title: [Investigation and study on pictogram commonly used in medical equipment].
abstract: Investigated and analyzed the graphical symbols commonly used in medical equipment, their benefits and drawbacks. From the perspective of human factors engineering, some root causes of poor pictogram as well as their relations with medical equipment adverse events were addressed. Furthermore, how to deal with the problems with current pictogram aiming at reducing use error was also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003. shenym2001@163.com
authors.forename: Yunming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kun
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D011356:Product Labeling