Electrocution: an ever-present hazard.
Hospitals have become safer from electric shock accidents, but physicians who delegate to the electronics experts full responsibility in this regard will be shirking an obligation. Every physician should be involved both in programs to prevent these accidents in medical settings and in efforts to educate the public concerning the risk of electrocution in and around the home.
D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000592:standards; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial