Showing posts with label wi-fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wi-fi. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Is your tablet a risk to hospital care?

Concordia: A Concordia study examines whether wireless transmitters represent a danger to patients. Thousands of patients die each year in hospitals across North America due to medical errors that could be prevented were doctors and nurses provided with instant access to patient records via wireless technology. Cue the Catch-22: the electromagnetic radiation caused by those very devices can interfere with electronic medical equipment and thus lead to serious clinical consequences for patients.