Electromagnetic interference from radio frequency identification inducing potentially hazardous incidents in critical care medical equipment

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2884-2890

  Van Der Togt, Remko ^a   Van Lieshout, Erik Jan ^b   Hensbroek, Reinout ^c   Beinat, E ^a,d   Binnekade, J M ^b   Bakker, P J M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; HEMOFILTRATION; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NETHERLANDS; PACEMAKER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TECHNOLOGY; VENTILATOR; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 45849144067     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.24.2884     Document Type: Article

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