Syllabus - Hospital Technology (BM 802(A))

Biomedical Engineering

Hospital Technology (BM 802(A))

VIII

1

Classification of Hospital & Architecture

General hospital, specialized hospital, primary health care – their role and 8L functions. Aspects of hospital services – inpatient, outpatient and emergency. Location and environment of hospital, hierarchy of medical and paramedical staff & their functions and responsibilities. Modern hospital architecture- space in a hospital building, design of ward, intensive care units, air conditioning, plumbing & sanitation, gas supply, waste disposal, cleaning, dietary, sterilizing, laundry, storage and operation theatre systems, radiology, central labs, blood banks, OPD, casualty, etc.

2

Electrical Power Systems in Hospitals

Safety of electrical systems, protective systems - interference of patient’s protection grounding. Design of sub stations, breakers, surge protectors, EMI filters, voltage stabilizers, generator sets and UPS. 8L uninterrupted power supply for ICU and computerized monitoring units. Specification & estimation for hospital wiring.

3

Air Conditioning & Gas Supply Systems

Air conditioning and refrigeration systems for small large areas. Air changes, filtering and sterility. Deodorization, disinfection, and dehumidification and cryogenic systems. Centralized supply of air, 6L oxygen, nitrous oxide & vacuum, principle of production of liquid oxygen. Management of lifts, firefighting equipment’s.

4

Hospital Engineering & Management

Definition of biomedical engineering, clinical engineering & hospital engineering. Importance of BME department – servicing and maintenance, testing, acceptance & maintenance protocols, computerized preventive maintenance planning, MROs. Training of staff for medical equipments preventive and periodical maintenance 10L procedures. Preparation of estimates, specifications, tender details etc. Importance of ISO 9000 Certificates, obtaining ISO certificates in hospitals, proposed protocols.

5

Hospital Information System

Role of database in HIS. Need of networking in HIS. Overview of networking, topologies and its configuration. Structuring medical records to carry out functions like admissions, discharges, treatment history etc. Computerization in pharmacy & billing. Automated clinical laboratory systems & radiology information system.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Harold E. Smalley, Hospital Management Engineering – A guide to the improvement of hospital management system, Prentice Hall, 1982.

  • L. G. Redstone, Hospital and Health Care Facilities, McGraw Hill, 2002.

  • C. A. Caceras, Clinical Engineering, Academic Press, 1977.

  • J Davey and D Ali, Ward’s Anaesthetics Equipment’s, 6 th ed., Elsevier Health-UK, 2011.

  • BIS, ISO Certification details.

  • Alexander Kusko, Emergency and Standby Power Systems, McGraw Hill, 1989.