Medical Medical Technology Technology Technology Technology Engineering Engineering Engineeering Educational media ROURKE And Medical Carla Mooney By rourkeeducationalmedia com Teacher Notes available at rem4teachers com
CHAPTER ONE What Is Medical Technology Today doctors use many tools to help people feel better Antibiotics fight infections Blood tests diagnose disease An artificial leg helps a person walk All of these are examples of medical technology Medical technology is the use of science to solve heath problems Before medical technology the world was very different Imagine living with no medical tests machines or medicine Disease was a mystery People did not know why they became sick They did not have tools and medicines to help them feel better Many people died from infections and illnesses Antibiotics 4 Blood Test
Vintage Stethoscope Before the 19th century doctors could not see or hear inside a living body After the patient died doctors could cut open the body and look inside it Yet this did not help doctors diagnose or treat illness in living patients Some of the earliest breakthroughs in medical technology allowed doctors to see and hear parts of the body while the patient was still alive Antique Microscope 55
