Abstract
Clinical monitoring equipment is used everywhere in hospitals, including the ICU/CCU, operating theater, wards, treatment rooms, hemodialysis center and so on. Although this equipment is used to assist in the recovery and maintenance of patients' health, harm may be inflicted on patients if it is used incorrectly or is defective. In this paper, the causes of and countermeasures to 1) electric shock, 2) burns, 3) noise interference, 4) alarm problems and 5) power failures are surveyed.
