Erica Frenkel Ted Talk

Erica Frenkel is a medical technologist who has concentrated her efforts on enabling safe surgeries across the globe. In particular, she explores the necessity of safe, reliable, and innovative anesthesia technology. In this Ted Talk, Frenkel explains the risks faced on a daily basis by hospitals in underdeveloped countries. I think this topic is extremely important because too often we take for granted all the incredible medical technology we have access to. In some parts of the world, there is no such thing as a "routine surgery". In some parts of the world, hospitals can experience power outages on a daily basis, sometimes in the middle of a surgical procedure. That means no lights, no power tools, and most importantly, no anesthesia. Needless to say that puts the patients life in grave jeopardy. So what have we done to try and fix this problem? Well I'll let Frenkel explain.