| Title |
The Development of Portable Digital X-ray Power Supply Unit for Emergency Medical Services |
| Authors |
Dong-Heon Cho ; Kyung-Wan Koo ; Hae-Sool Yang |
| Keywords |
Portable digital X-ray ; Moving ambulance ; Emergency medical service system |
| Abstract |
The existing X-ray generators are either ones which are settled at fixed places or ones which are movable to sick rooms. Movable generators can be very useful according to the circumstances of patients, but there remains a restraint that AC220[V] in the hospitals must be provided. When examining a first-aid patient who stays distant from the hospital or when grouping patients caused by disaster, the services of doctors at emergency centers should be very restrictive. Hence, this study developed a portable digital X-ray power supply unit that are utilizable at the accident spot or in a moving ambulance. By using the unit, the information of patients can be transmitted to the emergency center on the spot and thereby doctors can make a correct diagnosis. The properties of the unit are as follows: First, portable batteries(DC12[V]) are utilized as electric source for the unit. Second, PIC16F84A is utilized as control circuit in order to guarantee considerable reliance and to provide various functions. This portable digital X-ray power supply unit is expected to contribute to the emergency medical service system to be more advanced. |