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Using lithium ion batteries in the aeromedical environment: A calculated risk?
Author(s) -
Haggerty Andrew,
Keogh Sean
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.12359
Subject(s) - medicine , lithium (medication) , aviation , emergency medical services , medical emergency , aeronautics , reliability engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , endocrinology
Lithium ion batteries are increasingly utilised within helicopter emergency medical services. Their favourable chemical profile confers many desirable properties: they are small, lightweight and provide a high specific capacity (energy to weight ratio) coupled with a slow self‐discharge rate, ensuring a longer functional availability for vital equipment. They are frequently used in routine medical equipment including ventilators, monitors and intravenous pumps, and in aviation specific items, such as satellite and mobile phones, VHF radios and navigation systems.