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Lecture 5 part 2 Patient Safety Part I
Sari Ahokas
sari.ahokas@tut.fi
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tampere University of Technology
Spring 2011
Patient safety
Total safety = safety of the device and its use + environmental safety
(effect of the environment)
Safety
Normal use
intended use
Normal condition
all protecting tools are in condition
One-fault condition
one protection tool out of two tools in condition
Electrical
230 V
ECG
Mechanical
mechanical-assist devices, patient transfer devices, support devices
Environmental
Biological
Radiation
operating instructions
personnel training
advance service of the devices
Macroshock
Microshock
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