Bluetooth Device to Save Stroke Victims

CNN.com, 16 Aug 2005 A British computer scientist is developing a portable brain scanner that could help prevent people from suffering brain damage after they have a stroke. The wireless scanner will use Bluetooth technology and will be linked to a computer on board an ambulance. Paramedics will use the device to scan patients who are suffering a suspected stroke before they arrive at hospital, meaning life-saving treatment may be given immediately. Read more