ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pa, has issued a priority alert recommending immediate volume testing of several pumps from Curlin Medical, Huntington Beach, Calif due to potential life-threatening over-infusion of medications.
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Many years ago, a physician said to me that when a biomed gets a trouble call on a device or system, he/she becomes the world’s expert on that device or system in the eyes of the person making the call—even if the biomed has never seen the problem before. That is still a true statement, […]
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Within the last couple of years, 24×7 has addressed some of the “standardization” issues the profession faces. We covered META’s survey to find a standard word that would define a BMET, the educational challenges because there is not a set curriculum, and the barriers to expansion the profession faces because jobs are posted under multiple […]
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Advanced monitors display complex data in simplified ways and interface with the bedside monitor for the display of additional parameters. Take away food, and, depending on the individual, a person can live for a few weeks or even months. Take away water, and a life is shortened to just a few days, a week at […]
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Responsible for device approvals, recalls, and inspections, the FDA continues to streamline and improve its strategies
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