Electrical Safety of Medical Equipment: Introduction

The reports on ______ accidents were frequently anecdotal, growing concern about electrical hazards resulted in numerous regulation standards.

Electrical accidents are caused by the interaction of electric ______ with the tissues of the body.

Rf in the figure represents the ______ or leakage resistance.

Rb in the figure represents the ______ resistance.

Electrical safety regulations have attempted to improve the design of electrical and electronic equipment for ______ use.

Rr in the figure represents the ______ resistance.

The difference between the receptacle grounds and other surface should be no more than ______ mV

All the receptacle grounds and conductive surfaces in the vicinity of the patient are connected to the ______ equipment grounding point

The intention is to assure that the fault ______ Rf is always very large

Double-insulated equipment need not be ______, and therefore it is usually equipped with a plug that does not have a ground pin

Equipment of this type must be labelled as ______ insulated

The case is made of ______ material, usually a suitable plastic

Prevention of Shock hazard by proper ______

Leakage currents flow through ______ and moisture

A low-______ ground wire is available to ensure safety

Leakage currents flow through ______ capacitances

Measures are taken to reduce the probability of electrical accidents by manipulating the value of one or more of the ______

The internal ______ of the body is high enough to prevent the microshocks