Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of instrumentation and equipment used in modern hospitals and medical practice.
Synopsis Clinical and laboratory equipment: extensive theoretical treatment of the principles, design considerations and applications; diagnostic, therapeutic and safety devices such as ECG monitors and machines, defibrillators, electrosurgery units, infusion systems, ventilators, humidifiers, dialysers, EEG machines. Systems considerations including design, artefact protection, system integration, communication protocols, intersystem isolation, design for manufacture, intelligent systems, clinical applications and implications, tissue and body function reactions.
Assessment Practical work and continuous assessment: 100%