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Medical device accidents : with illustrative cases / Leslie A. Geddes.
- Title
- Medical device accidents : with illustrative cases / Leslie A. Geddes.
- Author
- Geddes, L. A. (Leslie Alexander), 1921-
- Publication
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | R856.6 .G43 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 245 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This publication explores accidents that occur through the use of medical devices. Each chapter follows the same format: a presentation of basic principles of a device or procedure, followed by possible accidents that take place through misuse or malfunction. Case studies and examples throughout the text illustrate and enliven the distinctive purpose of this singular text.
- This resource guides those professionals or specialists concerned with medical device accidents - attorneys, expert witnesses, clinical engineers, nurses, physicians, manufacturers, and designers of new medical devices.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Product Liability and Medical Technology -- Ch. 2. Electromagnetic Interference and Electrostatic Discharge -- Ch. 3. Electrosurgery -- Ch. 4. Anesthesia -- Ch. 5. Catheter Accidents -- Ch. 6. Direct-Current Injuries -- Ch. 7. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation -- Ch. 8. Tissue Injury -- Ch. 9. Experiences That May Help Technical Experts.
- ISBN
- 0849392365 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97044271
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries