September 2007

Features

Cover Story

	The Afghan Challenge
	by David Tandet
	US Biomeds Face Hazardous Duty

	Consulting the Experts
	by Barrett Franklin, MS, CE
	Tips from the inside on choosing the right consultants and how they can help make your job easier


	An Introduction to IEC 62353
	by John Backes
	A guide to the newly published international standard for in-service and postrepair testing of electromedical devices


	Service Solutions
	Rewriting NFPA 99
	by Liz Finch

Departments

	Up Front
	Training for Success
	by Julie Kirst


	ICC Prep
	The Pumping Action of the Heart
	by David Harrington, PhD


	Networking
	Networking: What You Need to Know
	by Raymond Peter Zambuto, CCE, FASHE, FHIMSS, FACCE


	Industry Insider
	AIV Inc
	by Zac Dillon


	Tools of the Trade
	Multiparameter simulator; defibrillator analyzers; power distribution units; and x-ray check.


	Focus On
	Ultrasound


	Soapbox
	UPS Power: Safer, or Critical Care Nemesis?
	by Raymond R. Patton, SBMET, CE