On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Jim wrote:

>Peter wrote:
>
>   "I think that the regulations concerning equipment to
>    be used during surgery, esp. brain and heart s., give
>    a measure of what was found to be 'acceptable' for the
>    inside."
>
>I believe this is for the protection/to insure the proper
>operation of the sensitive equipment used to monitor the
>viutal signs of the patient.

Yes but the operation of the patient is more important afaik ;-).

>Otherwise - the effects of RF from a TDMA phone at PL 2 (Power
>Level 2, or .6 Watts peak here in the states) CAN affect other
>gear when in close proximity ... affects ranging from possibly
>affecting the output from the DC power supplies in gear to
>simple random 'burps' in the displayed data ..

I fully aggree with this and cell phones are no-no in surgery and recovery
rooms afaik.  Probably not because it would hamper the surgeon's
performance or attention. Maybe B. Bromilow who is a MD can elaborate on
this.

There was a thread on this list once about jamming cell phones and what
the jammer would do to equipment (instead of the phone). Pretty scary
stuff.

Peter

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