call me crazy but I would really not like to rely on this while having a heart attack. BSOD, or for newbies out there stands for Blue Screen Of Death and I wouldn't want it to be literally true. Blue of my face....
What makes everyone think that the 20 year old equipment (and older in some places) that is still in use now in many hospitals/institutions throughout the world isn't anymore likely to have a critical problem when you 'need' it? By the way folks... This thing is an EKG...NOT a defribrillator. If it stops working, they just hook up another one.... It's not keeping you alive.... It's just reading the rhythm of your heart...not providing therapy...
EKG's is the first line of defense in the going into a cardiac arrest, the subtle signs of the arrest is detected by EKG's 15 to 30 mins before it requires defibrillator intervention. And yes, a calibrated and PM'ed stand alone equipment made in the 60's is more reliable than Vista.
EKG is NOT the first line of defense for anything related to cardiac arrest. EKGs are a diagnostic tool only and do absolutely nothing to treat an impending fatal arrhythmia.
If an myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest is suspected, then it doesn't matter what the EKG shows - you go straight to ACLS protocols and start treating the patient presumptively. Your doom-and-gloom scenario regarding Microsoft is just nothing but FUD.
I get to see those 60 year old machines daily... And I'll bet anything that those DRE devices are NOT running Vista.... Come on... What healthcare companies do you know that have implemented Vista? Yet damn near all of the software for healthcare out there (including hospital-wide med info systems) runs under XP... Those 60 year old machines don't integrate into anything, constantly false alarm, and use ancient wireless tech that a flippin' microwave can send into a downward spiral.... And, not sure what sort of demographic you see (if you're in healthcare), but how many times is someone hooked up to an EKG BEFORE a myocardial infarction?!
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call me crazy but I would really not like to rely on this while having a heart attack.
BSOD, or for newbies out there stands for Blue Screen Of Death and I wouldn't want it to be literally true. Blue of my face....
What makes everyone think that the 20 year old equipment (and older in some places) that is still in use now in many hospitals/institutions throughout the world isn't anymore likely to have a critical problem when you 'need' it? By the way folks... This thing is an EKG...NOT a defribrillator. If it stops working, they just hook up another one.... It's not keeping you alive.... It's just reading the rhythm of your heart...not providing therapy...
to dmihalic
EKG's is the first line of defense in the going into a cardiac arrest, the subtle signs of the arrest is detected by EKG's 15 to 30 mins before it requires defibrillator intervention. And yes, a calibrated and PM'ed stand alone equipment made in the 60's is more reliable than Vista.
EKG is NOT the first line of defense for anything related to cardiac arrest. EKGs are a diagnostic tool only and do absolutely nothing to treat an impending fatal arrhythmia.
If an myocardial infarction or cardiac arrest is suspected, then it doesn't matter what the EKG shows - you go straight to ACLS protocols and start treating the patient presumptively. Your doom-and-gloom scenario regarding Microsoft is just nothing but FUD.
Aytunc....
I get to see those 60 year old machines daily... And I'll bet anything that those DRE devices are NOT running Vista.... Come on... What healthcare companies do you know that have implemented Vista? Yet damn near all of the software for healthcare out there (including hospital-wide med info systems) runs under XP... Those 60 year old machines don't integrate into anything, constantly false alarm, and use ancient wireless tech that a flippin' microwave can send into a downward spiral.... And, not sure what sort of demographic you see (if you're in healthcare), but how many times is someone hooked up to an EKG BEFORE a myocardial infarction?!