Lifesaving equipment in hospitals may be switched off by radio-frequency devices used to track people and machines, Dutch scientists claim.
Radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) are on the rise in healthcare, helping identify patients, and reveal the location of equipment. There are two types of RFID, one which transmits information, and another, "passive", device which can be "read" by a powered machine when it is held nearby.
Full Story: 'Hospital risk' from radio tags
Radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) are on the rise in healthcare, helping identify patients, and reveal the location of equipment. There are two types of RFID, one which transmits information, and another, "passive", device which can be "read" by a powered machine when it is held nearby.
Full Story: 'Hospital risk' from radio tags
