Interference of medical monitoring equipment by mobile phones
- Report By: Shafic Al-Nammari - Junior Clinical Research Fellow
- Search checked by Stewart Teece - Clinical Research Fellow
- Institution: Moorfields Eye Hospital
- Date Submitted: 16th March 2004
- Last Modified: 19th March 2004
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Status:
Blue (submitted but not checked)
Three Part Question
In [hospital] does the [use of mobile phones] produce [interference with medical monitoring equipment]?Clinical Scenario
A patient/relative/member of staff has a mobile phone switched on in the Emergency Department. Is there any evidence to suggest that it may affect the Departments Medical Monitoring Equipment.Search Strategy
OVID interface on the world wide web. 1966 – February 2004.[exp mobile telephone OR exp mobile phone OR exp cellular telephone OR exp cellular phone OR exp cell telephone OR exp cell phone] LIMIT to human and english language.