This is what Emmanuel had to say about his innovation: “There are times in the emergency department (ED) when there are no electrodes available to place patient on a monitor. In resource limited settings like Ghana, it is very expensive to replenish disposable electrodes and it is quite common to run out of electrodes in the ED. Improvisation in medicine has become a solution to daily problems encountered in resource limited settings. You can use cotton swab as a replacement for your electrodes.

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