Croswell D W
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
J Clin Eng. 1995 May-Jun;20(3):230-4. doi: 10.1097/00004669-199505000-00018.
This feature article presents an overview of how the biomedical equipment technology field developed. It begins with some of the early medical equipment breakthroughs, such as the discovery of X rays. The article then traces the key role of the military in electronic technology design, leading to the concept of specially trained individuals to maintain medical equipment. The Technical Education Research Center is discussed, along with the evolution of BMET schools. Formal BMET education had a strong advocate in Ralph Nader, whose concerns about electrical safety in hospitals supported the need for trained technicians to test medical equipment. BMET certification, BMET careers, and Clinical Engineering are discussed. The article concludes with some speculation on healthcare reform and its possible effect on the biomedical equipment profession.
这篇专题文章概述了生物医学设备技术领域的发展历程。文章开篇介绍了一些早期的医学设备突破，比如X射线的发现。接着，文章追溯了军方在电子技术设计中的关键作用，这促使了培养专业人员维护医疗设备这一概念的产生。文中讨论了技术教育研究中心以及生物医学设备技术专业学校的发展历程。拉尔夫·纳德大力倡导正规的生物医学设备技术教育，他对医院电气安全的关注推动了对训练有素的技术人员检测医疗设备的需求。文章还讨论了生物医学设备技术认证、该领域的职业发展以及临床工程。文章最后对医疗改革及其可能对生物医学设备行业产生的影响进行了一些推测。
