Woman Dies After Hospital Loses Power Mid-Procedure
A coroner’s report found that a 10-minute power outage at Scunthorpe General Hospital delayed life-saving treatment and contributed to the death of 77-year-old Jean Dye.
A coroner’s report found that a 10-minute power outage at Scunthorpe General Hospital delayed life-saving treatment and contributed to the death of 77-year-old Jean Dye.
In this installment of CE Reflections, Rick Schrenker, a systems engineering manager for Massachusetts General Hospital and industry veteran, discusses the normalization of deviance—and how it applies to HTM departments.
Tripp Lite has expanded its line of UL 1363A-compliant medical-grade power strips approved for use in patient-care vicinities with the new PS615HG20AOEM. The medical-grade power strip is approved for use in operating rooms, patient-care areas, therapy rooms, imaging environments, and administrative areas.
A coroner’s report found that a 10-minute power outage at Scunthorpe General Hospital delayed life-saving treatment and contributed to the death of 77-year-old Jean Dye.
Compact console servers, calibration software platform, electrosurgery analyzer, and Wi-Fi upgrade
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Read MoreOften times when we avert some sort of disaster we say, “That was lucky.” Have you ever done that? Rick Schrenker, a systems engineering manager in the department of biomedical engineering at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,
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Read MoreDave Gerds In the 4 decades since Controlled Power Company, Troy, Mich, tweaked the design and manufacture of modular AC to DC converters, it has beefed up its line to include uninterruptible power systems (UPS), voltage regulators, power line conditioners, shielded transformers, power distribution systems, and rectifiers. The company has spearheaded discoveries in the microprocessor […]