Health-Related Topic for Electrical Engineer

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around suggestions for a report on a health-related topic connected to electrical engineering. Participants explore various themes within the intersection of health and electrical engineering, including medical devices, imaging techniques, and health effects of materials used in the field.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests exploring the topic of pacemakers as a health-related device in electrical engineering.
  • Another participant mentions the health effects of chemical products used in electrical engineering, such as solder and heavy metals.
  • Medical imaging techniques involving image processing and digital signal processing (DSP) are proposed as a potential topic.
  • A participant introduces the idea of bioimpedance measurements for quick diagnostics in emergency situations, highlighting its application in imaging fractures.
  • Various electrical techniques for food sterilization, such as UV light exposure and high voltage electromagnetic pulses, are suggested, along with medical instrumentation like ECG and EEG.
  • Neural prosthetic therapy is mentioned as a topic of interest, particularly its experimental use in treating conditions like blindness and paralysis.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple competing views and suggestions without reaching a consensus on a single topic. The discussion remains open-ended with various ideas being explored.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions depend on specific definitions of health and electrical engineering, and the scope of the report is not fully defined, allowing for a broad interpretation of topics.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in the intersection of electrical engineering and health, including students, researchers, and professionals in biomedical engineering and related fields.

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Hello everyone
I'm glad to type my the first post in this great forum.
I'm about to write a report (1800 words) about a health topic this is related to electrical engineering. So, do you have any suggestions?
 
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The one that immediately pops to mind is the pacemaker:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cardiac_pacemaker

But for something a little more en vogue, you could try the IEEE Biomedical Engineering journals:
http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/journmag/journals_magazines.html
 
Good morning Hesham, welcome to Physics Forums.

I note your title is health - not safety - and electrical not electronic - engineering.

This brings to mind the health effects of various 'chemical' products ( solder and other heavy metals, insulation, resins, etc) used in electrical engineering.

go well
 
and where we'd be without electric power

still living in dark ages, consuming only what we could produce locally and bathing only in warm weather, drinking from rivers.
 
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You could talk about image processing and DSP techniques used in medical imaging
 
Thank you all for your responses.
I'd like to add that the report is acceptable to be about any branch of electrical engineering but it must be under the theme of health.
I'm looking forward for hearing more from your good ideas!
 
I know there is a lot of active research in bioimpedance measurements.

Say an EMT in an ambulance needs to quickly see inside someone's arm that might be broken but don't have big expensive x-ray equipment. They could use a device that can insert needle electrodes through the skin and into the muscle and actually image the inside of the arm based on the bioimpedance to find fractures in the bone.
 
You could write about various electrical techniques of food sterilization such as exposure to UV light or a high voltage electromagnetic pulse, or medical instrumentation like an Electro-Cardio-Graph or Electroencephalogram. My favorite would probably be neural prosthetic therapy which can be used to treat (experimentally) blindness, paralysis, and lost extremities.
 
Thank you for all your appreciated contributions!
 

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