ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS USED IN HOSPITALS
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Medical equipment can be categorized into 9 groups and includes diagnostic, self-care, surgical, durable medical, acute care, emergency/trauma, long-term care, storage/transport, and electronic equipment. Electronic medical equipment includes software like electronic medical records, imaging software, monitors to record patient health status, medication pumps to dispense medications, powered beds and exam tables, digital blood pressure monitors, sphygmomanometers to measure blood pressure, and electrocardiographs to measure the heart's electrical activity and diagnose heart conditions.
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS USED IN HOSPITALS
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- 2. I N T R O D U C T I O N Medical equipments are designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions . THERE ARE BASICALY 9 CATEGORIES IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS. 1. Diagnostic 2. Self Care 3. Surgical 4. Durable Medical Equipment 5. Acute Care 6. Emergency and Trauma 7. Long Term care 8. Storage and Transport 9. Electronics
- 3. Electronics medical supplies and equipment are summarized into a few broad groupings which are as follows….. Software Eg: Medical Informatics such as Electronic Medical Records, Medical Imaging Software, etc. These software programs run within the hardware used by hospitals . Software continue to gain ground in the managing of patient health information and help to record and interpret measurements, pictures, and patient health data to assist physicians in diagnosis and treatment. Monitors Eg: Heart Rate Monitors, Breathing Rate Monitors, Blood Pressure Monitors Monitors of various types are typically powered by software programs to provide recordings of patient health status. Without these monitors, clinicians would have a more difficult time judging whether the patient is improving with the prescribed treatment. Products in this category are very useful in diagnosis.(by studing the symptoms)
- 4. Medication Pumps Often used in Dialysis , Medical,& Surgery These are devices that are programmed to dispense a certain amount of medication into a patient at a rate specified by the clinician and dosing instructions. Plasma, Saline, and blood can also be pumped into a patient through the use of a medication pump. Powered Medical Equipment Eg: Powered beds for acute, rehabilitation, and long term care , electronic-powered exam tables . Powered beds and exam tables allows a clinician to raise and lower the bed or the exam table to improve the ease and safety of access for the patient. Some even have a massage feature. Now, Here are some electronic equipments Digital finger blood pressure monitors These are the smallest and most portable. While easy to operate , they are a bit less accurate. SYNGE PUMP
- 5. Digital Sphygmomanometers Also known as SPHYGMOMETER ..like the digital finger Blood Pressure Monitors its also an electronic equipment used to measure blood pressure composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict Blood flow, and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just starting, and at what pressure it is unimpeded. Manual sphygmomanometers are used with a stethoscope. This can be used either manually or automatically. These are easy to use, but derive blood pressure in an indirect way. These are helpful in noisy areas where the manual mercury manometers would prove ineffective because of the need for the clinician to hear the Korotkoff sounds.
- 6. Electrocardiographs Electrocardiographs are diagnostic tools that measure the electrical activity of the heart. During this examination, heart rate can be recorded, as well as the regularity of the beats. These are two key indicators as to whether there are any issues of concern in the heart. Physicians can even read an electrocardiograph to determine the size and position of each heart chamber. And finally, a major use for the electrocardiograph is to diagnose damage to the heart, and the impact and efficacy of drug treatment or device implant success.