The definition of "patient bed location" includes "bed or procedure table used in critical patient care area". How about laser eye surgery? Since this is invasive it is considered critical care. Are six hospital grade recepticals required in the vicinity of the operating table? As usual, thanks for any response.
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Usually, it is up to the facility to define what is a "critical care" location. Laser eye surgery doesn't sound invasive to me, and I am supprised that they have defined it as critical care.
But if it is designated as critical care, you seem to be correct that it meets the definition of a "patient bed location". So I would say the 6 receptacles are required.
Steve
Usually, it is up to the facility to define what is a "critical care" location. Laser eye surgery doesn't sound invasive to me, and I am supprised that they have defined it as critical care.
But if it is designated as critical care, you seem to be correct that it meets the definition of a "patient bed location". So I would say the 6 receptacles are required.
Steve
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Critical patient area is an area supplied by the emergency critical branch. If the laser is connected to critical branch and other requirements met, its a critical patient area.
Invasive has nothing to do with it- TB skin tests, blood sample collection and a clinic where you get the "50 year old poke, prod and look see" are invasive....and down right humiliating, but not critical. A diagnostic labratory where no invasion made is certainly critical.
I too, am surprised that criticality has been given to a procedure that requires no anesthesia and intracardiac connection is unlikely but, that's the decision of the facility.
You can't fault a medical facilty for going beyond the minimum.
Critical patient area is an area supplied by the emergency critical branch. If the laser is connected to critical branch and other requirements met, its a critical patient area.
Invasive has nothing to do with it- TB skin tests, blood sample collection and a clinic where you get the "50 year old poke, prod and look see" are invasive....and down right humiliating, but not critical. A diagnostic labratory where no invasion made is certainly critical.
I too, am surprised that criticality has been given to a procedure that requires no anesthesia and intracardiac connection is unlikely but, that's the decision of the facility.
You can't fault a medical facilty for going beyond the minimum.
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This is the definition of a critical care area from the NEC
"Critical Care Areas. Those special care units, intensive care units, coronary care units, angiography laboratories, cardiac catheterization laboratories, delivery rooms, operating rooms, and similar areas in which patients are intended to be subjected to invasive procedures and connected to line-operated, electromedical devices"
Just in case you wanted to know. Most lasik procedures are done putpatient with a local anestetic, so if the building were to catch on fire you could still get up and walk out. So in my opionion this does not meet the critical care definition. Neither does the finger poke when you are 50 for that matter.
This is the definition of a critical care area from the NEC
"Critical Care Areas. Those special care units, intensive care units, coronary care units, angiography laboratories, cardiac catheterization laboratories, delivery rooms, operating rooms, and similar areas in which patients are intended to be subjected to invasive procedures and connected to line-operated, electromedical devices"
Just in case you wanted to know. Most lasik procedures are done putpatient with a local anestetic, so if the building were to catch on fire you could still get up and walk out. So in my opionion this does not meet the critical care definition. Neither does the finger poke when you are 50 for that matter.
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