The Irish National Teachers Organisation, hold their annual member raffle each year and each year raise vital funds for equipment within Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

This year they raised a whopping €60,000 to purchase a new Esaote Vascular Access Ultra Sound Machine

Here is a picture of the INTO President Rosena Jordan and the General Treasurer Noel Ward within the piece of machinery in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in June 2016

 

What is an ultrasound?

An ultrasound is a way of using sound waves to look inside the human body and is a fast and easy way for doctors to find problems that they cannot see from the outside

 

What are the benefits of this machine?

The Esoate portable ultrasound is a high performance arm-held ultrasound scanner that measures 12-inches with a touch-screen display. Due to its lightness and portability, it can even be used without a worktop. It can measure and adapt in real-time to a patient’s individual acoustic properties thus providing more confident and accurate diagnoses, excellent image quality and enhancing overall workflow.