information technology can increase the quality of medical care and is a target for many of the pioneers in the development of clinical or medical information. electronic medical record (emr), one of such technologies, is a well-known and valuable system to access patient information in hospitals. electronic medical records which are used for the purpose of providing basic health care are avail...

This paper proposes guidelines and an approach for assessing and ensuring that the replacement of electrical and electronic parts used in aircraft electrical systems and equipment is addressed safely from the software perspective in the certification process while minimizing manufacturer and operator costs and schedule impacts. Many electronic components used in already certified aircraft syste...

The new European Norms EN 60555 and the international standard IEC555 will impose a limit on the harmonic content of the input current of mains supplied equipment. In practice this will require the addition of a Power Factor Corrector (PFC) at the input of many types of mains operated electronic equipment, for example electronic lamp ballasts, TV power supplies and motor drives. A correctly des...

Introduction Medical equipment is an essential health intervention tool used by nurses for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease and for rehabilitation of patients. However, access to functioning medical equipment is a challenge in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization estimated that 50 to 80 percent of medical equipment in developing countries is not working,...

OBJECTIVE Analysing the fundamental methodological aspects which should be considered when drawing up calibration procedure for electro-medical equipment, thereby permitting international standard-based accreditation of electro-medical metrology laboratories in Colombia. METHODS NTC-ISO-IEC 17025:2005 and GTC-51-based procedures for calibrating electro-medical equipment were implemented and t...