Feasibility of a hand-held, non-invasive IVD device to detect the presence of drugs in A&E admissions from fingerprints

许多进入急症室的人都受到合法或非法药物的影响。这可能意味着实施的治疗可能是有害的，甚至是致命的。如果患者是老年人，并患有影响记忆的疾病，这种情况会变得更糟。智能指纹技术已经开发出一种非侵入性的方法，通过采集简单的指纹来检测患者的血液中含有什么物质。这将使医生能够在知情的情况下决定实施何种治疗。这个项目将证明制造一种手持设备的可行性，使之成为可能：在救护车上-在去医院的路上；或者在入院时。这项技术具有巨大的潜力，可以在改善患者护理的同时为NHS挽救生命和节省资金。

Many people who are admitted to A&E are are affected by legal or illegal drugs. This can mean that the treatment that is administered can be harmful or even fatal. This situation is made even worse if the patient is elderly and suffering with a condition that affects memory. Intelligent Fingerprinting has developed a non-invasive way to detect what substances a patient has in their blood by taking a simple fingerprint. This will allow doctors to make informed decisions about what treatments to administer. This project will prove the feasibility of making a hand-held device that makes this possible: in an ambulance – on the way to hospital; or at admission. This technology has great potential to save lives and money for the NHS whilst improving patient care.