As part of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences’ natural, mathematical, and biomedical sciences programs, forensic sciences provides an understanding of the integration of forensic disciplines with the investigation of criminal activity, while providing an overview of the analytical methods, procedures, equipment, and data used by forensic specialists. Coursework emphasizes the identifica...

Portable equipments for telemedical applications is one of the most innovative sectors in biomedical engineering. Health departments of governments are interested in tele diagnostic systems to avoid collapses in hospital and urgency services. In this paper, we describe a potable electrocardiograph/holter equipment with telephony and GSM transmission, using a surface mount technology with low vo...

Electrocardiographic (ECG) artifacts may arise due to interference, faulty earthing, and current leakages in biomedical equipment which might create clinical dilemmas in the perioperative settings. Piezoelectric signals generated by ultrasonography probe are another uncommon source which might be sensed by the ECG electrodes and produce tracings similar to pathological arrhythmias triggering fa...

Objectives This retrospective study was undertaken to see whether implementation of the evidence based practices as a bundle would influence compliance and reduce the rates of VAP without necessary resorting to more expensive interventions such as subglottic endotracheal (ET) tube suctioning or for example silver-impregnated ET tubes. We utilized easily collectable data to rapidly assess whethe...

Fluorescent 'intravital' imaging is a new research technique by which the interior of living tissues and organs (in living bodies, if possible) can be observed, revealing the kinetics of cell and molecular processes in real time. Recent technological innovations in optical equipment and fluorescence imaging techniques have enabled a variety of cellular phenomena in different tissues and organs ...

Introduction: In spite of all the researches on medical imaging, this field is still hot. It is the third major area of research, conducted in the world. Unfortunately, there is no statistical evaluation available of the student theses in Iran. It does not seem like a policy is going to be established to address this issue. Providing a statistical insight to activities done in ...

To get the most out of its preventive maintenance (PM) activities, Technical Services Partnership (TSP) at the University of Vermont first needed to determine the failure rate for various types of healthcare technology. This massive undertaking, deemed the Comprehensive Preventive Maintenance Frequency Adjustment Project, would provide TSP with the data it needed to optimize equipment maintenan...

LVAD is a mechanical pump supporting a weak heart function and blood flow. Sometimes, the heart may not recover fast enough to take over the pumping action immediately after surgery, in such patients a temporary support device has been employed to maintain the pumping action until the patient’s own heart recovers. This device can be considered as a temporary alternative before the process of ar...

In the maintenance of biomedical technology minimum medical equipment for qualification ambulatory surgery, a deficient organization and execution preventive is evidenced, which diminishes availability increases stops costs in health provider organization. This methodology seeks guiding management surgery focused on availability. The proposed takes into account operational global impact, damage...