title: [Electric short-circuit incident observed with "Upsher" laryngoscopes].
abstract: We observed an electrical short-circuit between a fasten screw of the printed circuit and the handle of an Upsher universal laryngoscope (serial number UQ1). The isolating Silicone layer was broken above the screw. This isolation defect was found all over our Upsher laryngoscopes of the UQ1 series. No doubt that if accumulators were used instead of batteries, emitted heat would be in largest amount and perhaps dangerous.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de l'Orangerie, 29, allée de la Robertsau, 67000 Strasbourg, France. laurent.tritsch@sdis67.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tritsch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vailly
mesh_terms: D004560:Electricity; D004868:Equipment Failure; D020704:Laryngoscopes