy. Regardless, AP-HP, lle-de-France's university and regional hospital center, has chosen Symbol Technologies (with partners Enterprise Mobility and Solutys) to supply hospitals with a wireless food ordering service for patients. More »
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Voicecom Hospital Badges
A hospital in the UK is introducing a communication system that is integrated into the ID badges of employees. The entire system is hands-free and voice activated. Think of it as a walkie-talkie integrated into the ID badge. It functions with a VoIP network over a Wi-Fi connection throughout the hospital. Simply say the person's name or department and you will be connected with them. I bet this might cause some problems with inter-
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