Medical monitor

A medical monitor ismedical device that displayspatient's vital signs continually, without using paper. In critical care unitshospitals,allows continuous supervision ofpatient without continuous attendance. This improves patient care.

Monitors resemble television sets, or computer monitorsuse superficially similar technology. However medical monitors have been safety engineereded so that failureseither apparent, or unimportant.

Additionally, some monitors (e.g. ECGEEG) actually touch patients, andelectrical. Therestrict limits on how much currentvoltagecan apply whenunit fails or becomes wet.

See also medical equipment, medical test