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Intraosseous access video lecture

Intraosseous access is now a common procedure in emergency departments. Everyone seams to be familiar with how to use some of the popular assisted devices. It is very easy to learn how to use them during a quick workshop. However, I have noticed that many do not know all the theory around it. They are […]

22 May 2015 | medicine, science | 2 Comments

Taking 100.000 lives per year in the UK

Do you know who is the infamous killer from the title? AIDS? No Lung cancer? No Breast cancer? No All of them combined? No, its sudden cardiac arrest. Watch a short documentary about the massive loss of life in the UK due to sudden cardiac arrest and ways that the death rate can be dramatically […]

8 March 2013 | iphone, medicine | No Comments

Creative CPR ads

Getting people to take notice of anything related to CPR is hard. Who cares, right? People would rather talk about Lady Gaga, sports, or whatever. Not many actually visit YouTube to search for CPR videos. So you have to be extremely creative to get their attention. Here are some great CPR ads that really get […]

7 January 2012 | design, internet, medicine | 1 Comment

Published 2 papers and 1 video

Just recently my colleague and I have published two research papers. I am very proud of the first one titled “Mobile phone in the Chain of Survival”, which was published after a lot of research in the Resuscitation journal. This short paper gives an overview of vast possibilities possessed by mobile phones to be of […]

25 June 2011 | iphone, medicine, science | No Comments

Ivor Medical on MedGadget

I am very proud to announce that the CPR PRO line of products I am developing through my Ivor Medical company, has been featured on MedGadget, the best online journal covering emerging medical technology. Their story features an exclusive video made especially for MedGadget in which I talk about cardiopulmonary resuscitation and demonstrate our application […]

3 January 2011 | internet, interview, iphone, medicine | No Comments

Super Sexy Abdominal Thrust

Here we go again….a new instruction video from Fortnight Lingerie. Hey girl, you choking

8 June 2010 | design, humor, internet, medicine | No Comments