Friday, April 25, 2008

RM3? Oxicom?

Every day doctors, nurses, and technicians work behind the scenes with many different types of medical devices; without radiology and laboratory machines these clinicians would never know whats really happening inside our bodies during a medical procedure.

RM3 is a kidney perfusion system device used in kidney transplants; and the Oxicom is a whole blood oximetry device used in heart disease interventions.

ever been to an organ transplant center, a cardic "cath lab", or even an emergency room?

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are you an ORGAN DONOR?

"Over 95,000 U.S. patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant; nearly 4,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month. Because of the lack of available donors in this country [USA], 3,916 kidney patients, 1,570 liver patients, 356 heart patients and 245 lung patients died in 2006 while waiting for life-saving organ transplants".
(National Kidney Foundation)

does your Drivers License say "donor"...why or why not?

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Got HEART DISEASE?

"Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States". (US Center for Disease Control & Prevention)

lets talk about heart disease....

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