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- Title
2. Electrical safety.
- Authors
Jossinet, Jacques
- Abstract
Correct use of medical equipment within the clinical environment is of prime importance. This includes awareness of the safety issues regarding equipment, particular when it is an electrically powered device. Incidents can occur in the clinic in which a medical device is suspected of contributing to patient or staff injury. It is important that one can identify in advance any potential hazards which may arise with electrical equipment due to technical or environmental factors. This paper gives an overview of electrical safety.
- Subjects
ELECTRIFICATION; MEDICAL equipment; ACCIDENTS; ELECTRIC potential; ELECTRIC discharges
- Publication
Technology & Health Care, 2010, Vol 18, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
0928-7329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3233/THC-2010-0567