TY - JOUR PY - 1989// TI - Investigation of accidents by the Special Inspection for Electrical Electrical Medical Equipment JO - Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening A1 - Fønstelien, E A1 - Nilsson, F. SP - 1801 EP - 1803 VL - 109 IS - 16 N2 - The article reviews the responsibilities of the Special Inspection for Electrical Medical Equipment, STEM, with emphasis on investigations of accidents and near-accidents in connection with the use of technical equipment. It stresses the obligation to report to STEM immediately. The reported accidents for the period 1980-1988 are given in table 1, and are discussed. Norwegian statistics are compared with both American and Scandinavian data and reference is made to the international standardization on technical medical equipment.

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LA - no SN - 0029-2001 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -