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Google and a group of technology volunteers have developed a tablet 
device that could help doctors in the fight against Ebola. According to 
the developers, the tablet has been designed in such a way that it can 
survive being doused in chlorine; be used while wearing gloves; and is 
resistant to storms as well as high humidity.

According to <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-31970731">BBC.com</a>,
 Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) had put out a call for an Ebola-proof 
tablet to help teams record vital patient information. According to the 
report, the need for the Ebola-proof tablet had arisen when doctors 
began to shout patient notes across fences in order to avoid 
contamination.

According to Médecins Sans Frontières, Ebola is passed on through 
contact with body fluids, and even a single piece of paper leaving a 
high-risk zone poses a risk of passing on the infection. Additionally, 
health-care workers caring for patients have to wear full protective 
suits with goggles and multiple layers of gloves, despite soaring 
temperatures.

But dictating notes across a fence at the end of exhausting shifts 
while wearing masks was a “recipe for error”, MSF revealed. According to
 the report, the tablet has waterproof casing at an “industrial level” 
and it has no sharp edges in order to prevent protective clothing from 
being pierced.

The device can be charged quickly and wirelessly by being placed on a
 table. The tablet connects wirelessly to a tiny local network server 
that is roughly the size of a postage stamp. The report also revealed 
that health workers can also use the device to track a patient’s 
progress – comparing pulse, temperature and other results over time.

The device is currently being tested at MSF treatment centres in Sierra Leone.

Credit: itnewsafrica.com

Google develops Ebola-proof tablet device

Google and a group of technology volunteers have developed a tablet device that could help doctors in the fight against Ebola. According ...