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Each of the authors played a significant role in the design and development of one or more of the Medrad/Intec/Cardiac Pacemakers Inc defibrillators. In so doing, each has contributed to the realization of Dr Mirowski's dream. That tens of thousands of patients have now benefitted from his leadership and that many AICDs will soon be competing in the marketplace is testimony to his truly remarkable vision and persistence.
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Desfibriladores Implantables/historia , Fibrilación Ventricular/terapia , Animales , Baltimore , Fuentes de Energía Bioeléctrica , Ingeniería Biomédica , Perros , Suministros de Energía Eléctrica , Electrónica , Electrofisiología , Diseño de Equipo/historia , Falla de Equipo , Femenino , Historia del Siglo XX , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores de Tiempo , Fibrilación Ventricular/diagnósticoAsunto(s)
Ingeniería Biomédica , Servicios Contratados , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales , Administración Financiera , Servicio de Mantenimiento e Ingeniería en Hospital , Ingeniería Biomédica/economía , Ingeniería Biomédica/organización & administración , Servicios Contratados/economía , Servicios Contratados/organización & administración , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Costos y Análisis de Costo , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/economía , Administración Financiera/economía , Administración Financiera/organización & administración , Humanos , Servicio de Mantenimiento e Ingeniería en Hospital/economía , Servicio de Mantenimiento e Ingeniería en Hospital/organización & administraciónAsunto(s)
Electricidad , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/normas , Electrodos/normas , Humanos , SeguridadRESUMEN
The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care Facilities is a comprehensive document that should help individual institutions establish laser safety protocols and provide guidance on laser use and training. Although it is a 61-page document, only 23 pages comprise the standard. The remainder are appendixes of a tutorial nature that add substance to the document. One appendix, "Lasers in Medicine and Surgery," presents basic characteristics and applications of medical lasers. Another, "Use of Lasers in Surgical Specialties," presents the principles of laser use in various surgical procedures. Also included are a sample laser safety checklist, a list of suggested standards of practice for the use of lasers in medicine and surgery, and guidelines for laser safety training.
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Rayos Láser/normas , Prevención de Accidentes , SeguridadRESUMEN
A consensus on necessary features and functions is important to the knowledgeable selection and purchase of hospital equipment.
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Equipos y Suministros , Servicio de Mantenimiento e Ingeniería en Hospital , Equipos y Suministros/normasRESUMEN
A computer-based communications system was established for a quadriplegic patient who suffered a brainstem infarction that left him with normal intelligence, but without speech and without functional motor control except for the thumb of his right hand. An arm brace was developed to support the hand and thumb so it could control two switches that generated Morse code signals. An interface was also devised to translate Morse code into ASCII characters to access a personal computer. Additional codes were added to represent keyboard control functions. This device allows the patient to communicate with others and control, to some extent, his environment.