ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

One of the major developments in health care has been the evolution of critical-care medicine. This concept encompasses total care of patients from the initiation of an illness or injury, through all their sophisticated care, until the patient has either recovered or succumbed. The concept of critical-care medicine has actually evolved only over the past decade. Because of its complexity, broad-based planning is imperative. This paper focuses on the steps necessary in planning for critical care or in the intensive-care units, as a part of critical-care medicine. A multidisciplinary unit is described as one of four alternative approaches. Participants in such planning for this area of patient care must include physicians, nurses and technologists, architects, biomedical and clinical engineers, biomedical technologists, and all hospital department heads who might not necessarily be directly involved in this kind of patient care, but who do, in fact, participate in some fashion. Our obligation is obvious, and the need to familiarize all involved with this concept of patient care and its urgency are discussed.

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

To be effective, biomedical equipment repair programs must be cost effective, must provide a readily identifiable service, and must be responsive. The success of such programs requires adequate manpower backed by proper materials and technical expertise. An example of a microscope repair program is given for the U.S. Army Medical Equipment and Optical School. The need for biomedical equipment repair programs, the advantages of contractor maintenance, and benefits of in-house programs are discussed.

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

During 1977, theVeterans Administrationestablished policies and procedures regardingelectrical safetyin V.A. facilities. These policies were detailed in V.A. Circular 10–77–111. V.A. specification X-1711 established theVeterans Administration'srequirements formaintenance manualsfor medical equipment and devices.Both of these V.A. documents are of interest to our hospital-based readers who must set policies and procedures for their own facilities. The V.A. electrical safety and manuals' requirements are also of interest to our manufacturer-based readers who must consider electrical safety in product design, or who will become suppliers to the V.A.Because of the broad interest in these documents, we have obtained the permission of the V.A. to publish them here in theJournal of Clinical Engineering.To obtain copies of these V.A. documents, contact: Director, Engineering Service (138B), 810 Vermont Ave., Washington, DC 20420.

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

In this three-part series, testing instrumentation for medical equipment is described, organized, and reviewed. In Part 1 (July-September, 1977 issue) reasons for testing were discussed. Part 1 also included a review of the types of testing instrumentation for power and gas outlets, isolated power systems, and conductive floors. Part 2 (October-December, 1977 issue) continued the series with a review of “safety testers,” simulators, and calibrators. In this final part, testing instrumentation is reviewed for therapeutic equipment, including pacemakers, defibrillators, and electrosurgical equipment. This paper concludes with suggestions for possible future types of test instrumentation, and with a discussion of the relationship of such instrumentation to the clinical engineering profession.

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0363-8855    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1978

数据来源: OVID