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by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2017 | General News, Medical
Medical emergencies start clocks ticking regardless of who is nearby. When seconds matter, waiting for first responders to arrive can have dire consequences. We’ve written about first responders before. We covered first responder wearables such as EMERGE,...
by Alfred Poor | September 4, 2017 | General News, Health
“Bend your knees when you pick up a heavy object.” We’ve all been told this so many times that just about everyone should know this by now. Yet workers continue to suffer injuries that are classified as “work-related musculoskeletal...
by Alfred Poor | August 30, 2017 | General News, Medical
Fans of the National Football League will notice blue tents popping on the sidelines in NFL games this season. These are designed to shield players when they are being evaluated for injuries, especially when it comes to conduct the concussion protocol. It will also...
by Alfred Poor | June 27, 2017 | General News, Medical
One of the insidious aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is that in most cases, the damage is not visible. The gold standard for diagnosis is a CT scan, but this is not possible on the battlefield or football field. Medical personnel are generally limited to...
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by Alfred Poor | May 22, 2017 | General News, Health
The human body is a miracle of engineering, but it has its limits. One are of research for wearable Health Tech is to find ways to augment a body’s natural abilities to help a person do more with less risk of injury. Exoskeletons are particularly intriguing, as...
