"Inexpensive accurate haemoglobin measurement at the bedside." A small, easy to use electronic Hb meter. Calibrate with touch-pad controls and large digital read-out. Multi-power options - 120/240v AC (switched) - 12vDC car battery, rechargeable NiCad batteries or direct from a small solar panel. Minimal power consumption and battery life prolonged by an automatic cut-off after one minute (if not in use). Simple design for reliability - resistance to heat and humidity built-in. It uses standard cuvettes - reagents (NaOH & Triton X) are safe and simple to make - primary standards are cheap, easy to prepare and stable for up to 8 months at 4 - 8 degrees centigrade. It uses the alkaline-haematin method but can accommodate the cyanide method - either by changing the interference filter or, more easily, by weakening the blood dilution strength from 1:151 to 1:251