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iPhone saves lives? |
Listed in: Applications Tags: apple, ios, software
The Guardian reports today on an iPhone app called the iStethoscope which it says has already been downloaded by more than three million doctors. The app was the brainchild of Peter Bentley, a researcher at University College London, and was originally only intended to be used as a toy. According to the Guardian though, the app has turned out to be much more than a toy, and is now being downloaded by over 500 users a day.
Experts are already saying that the app has saved lives in remote areas. The iStethoscope uses the iPhone's built-in microphone to monitor a patient's heartbeat when the iPhone is held against their chest. The iPhone is then shaken so that the user can listen to the last eight seconds of the recording, while on the phone screen they can view a phonocardiograph display and a spectogram, which can then be saved and sent to a specialist doctor.
The iStethoscope Pro app costs $0.99/£0.59
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