• DocumentCode
    2020427
  • Title

    Electric Shock protection within the heart cycle

  • Author

    Perkins, Peter E.

  • Author_Institution
    p.perkins@iee.org
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    22-24 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    24
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PSES.2007.4378479
  • Filename
    4378479