欧洲发现塑料鞋底会干扰医院设备

 
瑞典一家医院已经禁止Crocs塑料鞋底，因为这些鞋底会产生静电，从而干扰医院设备。

Blekinge医院(Karlskrona, Sweden)怀疑Crocs公司(Niwot, CO, USA)生产的懒汉鞋，可能至少涉及3起事故导致呼吸机和其他仪器失灵。这些事故首先是在2007年2月被发现，当时这些用于2例早产儿的呼吸设备，没有明显的原因而自动关闭和开启。这些事故没有造成伤害。

但是，医院技术人员不久即开始怀疑许多工作人员穿的鞋底，可能是导致机器失灵的原因。Crocs是由获得的叫做Croslite的塑料制造的，能够作为绝缘体；医院估计这些鞋子能够产生25,000伏特的电压。医院当局正在讨论是否在整个医院或者仅仅在特定科室禁止穿这些鞋子。去年挪威一家医院因为同样的原因而禁止穿Crocs 拖鞋。

Plastic Clogs Disrupt Hospital Equipment
 
A hospital in Sweden has banned Crocs plastic clogs because they allegedly generate static electricity that interferes with hospital equipment.

Blekinge hospital (Karlskrona, Sweden) suspects that the slip-on shoes, made by Crocs (Niwot, CO, USA), are to blame for at least three incidents in which respirators and other machines malfunctioned. The problem was first detected in February 2007 when respiratory equipment used for two premature babies shut itself off and on for no immediately apparent reason. The mishaps caused no injuries.

However, technical staff at the hospital soon began to suspect that the clogs worn by many members of staff might have caused the equipment to malfunction. Crocs are made from a proprietary plastic called Croslite, which can act as an insulator; the hospital estimates that the shoes can become charged with as much as 25,000 volts of electricity. Hospital officials are discussing whether the shoes should be banned throughout the hospital or just in certain sections. Crocs slippers were banned from a hospital in Norway last month for the same reason.