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Accidents don't come with prior notice. And also, being prepared is always advisable. A first aid kit keeps you prepared for treating minor cuts and burns. It helps you to manage more serious injuries too, like broken bones and even heart attacks, until emergency responders arrive for your help. How? With the help of medical essentials. And for that you need to stay prepared with all those medications and equipment required to help you in emergencies. Don't worry, I have a checklist of 'must-haves' for your emergency box. So, what are you waiting for, start gathering your medical essentials and mark them checked. Where Should One Keep First Aid Kits? First aid kits are for minor to major emergencies; thus it is wise to keep a kit somewhere easily accessible. Keep one of it at your home in a central location, of course, stored out of your children's reach. Also, make sure that babysitters and caregivers know the location of where it is placed. And keep the second

  From blood samples to urine testing, diagnostic medical tools help clinicians to measure and observe different aspects of a patient's health to record a complete diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is ready, the clinician can prescribe an appropriate treatment plan according to the diagnosis. Diagnostic medical tools are found in outpatient care centers for pediatrics and adults, emergency rooms, inpatient hospital rooms, and intensive care units. Below is the list of some of the most commonly used diagnostic tools: 1. Stethoscopes Stethoscopes are the most recognizable tool of all medical diagnostic tools . The prominent use is to listen to heart sounds and rates, the lungs, and blood flow in the veins and arteries. Stethoscopes help to diagnose: Bronchitis Pneumonia Arrhythmia Heart valve issues Heart palpitations Heart disease Stethoscopes are even useful along with a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure. An electronic stethoscope improves sound quality whi

Various medical equipment and medical supplies are adapting technologies at a safe pace. For instance, hand sanitizer bottles are replaced by hand sanitizing dispensers, the most used COVID equipment for public places. This high-tech advancement in the medical industry has saved millions of lives and is strengthening billions of us. Healthcare centers have adopted EHR (Electronic Health Record) and EMR (Electronic Medical Reports). They are satisfying patients through their accuracy and comfort of receiving reports on the phone itself. But there are more healthcare technology trends to watch out for in 2021. Here are some of them: 1. Smart Inhaler Inhalers are the main asthma treatment option. But, research shows that 90% of patients don't use the inhalers correctly. This can give birth to many uncontrollable asthma symptoms. Thus, a smart inhaler strikes as a solution here. A smart inhaler enabled by Bluetooth helps to manage asthma patients' conditions. A small tracker