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Irish nurses visit Project Harmony to learn new forensic technology

Irish nurses visit Project Harmony to learn new forensic technology
ROB: A PAIR OF NURSES FROM IRELAND ARE VISITING OMAHA, USING PROJECT HARMONY AS A MODEL FOR BETTER CARE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. JULIE: THEY HOPE A MULTI-PURPOSE CAMERA THAT TAKES DETAILED PHOTOS IN FORENSIC EXAMS CAN HELP THEM BETTER SERVE PATIENTS OF ABUSE. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S QUANECIA FRASER SHOWS US HOW THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS. REPORTER: CLARE MAHON AND CATHERINE MARSH ARE FORENSIC NURSES FROM MULLINGAR, IRELAND. >> AT THE MOMENT, WE JUST DOCUMENT INJURIES, BRUISES OR CUTS, OR ANY FINDINGS WE HAVE ON PAPER BODY MAPS, AND THAT CAN TAKE A LOT OF TIME. REPORTER: ON THE ENTIRE ISLAND, THEY SAY THERE ARE ONLY 6 SEXUAL ASSAULT UNITS FOR ADULTS AND 2 FOR KIDS. THEY’RE HOPING TO BRING A NEW KIND OF TECHNOLOGY FOR EXAMS THAT CAN BE REALLY SENSITIVE TO THE PATIENT. >> AT THE MOMENT, IF WE SEE PATIENT WHO HAS A PHYSICAL INJURY, THEN WE HAVE TO GET THE POLICE IN TO TAKE THE PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THEY’RE ONLY AVAILABLE BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS DURING THE DAY. REPORTER: AT PROJECT HARMONY IN OMAHA, MAHON AND MARSH ARE GETTING A CLOSER LOOK AT CORTEXFLO. >> WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE A SYSTEM LIKE THIS. REPORTER: IT’S A MULTI-PURPOSE CAMERA USED IN FORENSIC EXAMS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC ASSAULT. SO WITH THIS CORTEXFLO TECHNOLOGY, THERE’S ACTUALLY THREE WAYS YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE. YOU CAN USE THE TOUCH SCREEN, THE FOOT PEDAL, OR EVEN VOICE CONTROL. >> TAKE. REPORTER: PROJECT HARMONY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE KLEIN SAYS THEY’VE HAD THREE OF THE CORTEXFLO CAMERAS SINCE 2017 . -- SINCE 2017. >> I THINK IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT HOW FORUNATE WE ARE HERE IN NEBRASKA, AND SPECIFICALLY HERE IN OMAHA, WHERE WE HAVE THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY, WE’VE HAD THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. REPORTER: MAHON AND MARSH HOPE THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USEFUL FOR NOT JUST THEIR HOSPITAL, BUT ALL OF IRELAND. >> IT WOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR OUR PATIENTS SO THEY WON’T BE WAITING AROUND TO SEE WHEN THE SCENES OF CRIME POLICE ARE AVAILABLE. REPORTER
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Irish nurses visit Project Harmony to learn new forensic technology
A pair of nurses from Ireland are visiting Omaha, using Project Harmony as a model for better care in their own country. They hope a multi-purpose camera, Cortexflo, that takes detailed photos in forensic exams can help them better serve patients of abuse. Clare Mahon and Catherine Marsh are forensic nurses from Mullingar, Ireland."At the moment, we just document injuries, bruises or cuts or any findings we have on paper body maps, and that can take a lot of time," Mahon said.On the entire island, they say there are only six sexual assault units for adults and two for kids. They hope to bring a new kind of technology for exams that can be really sensitive to the patient."At the moment, if we see a patient who has a physical injury, then we have to get the police in to take the photographs and they're only available between certain hours during the day," Mahon said.At Project Harmony in Omaha, Mahon and Marsh are getting a closer look at Cortexflo."We were one of the first centers in the United States to have a system like this," said Project Harmony Executive Director Gene Klein. It's a multi-purpose camera used in forensic exams for victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic assault.There are three ways to take photos on the camera: with a touch screen, a foot pedal or by voice command.Klein said they've had three Cortexflo cameras since 2017."I think it says something about how fortunate we are here in Nebraska, and specifically here in Omaha, where we have this kind of technology, we've had this technology for a number of years," Klein said.Mahon and marsh hope this technology can be useful not just for their hospital but all of Ireland."It would speed up the process for our patients so they won't be waiting around to see when the scenes of crime police are available," Mahon said.Mahon said the hospital in Mullingar has had one Cortexflo camera for about a month. They still haven't used it, but they're hoping to start using it now that they have a better idea of how it fully works.

A pair of nurses from Ireland are visiting Omaha, using Project Harmony as a model for better care in their own country. They hope a multi-purpose camera, Cortexflo, that takes detailed photos in forensic exams can help them better serve patients of abuse.

Clare Mahon and Catherine Marsh are forensic nurses from Mullingar, Ireland.

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"At the moment, we just document injuries, bruises or cuts or any findings we have on paper body maps, and that can take a lot of time," Mahon said.

On the entire island, they say there are only six sexual assault units for adults and two for kids. They hope to bring a new kind of technology for exams that can be really sensitive to the patient.

"At the moment, if we see a patient who has a physical injury, then we have to get the police in to take the photographs and they're only available between certain hours during the day," Mahon said.

At Project Harmony in Omaha, Mahon and Marsh are getting a closer look at Cortexflo.

"We were one of the first centers in the United States to have a system like this," said Project Harmony Executive Director Gene Klein.

It's a multi-purpose camera used in forensic exams for victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic assault.

There are three ways to take photos on the camera: with a touch screen, a foot pedal or by voice command.

Klein said they've had three Cortexflo cameras since 2017.

"I think it says something about how fortunate we are here in Nebraska, and specifically here in Omaha, where we have this kind of technology, we've had this technology for a number of years," Klein said.

Mahon and marsh hope this technology can be useful not just for their hospital but all of Ireland.

"It would speed up the process for our patients so they won't be waiting around to see when the scenes of crime police are available," Mahon said.

Mahon said the hospital in Mullingar has had one Cortexflo camera for about a month. They still haven't used it, but they're hoping to start using it now that they have a better idea of how it fully works.