Google Glass has been credited with saving the life of one patient in the United States, according to The Daily Mail.
Doctors in Boston were able to access the records of a man with a brain bleed last January during the devices clinical trials.
Dr. Steven Horng, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess, was able to discover that because of his serious condition, the patient gave an incomplete medical history, and if they had administered drugs based just on that, he could have died.
The patient told doctors that he was allergic to "some" blood pressure drugs, which was needed to slow the bleeding. The man did not remember to tell them he was also taking blood-thinning drugs, which, when applied in combination, could have been fatal, according to the report.
By using Google Glass to pull up his correct medical history, doctors were able to give him the correct dose of medication and save him faster than accessing paper or computer records.
"Not only is it hands free, it's always on, always in front of you and always giving you information," said Dr. Horng to The Boston Globe. "Rather than having to excuse myself, it means I can quickly access that information without having to interrupt the patient, lose eye contact, or even leave the room."
The hospital is testing Google Glass as part of the Wearable Intelligence in Healthcare program in partnership with Google.
The devices only contain software designed for use solely inside hospitals and medical care centers. They have no access to social media or search engines, as the devices are only interconnected to the hospital Wi-Fi and physicians inside the building.
The Boston Globe first reported the story.
Google Glass went on limited commercial sale last week in the U.S. Google hopes to make the device available globally for a base price of up to $1,500.
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