title: Hospital electrical safety.
abstract: Electrocution is an environmental hazard for hospital personnel and patients. The source is low-level alternating current, accidentally applied through indwelling electrodes which invade the normally protective high resistance of the body. Probably the greatest offender is the combination of electronic monitoring and the electrically operated bed. Preventive measures include education of medical personnel and the establishment of guidelines on leakage, coupled with periodic maintenance and inspection by trained technicians.
mesh_terms: D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006761:Hospitals