I found this Google Video about Electrical Safety in the OR.
The Video Outlines:

The Principles of Electricity
Electrical Shok Hazard
Grounding
GFI - Ground Fault Interuppter
LIM - Line Isolation Monitors
Electrocautery

 Enjoy

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CardioArm, a snakelike surgical robot developed at Carnegie Mellon University will allow surgeons to perform critical cardiac procedures through one tiny incision.
“The curved robot has a series of joints that automatically adjust to follow the course plotted by the robot’s head. This provides greater precision than a flexible endoscope can offer. “It’s certainly easier to [...]

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KMOT TV the North Dakota arm of NBC reported about the Biomed field last week. Its nice to get some recognition for our hard work… maybe this will start a national movement!
Enjoy!
News Report Video
Transcript
Via the Biomedtalk Listserv

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From HIMSS:
Learn more about the 2007 accomplishments of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society in the Year-in-Review video now posted on the “About HIMSS” page of the Society’s Web site. The nine-minute video provides a visual summary of HIMSS initiatives throughout the year. Beginning with the 2007 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, the [...]

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FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. has five new equipment locator’s. The hospital employees four Tug Robots and one Homer Robot made by Aethon, Inc.
The robots which move on wheels navigate the corridors by dead reckoning and lasers, relaying on blueprints in their memory. The robots equipment with wireless technology are able to call [...]

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Cardinal Health Alaris is recalling all Alaris Medley Infusion Pumps shipped before September 27, 2007. The recall affects all Medley Pump Model 8100.
The recall stems from reports of inaccurate flow rates. The problem which has been identified by Cardinal Health is caused by the occluder springs, which control medication flow, may have been misassembled during manufacturing [...]

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Gadballer has a nice youtube video detailing what a Medical Equipment Repairer (BMET) is.
Heres the link:

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