Kor37 9 Posted March 27, 2008 Cell Phone With Defibrillator Could Save LivesPosted Mar 26th 2008 10:12AM by Tim Stevens Filed under: Cell Phones It's becoming more and more common to see portable defibrillator units hanging on the walls at places like airports and corporate offices. These small-ish devices are potential life-savers for those who suffer from irregular heartbeats. However, a device described in a patent could make those devices look a little -- large. Enter the cell phone defibrillator. The gizmo, which is just a concept at this point, would feature electrodes in the buttons that, when pressed to the person's chest, would jolt the heart back to a regular beat. Additionally, the phone would contain a heart monitor for identifying potential problems and GPS tracking once the defib mode was activated. This device sounds like it could be a lifesaver -- and it's just the latest idea that adds health-related features into handsets -- but given all the cell phone-related deaths and injuries lately, we'd be just a little nervous about pressing those two exposed contacts up against our face during a call. Is there anything a cell phone cannot do?....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites