Title :
Electric Shock protection within the heart cycle
Author :
Perkins, Peter E.
Author_Institution :
p.perkins@iee.org
Abstract :
Impulses inside the period of the heart require special attention because of the identified inability of the heart to withstand as severe a shock if it does not have time to cycle and recover. This effect is cumulative and fall quickly to 10% or less of the initial value.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cardiology; AC limits; DC limits; electric shock protection; electronic equipment; heart cycle; voltage limits; Design engineering; Electric shock; Electronic equipment; Fibrillation; Heart; Humans; IEC standards; Protection; Safety; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Product Compliance Engineering, 2007. PSES 2007. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Longmont, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1072-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1072-9
DOI :
10.1109/PSES.2007.4378479
