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Medical Technology. By Tyler Brown. What has it done?. Save lives Extend life help people cope with disabilities Cure diseases Advanced surgeries. Saving Lives. Vaccinations Been around a long time Much safer Much more effective. Saving Lives. Chemotherapy Invented recently
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Medical Technology By Tyler Brown
What has it done? • Save lives • Extend life • help people cope with disabilities • Cure diseases • Advanced surgeries
Saving Lives Vaccinations • Been around a long time • Much safer • Much more effective
Saving Lives Chemotherapy • Invented recently • Helps cure cancer • Great stride in medical world
Saving Lives Prematurely Born Infants • Save prematurely born children • Meant almost certain death in past
Saving Lives Heart transplants • Replaces bad heart • Makes life easier • Saves life
Coping With Disabilities Bionic Arms • Help people with amputated arms • Works like a regular arm • Extremely helpful
Coping With Disabilities Prosthetic Legs • Helps people with legs • Almost like having a new leg • Helps with walking
Coping With Disabilities Ventricular assist devices • Helps blood flow through heart • Can make a bad heart work like new • Saves Lives
Easier Surgeries Minimally invasive spine surgery • Cuts down on scarring • Less pain • Little to no stitches
Easier surgeries Laparoscopic surgeries • Quicker recovery time • Less scaring • Less pain
Curing Diseases Cancer • Chemotherapy • Ingestible pills to help battle cancer • HPV Vaccine
Curing Diseases The common cold • Over the counter drugs help minimize effects of a cold • Dayquil • Tylenol
Extending Life • More sanitary living conditions • Healthier life styles • More sanitary hospitals
Medical innovations over past 10 years • Robotic check-ups • Laparoscopic surgery • Heart transplants