Mr. Maintenance Wala

1.    The equipment management cycle Maintenance of healthcare equipment is not just a question of repairing broken things. It is an integral part of managing the whole lifecycle of equipment. The following diagram illustrates this cycle:       It can be seen that maintenance and repair is just one element. To make the whole cycle work properly, a number of different inputs are required.   2.    Inputs for equipment management   Responsibilities need to be assigned to a number of different levels in the healthcare institution. A full description of such a system, and the steps needed to begin one, will be found in the How to Manage Series for Healthcare Technology listed in chapter 11. However, the diagram above offers a useful reference for the stages that should be cove...

  1.    The purpose of this manual This manual is intended to be a guide for the medical equipment user to carry out basic maintenance tasks. As the majority of equipment problems are either simple or user-related it is the aim that the better care and regular maintenance enabled by this manual will have a significant positive effect on the delivery of healthcare across India. The tasks are limited to simple first-line maintenance, that is: tasks that can be done by the user of the equipment tasks that take place at the point of equipment use tasks that do not require the opening of the main body of the equipment This manual is not intended as a complete maintenance guide   that is the role of a biomedical technician. Neither is it intended to be a guide to the actual use of equipment     ...