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VIRTUALISATION Could RFID mean RIP for hospital patients?
VIRTUALISATION Could RFID mean RIP for hospital patients? | Could RFID mean RIP for hospital patients? |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 26 June 2008 | |
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Both active and passive RFID tags were tested, and as you might expect, the active device caused interference in a larger number of cases. The active tag caused 26 'incidents' of electromagnetic interference (EMI) in 41 tests, while the passive on only caused eight in the same number of tests. Overall, there were 34 incidents in 123 tests. Worryingly, 22 of them were classified as 'hazardous'. Two were regarded as 'significant' and the remainder 'light'. What does 'hazardous' mean? The authors reported events such as mechanical ventilators switching off, syringe pumps stopping, and the malfunction of external pacemakers. The increasing use of RFID tags in a range of industries could pose a problem for the health sector. But what is going to be done about it? Please read on. |
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