Boyle Justin
CSIRO E-Health Research Centre, a joint venture between Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Queensland Government, Brisbane, Australia.
Telemed J E Health. 2006 Jun;12(3):373-82. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.373.
In the development of policies for wireless technologies, it is important for healthcare organizations to reduce risks to patients from use of wireless devices. Policy should be devised for instructing hospital staff, visitors, and patients, avoiding unwarranted restrictions but not ignoring evidence regarding potential interference problems, and allowing comparison with other clinical facilities of benefits of policy. To inform policy developers and a general audience of hospital personnel, a review was conducted on the safety of wireless devices for communication within hospitals. This review targeted electromagnetic interference effects of devices on medical devices and summarises key recommendations from published reports and international standards. There is consensus that the highest risk of interference occurs with two-way radios used by emergency crews, followed by mobile phones, while radio local area networks produce negligible interference. Wireless technologies are deemed suitable for use throughout hospital areas including intensive care units and operating rooms, given that recommended separation distances from medical equipment are observed.
在制定无线技术政策时，医疗保健组织降低患者因使用无线设备而面临的风险非常重要。应制定政策来指导医院工作人员、访客和患者，避免不必要的限制，但也不能忽视有关潜在干扰问题的证据，并允许与其他临床机构比较政策的益处。为了让政策制定者和广大医院工作人员了解情况，对医院内用于通信的无线设备的安全性进行了一次审查。这次审查针对设备对医疗设备的电磁干扰影响，并总结了已发表报告和国际标准中的关键建议。人们一致认为，干扰风险最高的是急救人员使用的双向无线电，其次是手机，而无线局域网产生的干扰可忽略不计。鉴于遵守了与医疗设备的推荐间隔距离，无线技术被认为适用于包括重症监护病房和手术室在内的整个医院区域。
