Examples of classification of medical locations Type ofa ‘Groupo Group Group? Massageroom 7. Delivery room a Endoscopy room oe ‘Outpatient departments 7 Urology room * Radiology and radiotherapy Hycrotherapy room . Physiotherapy room . [Anaesthesia room ‘Operation preparation room Surgical plaster room ee] se] le Post-operative waking room Room for apalieations of eardlaceatheters haemodynamic analysis room Haemodtalysi room . Magnetic resonance room oa Nuclear medicine room = Premature infant room ~ (If not a surgical operating theatre. (@ it general anaesthesia ts practiced, @) if itholds patients while they are waking up from general anaesthesia. Kotetatsagood conductor wich ‘Sacedentaly We). thiscase a ‘tn gresterintnsty atte pot ot “Spplstion tthe prabe causing sah onaby trogen ation 2.2.7 Patient environment ‘Any volume in which intentional or unintentional ‘contact can occur between patient and parts of the system or between patient and other persons touching parts of the system, ‘The centre of reference in order to determine the patient environment may be, for example, the op- ‘erating table, the bed in the hospital accommoda- tion room or the dentist's chair. The patient en ronment does not extend more than 2.5m above the walking surface and outside the premises. Note that the patient environment can be the ‘container of the patient environments relating to the positions in which the patient may reasonably be located while in contact with applied parts, Similarly, ff thare ara multiple and/or movable ‘electromedical devices, the patient environment is extended to include at most the entire prem- ‘ses, Therefore account is taken of possible move- ments to which the electromedical devices or the patient may be subjected over time, Determining the patient environment during the design phase makes it possible to avoid connec- tion of the extraneous conductive parts located ‘outside the patient environment to the equipo- tential node, reducing the size of the node and simplifying installation, with a consequent reduc- tion of costs, This means therefore that all the possible positions in which the patient may be lo- ‘cated while in contact with an elactromadical de- vice with applied parts must be established in ad- vance; otherwise, there is a risk that the electrical system will be inadequate when, for medical needs, it becomes necessary to move a medical electrical equipment with parts applied into a po- sition other than those positions originally envis-~ aged. Sometimes, therefore, it may be opportune to consider the entire room as the patient environ- ment, allowing greater flexibility in the use of the spaces.