Heya everyone 

Well since talking about nightmares and what scares you in the Off Topic threads, I've been mentioning about being in hospital, phobia of hospitals or anything medical. Anyone interested in vintage physiologic/heart monitors, the bedside type you see in hospitals with the bleeping sound?

Also a fact I've been to hospital some time a while ago but I wasn't attached to these bedside heart monitors, in fact I don't think I was attached to one either

All the best and stay healthy

Flurofan96 

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well now that you mention it i kinda want one..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spacelabs-Burdick-M330-Heart-Monitor-Electrocardiogram-Display-/162469856943?hash=item25d3f546af:g:tOkAAOSwrddY7Wg6

Here is a Burdick one on eBay, its based in the US

That would be such a cool thing to have, Flurofan96!  

Last time I saw one was when I took my friend to the ER when he needed stitches.  The modern ones measure blood pressure in addition to tracking heartbeat.  He got his blood pressure checked, and I did too, after I fainted upon seeing his blood.  When I woke up and found out I cut myself when I fell, I was attached to a heart monitor that indicated my obviously elevated blood pressure and heart rate.  I was upset about my friend being hurt, and really stressed that I was hurt, too.  I'm a wreck whenever I need to go into a medical setting after that whole episode.

I was about 145 over 83 with one of those heart monitors swiftly tracking my racing heart.  Now that I think back, it was really cool to see

Hi CEB 93 

WHOA! Geez they literally checked onto you like no ones business, you had to be attached to one of these physiologic monitors after your collapse!!!! Yes these modern ones do check your blood pressure (by using these grey thick velcro straps like the simple bp devices you can buy at your local pharmacy) as well track heartbeat but the displays are still much like the monochromatic PC screens!! Oh God yeah it looks scary but when you look back it looks like a cool experience having been attached to those bleeping devices (except for the horrific injury from the fall and from what your poor pal went through) but I can imagine how upsetting and distressing it can be in a medical setting  I feel for you bud!

Hi CEB 93  

WHOA! Geez they literally checked onto you like no ones business, you had to be attached to one of these physiologic monitors after your collapse!!!! Yes these modern ones do check your blood pressure (by using these grey thick velcro straps like the simple bp devices you can buy at your local pharmacy) as well track heartbeat but the displays are still much like the monochromatic PC screens!! Oh God yeah it looks scary but when you look back it looks like a cool experience having been attached to those bleeping devices (except for the horrific injury from the fall and from what your poor pal went through) but I can imagine how upsetting and distressing it can be in a medical setting   I feel for you bud!

Thanks Peter!  This was one of the worst medical experiences I've ever had, and I wasn't even the one with the injury when my buddy and I arrived.  It was neat to see how these physiologic monitors worked.  After I fell on the floor, I got hauled to the operation room to get stitches where I cut my chin and have my blood pressure and heart rate checked after passing out.  They wanted to make sure I didn't have any abnormal blood pressure that caused my fall.  I got a finger (...) to check for low blood sugar, too  All it came down to was seeing my friend lose a lot of blood and then see him get stitches, all while being upset and nervous for him myself.  

I'll be honest, a year has past, and still I can't look at a kitchen knife anymore without being reminded of both my friend and me getting severely cut and enduring a frightening visit to the ER.  This was one traumatizing experience I will never forget.

Here's a picture of my 7 stitches.  I cut my chin on the corner of an open door when I collapsed.  I will have a small permanent scar on my chin now.  My friend still has some small permanent scars on his finger where the knife cut him.  We both just say that we have "battle scars" now 

Mate, geez the operation room/theatre is where the climax of your medical fears is!!! Now I can see how it can add to the trauma especially seeing that so called operation room analysing lamp that use specialist halogen lamps!!!

Well it'd good that you've got checked and now you see how all good it is with your health, blood pressure and so! Thanks for the photo it doesn't look bad but I can imagine how painful it is!

As matter of fact I've heard that my cousin's wife has had a bad fall at her workplace and had to go to A&E

Mate, geez the operation room/theatre is where the climax of your medical fears is!!! Now I can see how it can add to the trauma especially seeing that so called operation room analysing lamp that use specialist halogen lamps!!!

Well it'd good that you've got checked and now you see how all good it is with your health, blood pressure and so! Thanks for the photo it doesn't look bad but I can imagine how painful it is!

As matter of fact I've heard that my cousin's wife has had a bad fall at her workplace and had to go to A&E

I certainly won't feel the same way about being in the ER ever again, and the sight of blood is just horrible to me now    Aside from my flesh wound, everything else was in good shape according to the heart monitor I was hooked up to.  They really are amazing pieces of equipment that showcase interesting light technologies and provide vital services and information to patients and doctors.

I think I remember seeing them at the Blood Connection clinic, where I went to donate blood four years ago.  I was hooked up to a monitor while I laid back and had blood drawn from my arm.  I was relaxed in that setting and the monitor reflected my relatively leisurely heart rate.  I enjoy donating since I have a rare blood type, B positive 

I'm really sorry to hear about your cousin's wife.  I hope she didn't sustain any really serious injuries and I'm glad she was able to get to A&E to get the medical services she needed! 

Yes these Physiologic monitors are really fascinating and life saving too  I can imagine how many lives were saved since the very first practical one came out

http://femtosimclinical.com/History%20of%20Physiologic%20Monitors.htm if you scroll down you will see a Burdick one that has red LED display segments to display the heartbeat value  along with its mono green CRT display 

I saw my cousin's wife and she was alright, she only had thankfully a short length cut so not much stitches but still painful to see and for her  and I visited her in their place, not the hospital 

Thats interesting to see that even these monitors are used for blood donating clinics which is really vital