Chapter 18

Front 1

Department that checks patient care equipment for safety and function

Back 1

Biomedical Engineering

Front 2

Allows the patient to self-administer pain medication.

Back 2

PCA Pump

Front 3

Applies a brief electroshock to restore the rhythm of the heart.

Back 3

Defibrillator

Front 4

Artificially stimulates the vendor plantar plexus to increase circulation in bed-ridden patients

Back 4

Foot Pump

Front 5

Gives control of a hospitals equipment management system to an external entity

Back 5

Outsourcing

Front 6

This is done to return incoperative equipment to proper operating condition

Back 6

Repair

Front 7

True or False: Manufacturers sometimes loan equipment to facilities at no cost if the facility agrees to purchase disposable equipment components from the manufacturer

Back 7

True

Front 8

True or False: A grastic suction unit is used to suction liquids from oral and nasal cavities

Back 8

Frue

Front 9

Both Biomedical Techs and Central Service Techs are qualified to repair patient care equipment

Back 9

False

Front 10

Used equipment that is not visibly solied may be returned to the clean equipment storage area without undergoing a decontamination process

Back 10

False