Technology has significantly advanced medicine and healthcare. What was once a field with few treatment options now has powerful tools to diagnose illnesses, perform surgeries, and even replace failing organs. Modern medical technology allows doctors to monitor anesthesia safely, perform transplants, and help those who are injured or elderly call for assistance. While some risks exist, overall medical technology has greatly benefited humanity by solving health mysteries, improving life expectancy, and saving lives. Further developments in areas like stem cell research may lead to new treatments for conditions such as lost limbs or diseases like Parkinson's.

1. Technology will save our
minds and bodies
By Ryan Collard (200259441)

2. What is medical Technology?
 "Any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, material,
whether used alone or in combination, including the software
intended by its manufacturer.
 To be used specifically for diagnostic and/or therapeutic
purposes.
 Intended by the manufacturer to be used for human beings.

3. History
 In the Victorian era there were no real technology to cure any
kinds of diseases. As not much was known at the time
 The most common thing in medicine were remedies that not
always worked and sometimes were just scams for profit.
 Most of the time it was up to the immune system to fight the
illness.

4. 2014
 Today we are beyond those methods and have made many
medical and scientific breakthroughs!
 Technology has now allowed us to help with problems such
as:
-Organ replacement
-surgical practices
-Help diagnose illnesses

5. Organ transplants
 Technology has come this far that we can surgically remove
an organ from one human being and attach it to another
human being.
 But now we can use artificial organs that replicate the exact
functions of natural organs.
 Such organs that can be replaced are:
 -The heart
 -Liver
 -Arms
 -Eyes
 -Legs

6. Continued
 About 4,100 transplant candidates are added to the national
waiting list each month.
 Each day, about 77 people receive organ transplants.
 However, about 18 people die each day waiting for
transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of
donated organs.
 Eventually technology will have the benefit in that we do not
need another human to donate an organ for us.

7. Anesthesia
 Anesthesia is the administration of general anesthetic agents
that make a person unconscious and unable to feel pain.
 Anesthesia is transferred using a breathing apparatus that
regulates the patient so the drug does not need to be
administered manually
 Most surgeries today use anesthesia so patients don’t feel
pain creating a safer surgical procedure.

8. Continued
 Technology has helped advanced the use of Anesthesia by
monitoring the drug so it does not cause the patient to
overdose.

9. Finding the problem
 Illnesses are much easier to detect and find any
hidden issues inside the body thanks to:
-Medical scanners
-X-ray machines

10. Technology saving lives
 Technology has also helped people who are injured and
cannot get to help.
-Elderly
-Disabled

11. Continued
 Such a device is the grand care system that monitors and
reports to family members around the world.
 Life alert can help the elderly call for help at the push of a
button without the use of a phone.

12. Technology in the works
 Stem cell research can be a medical breakthrough once it is
fully tested.
 -Can help repair lost tissue
 -Can grow back certain parts of the body
 -Can help in regaining lost limbs.
 This can help people with amputees and people suffering
with Parkinson's disease.

13. Pros about medical technology
-Has helped change the way the medical world operates
-Solved some of humans most complicated mysteries.
-Has helped people live longer
-Has helped saved lives.

14. Cons about medical technology
-It is very unnatural to the human body to go through certain
medical treatments such as radiation therapy and can cause
more harm then good.
-It allows people to live longer but sometimes it can be way to
long and people can end up suffering because of it. (Life
support)

15. Conclusion
 I think the pros out way the cons and has benefited humanity
way more then it has harmed it.
 Just look at the statistics.
 Life expectancy in EU countries is improving steadily. Life
expectancy at birth in EU member states has increased by over
6(4) years since 1980, reaching 79(4) years in 2010.
 According to the OECD data, on average across the European
Union, life expectancy at birth for the three-year period 2008-10
was at 75.3(4) years for men and 81.7(4) years for women

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 Stem Cell Basics. (2009) “Stem cell information.” Retrieved from
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