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Safety of Medical Technology

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Course Unit Code450-2074/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
GAJ05Ing. Marek Gajovský
KOR22Ing. David Korpas, Ph.D.
Summary
Course contents (annotation): The subject deals with the basic distribution systems in the hospital environment from the point of view of safety. Students will get acquainted with the legislative support, safety regulations and will be able to see real practice in providing hospital service.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Course contents (annotation): The subject deals with the basic distribution systems in the hospital environment from the point of view of safety. Students will get acquainted with the legislative support, safety regulations and will be able to see real practice in providing hospital service.
Course Contents
Lectures / exercises
1. Gases used in healthcare, their physicochemical properties, effects on humans. The term \\\"medical gases\\\". Distribution and storage of medical gases, rules for the operation of cylinders.
2. Electrical and non-electrical distribution in the hospital. Electrical wiring, operating room control panel, replacement source.
3. Medical steam, air conditioning and air conditioning, laminar flow, germicidal lamps.
4. Controlled environments, laminar boxes
5. Medical facilities from the point of view of valid standards
6. Acquisition of health technologies, investment plans, public procurement requirements
7. Medical research, clinical evaluation of medical devices
8. Medical electrical system definition, measures against leakage current leakage, patient environment, functional device interconnection
9. Apparatus for storing biological material and medicaments at controlled temperatures
10. Revision of Electrical Equipment in Health Care, Ensure failure of electrical power supply of medical areas, UPS, aggregates
11. Safety use of ionizing radiation sources in diagnostics and therapy. Radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and oncology.
12. Information and communication networks for the transfer of medical data.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CADICK, John, Mary CAPELLI-SCHELLPFEFFER a DENNIS K. NEITZEL. Electrical safety handbook. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN 9780071589123.

JUREK, František, AUGUSTYNEK, Martin, ed. Veřejné zdravotnictví pro klinickou praxi. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013, 267 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3099-5.
KRÁL, Jakub. Zákon o zdravotnických prostředcích: komentář. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. Komentáře (Wolters Kluwer ČR). ISBN 978-80-7552-415-7.
CADICK, John, Mary CAPELLI-SCHELLPFEFFER a DENNIS K. NEITZEL. Electrical safety handbook. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN 9780071589123.
Recommended Reading:
Act No. 505/1990 Coll. Act on Metrology, as amended. Current version of 2017.
Standard EN ČSN 60-601 - Medical electrical equipment Part 1: General requirements for safety.
Standard EN – ČSN 62-353 Medical electrical equipment –
Recurrent test and test after repair of medical electrical equipment
Zákon č. 505/1990 Sb. Zákon o metrologii, ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Norma EN ČSN 60-601 - Zdravotnické elektrické přístroje
Norma EN – ČSN 62-353 Zdravotnické elektrické přístroje - Opakované zkoušky a zkoušky po opravách zdravotnických elektrických přístrojů.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51