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Leslie A. Geddes

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Description:This enhanced second edition of the unique Medical Device Accidents gives you even more useful information about problems that can occur with a medical device. This book is filled with information, examples and case studies that will help you win any medical suit involving devices. Written with attorneys, expert witnesses, clinical engineers, nurses, physicians, manufacturers and designers of new medical devices in mind, this excellent resource will answer all of your questions about these devices.Leslie Geddes has fifty years of experience in his field. New in this edition: entire chapters devoted to catheter electrodes, transdermal drug transport and pain suppression by electrical stimulation, with discussions of their side effects and hazards. This second edition of Medical Device Accidents is about 150 percent as long as the first edition and contains many more case studies and examples that should help you with any medical device accident case you encounter.In this information-packed volume, you will find out the consequences of applying two technologies to a patient simultaneously. Discover hints, tips, and observations for expert witness testimony. Learn about real case studies, describing the kinds of injuries that can occur. Read the discussions on high frequency electric cutting, describing injuries caused by burning, bowel gas explosions, and circumcision.Medical Device Accidents will tell you all about the intended use of a product and criteria for establishing a product defect or a design defect. It describes the customer's expectations of a product and the responsibility of a manufacturer. It goes into depth on electrosurgery, electrocautery and laser surgery. It talks about pacemakers and cellular phones and interference between devices.Topics covered: * Product liability * Medical technology * Identifying product defect, design defect, misuse, negligence * Statutory medical device reporting * Incident reporting * The increasing use of electronic controls (analog and digital) * Susceptibility of medical devices to electromagnetic interference (EMI) * Malfunctions within apnea monitors, ECG, EEG instruments, ventilators, drug infusion pumps, pacemakers, automatic-implante defibrillators, and other devices * Electrosurgical accidents * Anesthetic accidents * Intravascular catheters * Direct-current injuries * Pressure and chemical injury, including allergic responses * Skin and instrument disinfectants and sterilization * Observations and tips for the expert witnessWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, Second Edition. To get started finding Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, Second Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This enhanced second edition of the unique Medical Device Accidents gives you even more useful information about problems that can occur with a medical device. This book is filled with information, examples and case studies that will help you win any medical suit involving devices. Written with attorneys, expert witnesses, clinical engineers, nurses, physicians, manufacturers and designers of new medical devices in mind, this excellent resource will answer all of your questions about these devices.Leslie Geddes has fifty years of experience in his field. New in this edition: entire chapters devoted to catheter electrodes, transdermal drug transport and pain suppression by electrical stimulation, with discussions of their side effects and hazards. This second edition of Medical Device Accidents is about 150 percent as long as the first edition and contains many more case studies and examples that should help you with any medical device accident case you encounter.In this information-packed volume, you will find out the consequences of applying two technologies to a patient simultaneously. Discover hints, tips, and observations for expert witness testimony. Learn about real case studies, describing the kinds of injuries that can occur. Read the discussions on high frequency electric cutting, describing injuries caused by burning, bowel gas explosions, and circumcision.Medical Device Accidents will tell you all about the intended use of a product and criteria for establishing a product defect or a design defect. It describes the customer's expectations of a product and the responsibility of a manufacturer. It goes into depth on electrosurgery, electrocautery and laser surgery. It talks about pacemakers and cellular phones and interference between devices.Topics covered: * Product liability * Medical technology * Identifying product defect, design defect, misuse, negligence * Statutory medical device reporting * Incident reporting * The increasing use of electronic controls (analog and digital) * Susceptibility of medical devices to electromagnetic interference (EMI) * Malfunctions within apnea monitors, ECG, EEG instruments, ventilators, drug infusion pumps, pacemakers, automatic-implante defibrillators, and other devices * Electrosurgical accidents * Anesthetic accidents * Intravascular catheters * Direct-current injuries * Pressure and chemical injury, including allergic responses * Skin and instrument disinfectants and sterilization * Observations and tips for the expert witnessWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, Second Edition. To get started finding Medical Device Accidents and Illustrative Cases, Second Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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