This article examines the possibility of determining the indicators for the qual-ification of personnel servicing electrical installations based on statistical data based on the frequency and duration of the work carried out by a group of electrical engineers to eliminate the failure. And also the subsequent transition to the time characteristics, showing the productivity of the work of a separ...

Nowadays, more than 10,000 different types of medical devices can be found in hospitals.These devices used in medical centers and hospitals for monitoring and treatment of patients require periodic safety and performance checking in order to have confidence in their functioning and operation. Physicians need better accurate medical measurements in order to better diagnose diseases, monitor pati...

OBJECTIVE We explore how accurately and quickly nurses can identify melodic medical equipment alarms when no mnemonics are used, when alarms may overlap, and when concurrent tasks are performed. BACKGROUND The international standard IEC 60601-1-8 (International Electrotechnical Commission, 2005) has proposed simple melodies to distinguish seven alarm sources. Previous studies with nonmedical ...

introduction: nowadays, medical equipment is essential to provide health care services in hospitals. since 20% of the hospitals costs are devoted to providing such equipment, an appropriate management is required to maintain it. in this study it is intended to investigate the maintenance management of medical equipment in hospitals. methods and materials: it is a cross-sectional study. the popu...

Healthcare providers worldwide are facing an increasingly competitive environment and, in response, are downsizing to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Providers that are unable or unwilling to become more efficient will close. To stay in business, healthcare institutions must consider the cost of medical equipment and plan accordingly. Policies based on sound principles and experience preve...

In January 2014, the Nagoya Proton Th erapy Center became the fi rst clinic in Japan to treat patients using proton spot scanning. Th e new system operates alongside two existing treatment rooms that started treating patients in February 2013 and use a passive scattering system. Th is means that the Nagoya Proton Th erapy Center now has three treatment rooms, two with rotating gantries and one ...