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An adult male presents himself to an emergency department, where the hospital team eventually places him on an ECG monitor. During the course of his care, the monitor alarmed and a nurse responded. Performing a typical routine, she pushed the alarm’s “suspend” button, completed a few other tasks, and went back to her workday. When […]

Pratyusha Mattegunta Most articles in 24×7 are written from the perspective of an industry leader or a very experienced professional. Since I am new to the clinical engineering field, I would like to give a different perspective and share what I have learned on my journey into this intense, technology-driven field of great potential. I […]

Lonnie R. Collins, AAS In most facilities and health care organizations, the clinical engineering department has an established process and protocol for dealing with recalled medical devices. However, we, as clinical engineers, need to look beyond the boundaries of medical devices to food/nutrition and pharmaceutical recalls, where many health care organizations still face significant exposure […]