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Ambulatory ECG Recorder Stolen

by Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD on August 21st, 2006

To the untrained eye, this Lifecard CF Digital Holter Recorder cardiac monitor could appear to be an MP3 player, cell phone, or some other everyday consumer electronics. Perhaps thinking just that, burglars in the UK stole two-year-old Stephen Og Leckey’s heart monitor this past weekend. The Lifecard CF was to provide continuous ECG recording to assess the effectiveness of the new pacemaker toddler Stephen received last week.

[Stephen's grandfather, Anthony McCabe,] said unless the burglars were on drugs “or completely stupid they should have known what it was or should have known it wasn’t what they thought it was”.

This made me think that other essential, life-saving pocket-size medical devices would also be tempting for burglars or pickpockets. If you have anything similar, take special care to keep them in a secure location. Perhaps pasting a large red cross on equipment might also be helpful.

BBC News, August 21, 2006

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