Comments on: Report Finds RFID Chips Causes Medical Equipment to Fail http://www.chutneytech.com/report-finds-rfid-chips-causes-medical-equipment-to-fail/ Because Being a G33k is L33t Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Medical Transcription Software http://www.chutneytech.com/report-finds-rfid-chips-causes-medical-equipment-to-fail/#comment-845 Medical Transcription Software Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:50:16 +0000 http://www.chutneytech.com/?p=224#comment-845 Come one guys we have to remember that we are dealing with life support equipment, this should never happen in serious medical enviroment, if a medical equipment or even medical software fails, people can die... this is not just another industry, this is pretty serious. Come one guys we have to remember that we are dealing with life support equipment, this should never happen in serious medical enviroment, if a medical equipment or even medical software fails, people can die… this is not just another industry, this is pretty serious.

]]> By: Medical Staffing Software http://www.chutneytech.com/report-finds-rfid-chips-causes-medical-equipment-to-fail/#comment-705 Medical Staffing Software Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:19:16 +0000 http://www.chutneytech.com/?p=224#comment-705 This is when quality control should be a top priority: in medical equipment. This is when quality control should be a top priority: in medical equipment.

]]> By: medical answering services http://www.chutneytech.com/report-finds-rfid-chips-causes-medical-equipment-to-fail/#comment-331 medical answering services Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:19:29 +0000 http://www.chutneytech.com/?p=224#comment-331 This will all get worked out but it is a bit disconcerting. This will all get worked out but it is a bit disconcerting.

]]> By: Abufaris http://www.chutneytech.com/report-finds-rfid-chips-causes-medical-equipment-to-fail/#comment-327 Abufaris Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:11:10 +0000 http://www.chutneytech.com/?p=224#comment-327 This is just a minor disadvantage of the RFID. To date, FDA has received no reports of injuries resulting from RFID although preliminary FDA testing has shown that some RFID emitters might slow the rate of pacemakers or cause implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to give inappropriate shocks. Other electronic medical devices could also react inappropriately when in close contact with RFID. I believe the advantage of RFID has outnumbered the disadvantage especially in the medical field because it makes sure patients receive the correct medications and medical devices and it helps in managing hospital equipments, tracking of patients providing data for electronic medical records systems. The important thing is patients should be aware of any changes in how they feel when in the RFID environment. This is just a minor disadvantage of the RFID. To date, FDA has received no reports of injuries resulting from RFID although preliminary FDA testing has shown that some RFID emitters might slow the rate of pacemakers or cause implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to give inappropriate shocks. Other electronic medical devices could also react inappropriately when in close contact with RFID.

I believe the advantage of RFID has outnumbered the disadvantage especially in the medical field because it makes sure patients receive the correct medications and medical devices and it helps in managing hospital equipments, tracking of patients providing data for electronic medical records systems.

The important thing is patients should be aware of any changes in how they feel when in the RFID environment.

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