Minimize risk in the age of wireless healthcare
Health Care Auditing Strategies, September 1, 2005
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It's common sense. Two people in an empty room can communicate in whispers. But when 100 other chatty folks show up, they'll have to yell to be heard.
The same thing happens with wireless equipment in hospitals these days, says Paul Sherman, biomedical engineer for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Center for Engineering & Occupational Safety and Health in St. Louis.
The past decade has brought a proliferation of cell phones, laptops, and personal digital assistants (PDA) , which all use radio waves. Meanwhile, hospital equipment (e.g., ventilators, fluid warmers, telemetry machines, dialysis units, and heart monitors) is sensitive to these radio waves. When the wrong machine receives the wrong signal, a malfunction can occur.
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