Similar to cellular phones, interference from radio frequency identification tags found in security cards and even surgical sponges may cause hospital equipment like ventillators and defibrillators to malfunction. USA Today cites a study published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association which found that 25% of the time, medical devices such as a syringe pump and a pacemaker switched off within range of a hospital bed.
Written on Friday, July 11, 2008 by BlueMojito
Intensive Care Unit
Filed Under:
hospital equipment,
RFID
0 Comments
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (RSS)
0 Responses to "Intensive Care Unit"
Post a Comment