Hi
I have noticed on several occasions that whilst transporting patients ( I am
a paramedic ) who have been fitted with an external pace-maker the meter on
the equipment and also the trace on the ECG have been effected whilst a
radio transmission is being made. I haven't noticed any effect on the
patient condition but would ask if this has been noted by any other members
of this group. With the introduction by many ambulance services, of tracking
systems which update every 10 seconds or so, I think that this could be a
problem in the future.
I read a study which had been carried out by one of the universities on the
problems of radio equipment within the hospital environment and this had
shown that the VHF radio equipment used on Ambulances and also the UHF hand
held equipment was much more likely to cause problems with medical equipment
than the mobile phones which must be turned off in hospitals.
I would be interested if there are any other members of the group who have
had any experience of problems whilst travelling on ambulances.
From
John
http://www.lincs1.demon.co.uk
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