title: Medical devices for military use.
abstract: Medical devices for military use (MDMU) may exist in the following environments: fixed health care facilities, long-term emergency storage, and field. This article will focus on the unique features and specifications required from MDMU in general and in the field in particular. The military clinical engineering tasks as they pertain to MDMU with reference to the experience in the Israel Defence Forces will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vosk
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007557:Israel; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*