• DocumentCode
    965547
  • Title

    Idiot-proofing the defibrillator

  • Author

    Kroll, Mark W. ; Kroll, Karl ; Gilman, Byron

  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    45
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2008.4659383
  • Filename
    4659383
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=965547