Wanted: Capstone Project Suggestions

That's exactly right. All defibrillators have to be tested frequently with a defibrillator tester, for function and for electrical leakage. The same applies to any other equipment that absolutely must work when needed. Almost all other line-powered electrical equipment has to be tested for grounding resistance and for electrical leakage when the ground is broken, so that electrically susceptible patients (those who have some attachments that break the body resistance barrier, like IV lines, EKG electrodes, whatever) don't get electrocuted. There are instrument that do this and record the data just by plugging in the device to be tested and pushing a button. Also, even if a particular piece of medical equipment isn't modularized to enable local repair, the users are like other equipment users, so someone who knows equipment has to decide whether something really needs repair or replacement or if the user needs to be instructed in proper use. I think all hospitals have to do this, either with in-house people or with a contractor, in order to pass JCAHO accreditation.

-- John

I think you'd better make it about 500 yds, so the idiot will have given up by the time you pass them. Otherwise, they'll be even worse as they fiddle with it trying to make it work.

-- John