The purpose of this manual maintenance
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 it
is assumed that the user is trained in the correct operation
of the equipment. Users are asked to note that while every care has been taken to make the contents
as clear and accurate as possible, neither
the authors, the Ministry of Family Health and Welfare
nor Crown Agents can take responsibility for the results
of actions taken as a consequence
of using this manual.
2. The format of this manual
The text of the manual is in English and is designed for on-line access as well as hardcopy
prints. General topics on maintenance and disposal are covered by individual chapters.
Section 7 covers the most commonly found equipment in detail. Each equipment section comprises:
a brief description of the function and working of the equipment a line drawing
of the equipment and its parts
a troubleshooting checklist
for common problems
and their solution
a maintenance checklist
for daily and weekly tasks
The checklists are on separate pages so they can be copied and laminated for display near the equipment.
The choice of which equipment to include was guided by the 2010 revision of the Indian Public Health
Standards. Equipment specified
for health institutions up to the size of a 50 bed hospital
was included, on the basis that this will cover the vast majority of simple equipment
also found elsewhere. More advanced equipment
will naturally require more advanced maintenance support.
This
manual does not include laboratory
equipment, since the recent excellent
World Health Organization publication Maintenance Manual for Laboratory Equipment covers these in great detail. Similarly, cold chain equipment
is covered comprehensively by the Indian MoHFW 2009 publication Maintenance of Cold Chain Equipment
.
3. Acknowledgements
This manual draws on work done by many in this field. In particular, the authors acknowledge: The UK Department for International Development for project funding
The World Health Organization for permission to use material
Voluntary Service Overseas,
UK for permission to use material The Nick Simons Institute, Nepal for permission
to use material Crown Agents, UK for project support and management
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
India.
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 it
is assumed that the user is trained in the correct operation
of the equipment. Users are asked to note that while every care has been taken to make the contents
as clear and accurate as possible, neither
the authors, the Ministry of Family Health and Welfare
nor Crown Agents can take responsibility for the results
of actions taken as a consequence
of using this manual.
2. The format of this manual
The text of the manual is in English and is designed for on-line access as well as hardcopy
prints. General topics on maintenance and disposal are covered by individual chapters.
Section 7 covers the most commonly found equipment in detail. Each equipment section comprises:
a brief description of the function and working of the equipment a line drawing
of the equipment and its parts
a troubleshooting checklist
for common problems
and their solution
a maintenance checklist
for daily and weekly tasks
The checklists are on separate pages so they can be copied and laminated for display near the equipment.
The choice of which equipment to include was guided by the 2010 revision of the Indian Public Health
Standards. Equipment specified
for health institutions up to the size of a 50 bed hospital
was included, on the basis that this will cover the vast majority of simple equipment
also found elsewhere. More advanced equipment
will naturally require more advanced maintenance support.
This
manual does not include laboratory
equipment, since the recent excellent
World Health Organization publication Maintenance Manual for Laboratory Equipment covers these in great detail. Similarly, cold chain equipment
is covered comprehensively by the Indian MoHFW 2009 publication Maintenance of Cold Chain Equipment
.
3. Acknowledgements
This manual draws on work done by many in this field. In particular, the authors acknowledge: The UK Department for International Development for project funding
The World Health Organization for permission to use material
Voluntary Service Overseas,
UK for permission to use material The Nick Simons Institute, Nepal for permission
to use material Crown Agents, UK for project support and management
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
India.
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