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DEAS YERO, Douglas; GILART GONZALEZ, Fidel  e  BEIRA FONTAINE, Leonardo. Evaluation of the electromagnetic environment in rehabilitation wards. MEDISAN [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.8, pp. 1013-1021. ISSN 1029-3019.

A study of the electromagnetic environment was carried out in 2 electrotherapy departments of Palma Soriano in Santiago de Cuba, in order to obtain the distribution pattern for different operability ways and exploitation of the medical-therapeutic equipment. For the electromagnetic characterization of the evaluated environments a measurement protocol was elaborated starting from the analysis of international standards and an isotropic measure was used that showed the results through contour maps. The electro-medical device Magnetomed, model 7200 was the one that contributed the most, although the maximum value of the obtained magnetic induction (19.7 µT) was below the established exhibition limit and above the exhibition limit suggested by the Bioiniciativa Work Group. It is recommended to limit the permanency of people around, while it is in operation

Palavras-chave : electromagnetic environment; physiotherapy; electro-medical device; security limit; rehabilitation wards.