FEATURE/Fear of Power Interruptions Has Critically Ill Patients Scrambling for Cover.MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--July 31, 1999-- Thousands of critically ill patients, dependent on respirators in order to stay alive, fear the potential of power outages during natural disasters, such as the current heat wave that is now sweeping across the Eastern United States. During these power outages, the greatest danger for respirator patients is in the home, where backup generators haven't been installed. Having an Uninterruptible Power System Uninterruptible power system A system that provides protection against commercial power failure and variations in voltage and frequency. Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) have a wide variety of applications where unpredictable changes in commercial power (UPS) supplying backup power to these respirators provides security to those who require respirators to breathe. Hospitals and some other health-care facilities are required to install backup generators, but residences don't have the same requirement. According to Clary clary: see sage. Corp. (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :CLY), a leading manufacturer of UPSs, there are about 250,000 respirators worldwide that are exposed to the risk of power interruptions. Clary, of Monrovia, has released the first FDA-cleared UPS for respirators. The Clary M1145 UPS will keep a respirator running during a power outage. This is the first UPS to receive clearance for the FDA's newest and toughest EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. (electromagnetic interference) and EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. (electromagnetic compatibility) specifications. In 1992, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS began recommending the use of UPSs on equipment that will not tolerate any loss of power. "UPSs should be utilized for any life-critical piece of medical equipment," noted Richard W. Henson, president of Clary. "Even those in hospitals should have UPSs as a backup to the generators." Clary Corp., founded in 1939, has pioneered the concept of continuous uninterruptible power systems for mission critical applications. `When the power absolutely cannot go off, the entire world turns to Clary.' Clary systems are found in hospitals, police and fire emergency systems, oil fields, rugged industrial applications, traffic signals, computer networks, military systems and numerous other applications. For further sales information, contact Clary at 1960 S. Walker Ave., Monrovia, Calif. 91016; phone: 800/44CLARY. Visit the Clary Web Site at http://www.clary.com. Address all editorial inquiries to Nathan Abler or David Kaye at KPR KPR Kawartha Pine Ridge (Canada) KPR Kansas Public Radio KPR Kennewick, Pasco, Richland (Tri-cities Washington) KPR Kentucky Performance Report KPR Ketopantoate Reductase KPR Korean People's Republic Inc., phone: 818/368-8212; fax: 818/368-8857; e-mail: nathan@kprinc.com or dave@kprinc.com. To get this release electronically, go to: http://www.kprinc.com/nr_lists/claprlst.htm. |
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