The Anonymous Widower

London Air Ambulance Gets A Brain Scanner

The BBC are running a story this morning about the London Air Ambulance having a portable brain scanner and that they are able to scan injured patients on the way to hospital.

I’ve had a few brain scans in my time, but I can’t imagine one of the machines that have scanned me, being air-transportable in anything less than a C-130 Hercules.

But search the Internet and you find the device. It’s called an InfraScanner. It works using the same infra-red spectrum as a television remote control.

This superb piece of medical engineering, or others based on the same technology, must end up in the bag of every A&E doctor, or those who work in areas where there is a high risk of brain injuries, like sporting events or combat zones.

December 30, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Health | Brain, Engineering