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How to Find the Best ECG Machine and Other Medical Supplies Online

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If you don't think you can buy an arm sling online, you're totally mistaken. In this day and age, anything and almost everything can be purchased online. Internet shopping is widely considered as the easiest, fastest, and most convenient way of buying different products. For physician's offices and medical clinics, buying medical supplies online can make life easier and is definitely a huge timesaver. This doesn't mean, however, that all products sold online are reliable and safe. Thus, if you're planning to buy supplies such as an ambu bag or an ECG machine , make sure you do your homework first. Here are some tips for finding the best medical equipment or supplies online: #1 - Look for positive company reviews. Before deciding to purchase a medical item, see to it that the company you're going to buy from has a good reputation. You need to know also if the company is a registered supplier of such products. The best way to know this is to

Medical Equipment Basics - Thermometer

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Thermometer/Ear Thermometer Whilst the range and function of medical equipment is vast, there are a number of basic pieces of equipment that will be found in all healthcare and similar facilities, including the thermometer.  A thermometer is a piece of equipment that is used to take the temperature of a patient. Thermometers mostly have either coloured alcohol or mercury liquid inside them.  When heated, both liquids will expand, when cooled both will contract.  Due to the fact they are contained inside a glass tube which creates a vacuum,  the liquid will go either up or down the tube dependant on the heat created by the patient.  The glass tube has a scale on it to enable the liquid's level to be measured.  Ear thermometers   have a highly sensitive device inside them which is able to detect even the slightest changes in infra-red emissions.  The most common sensor inside an ear thermometer is a thermopile, which can measure up to 1/10th of a degree of change in infra-re