Safety of pulsed electric devices

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-114

  Nimunkar, Amit J ^a   Webster, John G ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac stimulation; Electric fences; Electric safety; High frequency generators; Standards; Strengthduration curve; Taser; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RESISTORS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

CAPACITOR CIRCUITS; CARDIAC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC SAFETY; FREQUENCY GENERATORS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH-FREQUENCY GENERATOR; RESISTOR CAPACITORS; STRENGTH DURATION CURVE; TASER; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ELECTRIC FENCES;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GENERATOR; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; PULSED ELECTRIC DEVICE; SAFETY; WAVEFORM; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; STANDARD;

ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTROSHOCK; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 62849126108     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/1/007     Document Type: Article

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