Computers have now become an inseparable part of our life. Whether at school, university, office, hospital or home, there is almost no place where you cannot see a computer. The importance of computers cannot be trusted in words. In addition to making our work simpler, easier, and faster, computers have really helped humans in many life-threatening situations. And this contribution cannot be put into words.
Especially in the field of medicine and hospitals, we have seen so many advances that would not be possible if it were not for computers to help us. In this article we will discuss some important areas in the medical sector where computers have helped us humans and made our lives simpler, easier and better.
1. Computerized robotic operations: In earlier days, if a patient is sick and needs treatment from the doctor, the hospital doctors must be available in the hospital with that patient all the time. Making diagnoses, operating on a patient, and post-operative checkups all required a physician to be physically available near the patient. Now it is not the case. With the advances in computers, hospitals have introduced state-of-the-art technologies and treatment methods by which a doctor can perform diagnosis and check-ups thousands of miles away from the patient.
Even the operations are done remotely with the help of a robotic arm. The introduction of robotic operations has made life easier for so many patients in need. If certain services are not available locally, the patient now does not need to travel hundreds of miles to a better hospital. The hospital and her services will come directly to him/her. The doctor can perform the remote operation with the help of the robotic arm placed close to the patient and checking all the vital body factors on the digital screen in front of him. It is literally as if the doctor is performing the operation in person. The introduction of robotic operations has made the operation and treatment of patients in need much faster, easier and cheaper at the same time.
2. Computerized Internal Diagnosis: There are often scenarios where the doctor needs to internally diagnose the patient to get a clear picture and disease status. Certain tumors and cancers may appear to be neutralized from the outside, but from the inside the situation may be completely the opposite and this cannot be discovered until a proper internal diagnosis of the infected body part is made. Even performing CT scans, X-rays and other scans cannot give an adequate status of the disease and may delay treatment at the same time.
The introduction of computerized internal diagnostics has made the job much easier, faster and more efficient. While using computerized internal diagnosis, most often a small computerized robot with a camera head is inserted into the patient’s body. The tiny robot works its way through the infected part of the body providing real-time images of the internal parts at the same time. The doctors can literally see each and every area of the infected part and then they can make an informed decision about the severity of the disease and can carry out the treatment accordingly.
3. Computerized Electromagnetic Treatments: There are many minor to moderate internal and external medical problems that are now being treated using electromagnetic technologies with the help of computers. Many skin, hair and eye related problems are now being solved using laser, radio and electromagnetic technologies.
Previously, these situations and many of these medical ailments require performing an operation and keeping the patient in hospitals for days. With the introduction of electromagnetic treatments, these problems are being solved without the need to operate and the patient does not need to be hospitalized either. The patient can simply go out and perform their daily rituals as before.
These are some of the more basic areas where computers have found their way to show just how important they are in our medical sectors. New advances are being made every day in the medical sectors, many incurable diseases are now curable and this is all due to the advancement in the computer and technology sector. With the speed, efficiency, and applications of the computer increasing every day, many more improvements are expected in the near future.