Anesthesiologists: The Unique Pill Machine

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For the past 40 years, robots have changed the lives of many citizens in America. They have allowed many of us to not only advance in our day to day lives, but also in more complex areas such as our careers. A prime example of how robots impact careers in the medical field is a simulator. A simulator is a machine designed to provide a realistic imitation of a patient while medical students are in training. The most modern anesthesia simulator was invented by David M. Gaba, M.D. in 1986 at Stanford University. His simulator allows medical students to practice on it rather than practicing on a patient and potentially either harming or killing them. Another example of a machine used in anesthesiology is a continuous flow anesthetic machine. …show more content…
A new advance in technology is coming. With my invention of The Unique Pill Machine®, you will never have to worry about the dangers of anesthesia ever again. TUPM will have a design similar to that of a computer and it will have several purposes. It will generate the type and amount of anesthesia a patient needs, and it will also show a report of any surgeries a patient has had in the past, or any other significant information. First, an anesthesiologist would record all of your information, such as your social security number, gender, age, height, weight, blood type, allergies, level of physical activity, etc. All the information recorded would then be put into a database on TUPM and within only a few seconds, a letter ranging from A through Z and a set of numbers will be printed out of the machine. The code that has been printed out will serve as a prescription for a pill at the local pharmacy. The anesthesiologist will then order the pill from the pharmacy and it will be shipped to the hospital. Once the anesthesiologist has received the pill, there will be a report of everything the doctors in the O.R. need to know about the pill included in the package. Then, the patient will be charged a total of $500 to $5,000 depending on the type of anesthesia, the amount of time the surgery will last, and the patient’s …show more content…
A pill made in 2015 will be in perfect condition in the year 3015, 4015 and so on. Although a pill that never expires may sound unsafe, it isn’t. One of the main components that the pill will be made with is salt. Since salt is a mineral, it cannot expire. Therefore, the pill will last forever. TUPM will not only benefit anesthesiologists, but also surgeons, nurses, and even the patient. As a patient, you will feel much more secure knowing that both a doctor and a machine have reviewed your personal medical information right down to every last insignificant detail and have designed a prescription to work uniquely for you and you only. The reason TUPM is more useful compared to any other machine that already exists, is that it is impossible for the patient to have any negative side effects. With old systems, patients often have to worry about all the risks they have to take and everything that can go wrong when they go under. For example, older patients who have received anesthesia are at thirty five percent higher risk of getting dementia. However, with my new invention, they will feel perfectly safe. It is impossible for TUPM to make a mistake, so that means each pill will be perfect, and every patient is guaranteed a one hundred percent success

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