HULL MEDICAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

MEDICAL SECTION OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION Respiratory Protection Guidelines

Respirators (respiratory personal protective devices) are an essential component of programs for protecting workers against inhaled toxins. They are occasionally used in other settings such as protecting patients against inhaled irritants and for protecting military personnel civilian populations against chemical, biologic, or nuclear warfare. In most instances, those using respirators will be ...

Animal protection and medical science.

Radiation Protection in Medical Imaging

The radiation spectrum includes forms of radiation that carry various energy levels. Radiation forms, such as x-radiation, which carry sufficient energy to overcome binding energies of electrons and to eject them from their atomic orbits, can cause the formation of ions in the matter through which they travel, and are termed ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation may also dissociate molecular b...

Radiation protection of medical staff.

The continuing increase in the worldwide use of X-ray imaging has implications for radiation protection of medical staff. Much of the increased usage could be viewed as simply a workload issue with no particular new challenges. However, advances in technology and developments in techniques have seen an increase in the number of X-ray procedures in which medical personnel need to maintain close ...

Medical Requirements for Data Protection

Medical data are among the most sensitive data of a person. They should be effectively protected. But there are more problems, political and technical, than successful solutions. There is a need for political and public discussion to reach a consensus on conflicting goals; a number of legal issues still need to be resolved. On the other hand there are promising and ready-to-use technical concep...