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Use and Safety
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By
Bertil Jacobson, MD, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Medical Engineering, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Alan Murray, PhD, Professor of Cardiovascular Physics, Medical Physics Department, Newcastle University, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Description
Fatal accidents occur with medical devices every year. This is the first book for people who use medical equipment, rather than for engineers
or technicians. It will help personnel within healthcare to avoid accidents by bridging the gap between the design principles and the
user. The book encourages safe use of a wide range of equipment, from simple thermometers and blood-pressure cuffs to complex equipment
such as pacemakers, ventilators and patient monitors.
Contents
1. Safety in health care
2. Mechanics and safety
3. Electricity and safety
4. Gas, fire and heat
5. Measurement techniques
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Measurement methods and values
7. Medical images
8. Ventilation
9. Parenteral administration of drugs
10. Artificial organs
and stimulators
11. Tissues and calculi
12. Computers in health care
13. Responsibility
14. Checklists
Index
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Paperback, 388 pages, publication date: DEC-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10259-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10259-7
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 20 Feb 2010
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