Google Glass certainly has an uphill battle with consumers and their perception of privacy, but aside from the fear of someone filming them while they sip a coffee at Starbucks, Google Glass could be a valuable tool in so many other ways. Take the medical profession for example.
Five doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston are part of a pilot program in which they regularly wear Google Glass. Dr. Steve Horng was helping a patient suffering from massive brain bleeding, and thanks to Glass. was able to see that the patient had severe allergic reactions to blood pressure medications. This kind of information is usually only found on another computer or tablet. The doctor would have had to leave the patient, find the info, and scrub again. Because of Glass, Doctor Horng was able to start the treatment immediately. He went on to say….
“Google Glass enabled me to view this patient’s allergy information and current medication regimen without having to excuse myself to log in to a computer, or even lose eye contact.”
It should be noted that the Google Glass devices in this program are the same hardware that Explorers have, but the software has been modified by a company called Wearable Intelligence. They still pack Android, but there is no way to share photos to Facebook and Twitter, nor is there a way to disconnect from the hospital Wi-Fi network.
Although the video below consists of a reenactment, it will give you a good idea of just how important Google Glass might be to medicine, and maybe someday, your life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEdaslPtEgsource: re/code
