Title :
Idiot-proofing the defibrillator
Author :
Kroll, Mark W. ; Kroll, Karl ; Gilman, Byron
fDate :
11/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper discusses how a device that shocks a failing heart back to life became one of the greatest engineering success stories in medicine.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; biomedical engineering; cardiology; defibrillators; biomedical engineering; defibrillator; heart; idiot proofing; Back; Electric shock; Heart;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2008.4659383
